February Flavor of the Month
The holiday celebrated on February 14 is known for candy, whether chocolate kisses or candy hearts that say "Luv U". Let's do a crossword...
Brain Strain
Ready for a challenge? This week's bonus crossword is a 17x17 grid instead of my normal 15x15 or the occasional 13x13. That means there...
Round and round we go again
Here we go again. . .our second "New Year" of the year. This one celebrates the moon's habits, and includes an annual animal! That calls...
Hope for the future
A visionary sees a future that could be and dreams of a better tomorrow. As the song says, "Let there be peace on earth. . .and let it...
You talkin' to me?
When people learn that my professional career was in linguistics, their first question is "How many languages do you know?" If I'm...
Winter Wonderland
As I look out on the fluffy white precipitation blowing past my front window for the second day in a row, I suddenly realize that I did...
Hitting the restart button
Are you ready for the annual change-your-calendar, set-new-goals celebration? Ready or not, here comes 2022. Why not start the year with...
What are you waiting for?
Most of us are impatient, aren't we? This time of year, children certainly get impatient about how long it takes for Christmas to arrive....
Light in the darkness
Time for the holidays once again. Let's start with a crossword that reminds us of the light God provides to guide our steps. Click to...
Magic Words
Were you raised to use magic words? Magic words like "Please" and "Thank you"? In these days of a continuing pandemic and other national...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
11/11/1918 marked the end of The Great War, a war that the world hoped was the last war. This week's puzzle is but a small tribute to the...
Remembering older generations
People celebrate various things on October 12th depending on their perspective on history. Although we cannot fully determine who arrived...
Teka-Teki Silang #20
For all you bilingual Indonesian-English people out there (and for students of Bahasa Indonesia who are up for a challenge). Here's...
What's that in the pouch?
Here's a new twist to a crossword. The theme answers are words that have their own synonym hiding inside the answer. Someone has called...
Say "Amen!" somebody
At a major turning point in his life, John L. Nash Jr. had a vision of establishing a multiracial, multicultural, community choir that...