MARCHING BANDS: [ CROSSWORD SOLVER]
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Wait, where's the themeless puzzle? Well, it's here, it's just in a different form, in a Marching Bands. Don't be scared, you'll like it. Here's how you solve it:
Answer words in this grid march both across the Rows and around the Bands. Each row contains two answer words, clued in order. Their dividing point is for you to determine, except in row 7, where the two answers are separated by a black square. The answers in each “band” will be entered clockwise, starting at a lettered square (A-F) and ending in the space below that square. The dividing points in each band’s string of words are also for you to determine. When you are done, each square will have been used twice, once in a row word and once in a band word.Simple eh? Anyway, Give it a shot and you'll soon see why these are one of my favorite forms to make. Put it this way, when I saw these puzzles (usually made by Mike Shenk) back in the glory days of Games magazine my mind was blown.
Now that I've got you hooked, I'm pleased to announce a fourth year of these puzzles begins next month. For just $10, you'll get one sent directly to your email inbox every other week for your solving pleasure. More puzzles? Never enough puzzles. And since this is year four, that means there's a back catalog of them to solve as well. Chip in an additional $15 and you'll get all three previous years, that's another 80 Marching Bands, and yes, that math is correct because there were some bonuses to bump up the numbers. My goodness. PayPal and Venmo (@TheBEQ) please. Or, you know, email me and I'll see what I can do for you if neither of those are gonna work for you.
Sign up today. New, regular crossword on Thursday.
UPDATE:The jpz. file was slightly altered. Thanks.
Brendan Emmett Quigley creates custom-made puzzles for all occasions: birthdays and bar mitzvahs, anniversaries and retirements. You name it. Need a puzzle for your website or your publication? He can do that, too.
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