In-person slots at Lollapuzzoola are already sold out, but you can still compete in the At-Home Division. In fact, if you love crosswords, you really ought to. Because these promise to be great puzzles! For more info, visit bemoresmarter.com/lpz.

“When tricky themes are in play, becoming overly focused on solving the clue can become a detriment to solving the puzzle.” — Will Eisenberg on solving crosswords dailycrosswordlinks.com/guest-essays/n…

The latest puzzle from kindahardpuzzles.com is “HexaCross.” It’s a clever, challenging variation on the classic Rows Garden puzzle. You’ll find it in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. Happy solving!

Best of luck to all the solvers at Lollapuzzoola 17 today! #lollapuzzaoola #lolla2024 #lpz17

The latest Battleships Junior is a lot of fun. There’s just something about that little pop of color that makes them stand out from the grown-up version. Grab a copy of the September issue of Games World of Puzzles and see if you can solve them!

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Did you find an alternative solution to one of our puzzles, identify a significant error, or just think we’re doing a good job? Then please let us know. The email address is: [email protected]. If we publish your letter, we’ll send you a GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES T-shirt!

Prolific constructor Bob Stigger serves up three consecutive pages of puzzle fun in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. We particularly enjoyed his clever variety cryptic, “A Lost World.” Grab a copy and see if you can solve it!

Shawn Kennedy’s “Earth Movers” in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles is a clever word puzzle with a simple conceit: There are lots of words containing the letters E, A, R, T, and H. Pick up a copy and see how many of them you can unearth!

We’re easing into the Labor Day holiday with a hot cup of coffee, a sharp pencil, and Fred Piscop’s latest “Split Decisions®” in the September issue of Games World of Puzzles. Will you be solving any puzzles today, or playing board games with family & friends? If so, enjoy!

“Part of my mission with this is to highlight Black people from all over, Black culture from all over.” — Juliana Pache, creator of blackcrossword.com. post-gazette.com/news/nation/20… via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Attention NYC-area crossword lovers!

The October issue of Games World of Puzzles is on sale now. In addition to your regular favorites, several puzzles have a spooky theme — appropriate for Halloween! — including the cover. Can you identify these movie monsters just by gazing into their eyes?

If only our high school calc teacher had said this!

“It is normal for advance copies of games sent to influencers (though not to press) to come with conditions, but ‘feminist propaganda’ was definitely a new one.” — Keza MacDonald theguardian.com/games/article/…

“Like so many Reiner Knizia games, Sunrise Lane seems at first blush a tad too simple to sustain the interest of experienced gamers, but reveals unexpected depths after a bit of play.” — Thomas L. McDonald, in the October issue of Games World of Puzzles

A veritable triple-decker!

If you haven’t registered yet for the Boswords 2024 Fall Themeless League, what are you waiting for? You don’t want to miss out on these great crosswords!

Joel Nanni’s latest “52-Skiddoo,” found in the October issue of Games World of Puzzles, includes an 8-letter word meaning, creepy, eerie, or spooky. Have you found it yet?