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Last week I mentioned how there are times when the Crossword Muse spoke to me, screaming, “hey, dummy! Here’s a phrase that you can do something with to make a puzzle.” And as an exercise to the solvers, I opened it up to you. Just send me in a phrase and if the inspiration hit me, I’ll make a puzzle about it. In fact I didn’t want any theme answers, just the title. Silly contest, I know. But that didn’t stop a healthy 142 suggestions from coming my way. Here’s a sampling of the one’s that didn’t quite inspire me, but warranted a mention on the post
David DeHerder offered “That Would Be a Good Name For a Rock Band.” David knows me, I guess, because that’s a sentence I say pretty much daily. For those solvers who might be in a proggy stoner metal band without a name, may I suggest BIAS?
Carole Renaud either went topical, or was talking about her shy waiter, with her proposal: “My Server Will Remain Private.”
Kevin Slack suggested “Great Expectorations,” and I’ve had quite a few of those in my lifetime.
The most meta entry was Charles Montpetit’s ” “.
Of course, since the prize for the winning entry was either one of my books, or something that’s cluttering up my condo that I don’t want anymore, Kurt Krauss sent in “Junk Dealer.”
Friend to BEQ.com Ross Beresford gave me a monster suggestion, but it would be much better as a seed answer in a future Themeless. So thanks there, Ross.
And finally, crossword constructor extraordinaire Byron Walden sent me a title with a ready-made theme … alas I’d already made that puzzle. Byron, you haven’t been paying attention!
Ladies and gentlemen, our winner is Jim Curran of Chatham, MA. Fun fact: Two people named Jim Curran entered the contest. How often does that happen? Anyway, Chatham Jim’s suggestion is … Well, wait for it. It’s coming up, soon.
Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.
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