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1 puzzle by Adam Simpson
with Constructor comments

Total	Debut
1	9/5/2022

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Scrab	Debut	Fresh
1.70	5	23%

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Adam (he/him) is a Canadian living in San Francisco's historic Castro neighborhood. He graduated from Cal with a degree in Theatre, and now works as a children's video game designer. Adam enjoys playing weird board games, watching campy horror movies, and cuddling with his black cat. His 15 minutes of fame was when he won the grand prize on Wheel of Fortune, which ultimately led him down the path to puzzle construction.

Mon 9/5/2022
L	A	B	O	R		S	M	A	C	K		U	S	A
E	L	U	D	E		P	A	L	E	O		N	A	B
W	I	N	D	S	E	C	T	I	O	N		H	U	E
D	I	S	S	I	P	A	T	E		I	D	Y	L	L
			A	D	O				E	C	I	G
	B	A	R	E	X	A	M	I	N	A	T	I	O	N
L	A	C	E		Y	I	E	L	D		Z	E	R	O
A	T	E				D	D	E				N	E	T
I	H	O	P		R	A	I	N	S		R	I	C	E
R	E	F	E	R	E	N	C	E	C	H	E	C	K
		C	R	U	X				R	U	M
H	E	L	E	N		P	O	K	E	B	O	W	L	S
E	M	U		D	O	U	B	L	E	C	R	O	S	S
R	I	B		M	A	R	I	E		A	S	W	A	N
E	T	S		C	R	E	T	E		P	E	S	T	S

I was surprised to learn this puzzle would run on Labor Day. I CROSSCHECKed my grid to see what I had missed, and aha, there was 1A staring back at me... I guess the themers are all somewhat job-related, so there you have it, I made a Labor Day puzzle!

As I was learning how to construct crosswords, it became apparent that "Words that precede or follow X" themes are overdone, but I thought, what if I doubled down on it? I searched the database for other puzzles that used DOUBLECROSS as a themer (there's quite a few), but none of them used it quite the same way as I had imagined. Then I scoured OneLook for words and phrases that begin with CROSS, mixed and matched them, and landed on this solid set.

Also, did you spot the bonus grid art?

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L	A	B	O	R		S	M	A	C	K		U	S	A
E	L	U	D	E		P	A	L	E	O		N	A	B
W	I	N	D	S	E	C	T	I	O	N		H	U	E
D	I	S	S	I	P	A	T	E		I	D	Y	L	L
			A	D	O				E	C	I	G
	B	A	R	E	X	A	M	I	N	A	T	I	O	N
L	A	C	E		Y	I	E	L	D		Z	E	R	O
A	T	E				D	D	E				N	E	T
I	H	O	P		R	A	I	N	S		R	I	C	E
R	E	F	E	R	E	N	C	E	C	H	E	C	K
		C	R	U	X				R	U	M
H	E	L	E	N		P	O	K	E	B	O	W	L	S
E	M	U		D	O	U	B	L	E	C	R	O	S	S
R	I	B		M	A	R	I	E		A	S	W	A	N
E	T	S		C	R	E	T	E		P	E	S	T	S

L	A	B	O	R		S	M	A	C	K		U	S	A
E	L	U	D	E		P	A	L	E	O		N	A	B
W	I	N	D	S	E	C	T	I	O	N		H	U	E
D	I	S	S	I	P	A	T	E		I	D	Y	L	L
			A	D	O				E	C	I	G
	B	A	R	E	X	A	M	I	N	A	T	I	O	N
L	A	C	E		Y	I	E	L	D		Z	E	R	O
A	T	E				D	D	E				N	E	T
I	H	O	P		R	A	I	N	S		R	I	C	E
R	E	F	E	R	E	N	C	E	C	H	E	C	K
		C	R	U	X				R	U	M
H	E	L	E	N		P	O	K	E	B	O	W	L	S
E	M	U		D	O	U	B	L	E	C	R	O	S	S
R	I	B		M	A	R	I	E		A	S	W	A	N
E	T	S		C	R	E	T	E		P	E	S	T	S

Adam Simpson author page

1 puzzle by Adam Simpson with Constructor comments

1 puzzle by Adam Simpson
with Constructor comments

L	A	B	O	R		S	M	A	C	K		U	S	A
E	L	U	D	E		P	A	L	E	O		N	A	B
W	I	N	D	S	E	C	T	I	O	N		H	U	E
D	I	S	S	I	P	A	T	E		I	D	Y	L	L
			A	D	O				E	C	I	G
	B	A	R	E	X	A	M	I	N	A	T	I	O	N
L	A	C	E		Y	I	E	L	D		Z	E	R	O
A	T	E				D	D	E				N	E	T
I	H	O	P		R	A	I	N	S		R	I	C	E
R	E	F	E	R	E	N	C	E	C	H	E	C	K
		C	R	U	X				R	U	M
H	E	L	E	N		P	O	K	E	B	O	W	L	S
E	M	U		D	O	U	B	L	E	C	R	O	S	S
R	I	B		M	A	R	I	E		A	S	W	A	N
E	T	S		C	R	E	T	E		P	E	S	T	S