This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

Adam Wagner author page

19 puzzles by Adam Wagner
with Editor comments

TotalDebutLatestCollabs
194/20/20212/19/20244
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
6151600
RebusCircleScrabbleFresh
281.6459%
Adam Wagner
Puzzles constructed by Adam Wagner by year

Adam Wagner, originally of Long Island, New York, is a creative lead at Patreon helping creators get paid for their work. He's also a creator *on* Patreon, building a community around his daily word game, Anigrams. In previous lives, Adam has also been a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a viral YouTuber, a game show champion, and an applied math major at Brown University.

Adam currently lives in Oakland, CA, with his wife, two kids, and a few thousand honeybees.

Mon 2/19/2024
IMPLYAWAYTERM
GEESELANEOPUS
ONEUPTWOTIMING
TSPLIARNBC
ICEBOATADSHIP
THREEMUSKETEERS
FREDOCAPRIS
COCAELFHOST
ADRIANVAPER
FOURDIMENSIONAL
ERMUNIBADNAME
BIBSPATRAM
SYLLABLESGONZO
HEELRENEORION
ENDSADDSBEANS
Tue 1/9/2024
BOCCEWAFER
ISHALLELIDED
FLIRTEDNOLITA
FOLLOWEDTHESUN
IONMIKAORC
ADOSODAANNE
SAIDAHIBAR
SOLOMONNORTHUP
ROTOOFYORE
OKOKPRIMUNI
AMCGUACPAN
SATINTHEFRIDGE
IROBOTTUESDAY
STPETENOHOPE
SIXERPAGES
Sun 11/26/2023 Growth Spurts
BAESARCADIASBARRO
RUNTTOOSOONBEANIES
EDDYBAITINGBELLYFAT
WELLEARNEDITSALLALIE
SNEERYCROCAMUSEERR
SINDHSHOMETURF
DISCOBRALICITPILLOW
ARLOLOCANKLESNYASA
MUONUNHITCHROTCTHY
ELIAREINHAIDAHLIAS
SENDSDNCIMDBBIEN
COPEGAILEATNECCO
ATHEISTSNLABABAHAR
SHOREUPTALLYHOHERE
TIPPIBILOXIBIBOSLO
INSONGNOTIPUTAHUTES
ICOSAGONAMIESC
OVAHAITIGASPFRERES
SANDALTANSSKIPACKAGE
ANTENNASICANNOTEZRA
KEISTERMONOCLEYEET
ASSISTSWATHESSSTS

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a creative lead at Patreon, the crowdfunding site for content creators. Michael Lieberman, of Washington, D.C., is an attorney at Fairmark Partners, a consumer-protection firm.

They're also both dads of fast-growing toddlers, which is what inspired this puzzle. Adam sent the title to Mike, who sent back what became 3- and 13-Down … and they were off and running.

Sun 9/10/2023 Detours Ahead
LOLBGAMEASHEMASS
ADAINLATETKOSOPPO
BOBCRATCHITBADASSERY
ROADWAYLAVAGUTHRIE
RISERSELAYNEAETNA
NODREELOPENUGH
JOSEFRIANUSBORDERS
AHAPOINTREODRIVE
BMWRAMSESIBEGONE
BARBETSDOTHPERNANS
EMERYEMUEGGSXENON
DADASSNPATHGOBROKE
SHALOMIVOTENOMIA
MIAMIOEDSILEXIDK
FILMSPEEDPTASKVASS
BANLANEIBISBIO
ANIMESLYFOXBOUNCE
INTOTALEYREAUREATE
LIARSDICEELASTICBAND
ONCEADDSSTREETIVY
NGOSMESHLARDSLYE

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a creative lead at Patreon, a monetization platform for content creators. This is his 16th crossword for The Times (and fifth Sunday).

Adam is part of a large community of Bay Area puzzlemakers. He speculates that the overlap between tech and crossword construction might be the reason for the concentration. Or maybe it's just something in the water?

POW Tue 5/16/2023
ABSSOCIALSBIB
POEOPENNETECO
NONCHALANCEHAY
EYEROLLTETONS
WACOINDOLENT
SHAPEDORRSELF
TIANAELSIE
DISCOMBOBULATED
ACORNRISES
MENUPASYENTAS
MISNOMERSHUE
NACHOSACTFAST
AKAUNBEKNOWNST
PERSEAWEEDOIL
AREERNESTOSEE
Thu 3/30/2023
FACTMEHMICRO
AGUAEAUNARROW
RIBROASTCREASE
ELEGANTSOAPPAD
DESERTAHSESP
TSAPREBAHAI
EGGSLUMRETORT
ROOPOTHEADOKS
HITSATAVGETSY
UNCUTBISECT
GAHHERRUINED
YOUWHATTOSCALE
INGEARDROPKICK
PCHELPAIMEVIE
SETTODMSTEDS
Wed 2/22/2023
CHEEPROARBARK
HEALSANNORAVE
ENVOYPETSEASY
FRENCHGUIANA
SISHOOPSASPS
PENDPADTHAI
IDLEDKALAMATA
BEARSKIMPISIT
ETHIOPIAILENE
GETSMADBALK
RICASWILLNTH
ONOMATOPOEIA
WELPNEXTADAMS
ALOEKNEESITON
HISSPURRSNORT
Sun 1/1/2023 In Play
TREEJAPANSPAMSACTS
YENSAIOLIAERIELOIN
RECTANGULARPRISMELMO
ALERTRELOSIMPLER
LOVEWILLTEARUSAPART
DRAGNOTEDOESCOB
AIDETWOSWINGATOPA
MOUNTAINSTATESOUTRUN
ETSHIEPARFINEART
TELDOCTORDOLITTLE
AXIOMTOOKZEROCRESS
GETBACKINSHAPEGOA
INSIGHTERRSURPAT
LONNIEBREAKOUTINSONG
ENOMANUALSNANASTI
BBSLAICSOLELEIF
FRIENDSINHIGHPLACES
LEGROOMSUREDINAR
URGEPICTUREINPICTURE
BAITETHOSSNEEREDEN
SNESSHINESEDGEMEAT

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a creative lead at Patreon, the crowdfunding site for content creators. Michael Lieberman is an attorney in Washington, D.C. Rafael Musa, of San Francisco, is a software engineer at Airbnb. They met through crossword posts on Twitter and now play on the same team in a weekly Zoom trivia night.

The idea for this puzzle was Michael's. Rafael and Adam added to the theme. They all collaborated on the grid and clues.

Sun 11/27/2022 Go Figure
PIPGENTABABAYEA
JAPEALOENOTOKTULL
ITLLBEFUNINNERCIRCLE
GRAVELTERMGIGLAKER
GENIEAUTOBAHNCLIENT
LOTSVCRKEPIBLIND
ENOOPENHEARTRANT
BASKARTSKAYRODS
GRITIAMCESTSIBON
WHIZBANGAGAPEIMPALA
REPRIGHTTRIANGLEMAG
ITSWARAIMEDAREAMAPS
STAINLESSANIROSS
TOWNALTPURRFOES
DANKSUPERSTARBOS
FUSESORZOEEKHEFT
MORPHSPREORDERDENSE
OVATEALENGOSLOATHE
LEMONSQUAREPAVEDROAD
TREYOUTREEWANSUPS
STSNAOMISSNSETE

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a creative lead at the San Francisco-based 1-Down. (Solve the puzzle to find out who!) He's been constructing crosswords for The Times for two years.

This one started with the answers at 85- and 86- Down and branched out, literally, from there. Recently Adam released Anigrams, a free daily online word game that I find almost as addictive as Wordle. — W.S.

Tue 9/13/2022
DELISECTSTOW
ECONCLEOHORA
FOOTBALLPLAYER
OCKHAMLIENS
RAMENROCKETTE
MRAZCUSSOAR
OBOEFORMA
UNBORNBABY
JAPESOATS
FBIANNETSAR
KANGAROODROVE
ARIESSOURED
HERESTHEKICKER
BAMAHOPITINE
OUSTATATSNOW
Thu 8/18/2022
ALBSETCHERBEE
BAITCHROMECAST
CUKEHEAVENARTH
TRIESOUTTVTRAY
VANLASEPIAESL
DISCSACDC
BENSANDSAPIAN
ARESLAESTANTE
ONSETICEITBOW
COMECAROM
ROBPARSEMAXIM
AVATARPANPIZZA
JACUZZARTYSEEN
ALONEAGAINERRS
SSNSNOTTYDOSE
Thu 5/5/2022
FIBKORUNASGSA
AHAADDSALTOCD
MATHTEACHERLIE
IDSAYCORDEN
STIRSOONPEEN
HONSPIRALONCE
COOLDUDEREX
SLITETONACC
DEARTRIPSTAO
TOQUEHULASIMP
ELUDEEPITTOPS
CLEESEEUR
HINTTRIALDATES
SECTSUNFLOWERS
SEEYESTERYEAR
Tue 3/22/2022
GEAREDASPWAZE
ULTIMALOUAGOG
FATBOYSLIMFROG
FIEEARPFESS
ANNFSHEEPLE
WEDIDITEDGEDUP
RARESISITME
ECHOOTHERROAR
SEENINHBOGO
PERFUMEONENESS
HIDALGOEAPU
SKOLIMOKSAN
CANIDISSENTERS
ATONERELIAISE
BERGNAEMAGNET
POW Thu 2/3/2022
ADZSMUGESPANA
TAOAONETEACUP
FLODOWNJACKETS
IAMBDERULOLTE
RISESDESIRAYS
SLIDINTAZO
TANNAOMIEKES
MOMENTOFTRUTH
ANEWHAYAOHED
NYSESTRIPE
ILSAALFAHOOHA
NOTITLLDOOPED
CROSSYOURTSIRS
ANGLERBETAADE
SAYYESSPOTNSA
POW Sun 11/21/2021 SCREEN SHARING
DILATESPOGOALTFEMA
ECOCIDEAWAYTOEAXIS
FROMDUSKTILLDAWNBONK
TYPEAAEONELLSITEM
SLUMDOGMILLIONAIRE
ASSRESTOWLFRANC
HATFULCROSSEGOFOR
OCEANSELEVENASHIMO
OHARAGEMSDSLITISNT
TAKELEAVEPEWTRYTHIS
WEDDINGCRASHERS
CANARDSDOSNEEDALIFT
SHORTIYSLPEERNORAH
IOSEREINHERENTVICE
SKIPSESSAYSUSENET
RERANETSACTIADA
THEGODFATHERPARTII
ABELSARAERIETOPAZ
TOBEPICTUREINPICTURE
AGOGOREGULLINHALED
ROBSTEDHESSDAYSPAS

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a senior copywriter for an ad agency in San Francisco. He got interested in crossword constructing a few years ago after he saw puzzles by some of his former Brown University classmates appearing in The Times.

The idea for this one came to him one night when he was in bed ("second only to the shower in terms of where my best ideas come"). He got up and spent the rest of the night finding theme examples.

Thu 8/5/2021
MEGAHIMOMOTIS
ALESOPERATRAP
OFTHEWORLDSEGA
ABELMEDIBRR
APRILBAASKEET
LIONDRINKLIKEA
ESOBRADSHAW
CAMERAANIMAL
WENTCOLDAXE
HOLECOVERSOMIT
APISHGNCGLASS
RENTOUTIMDB
INKYBEATSADEAD
BETAISUZUOAHU
ODORSTREPGRID
Sun 5/30/2021 GAME OVER
RADNERSOTSSEAMSBFA
ASIAGONCAACLIOAWARD
PHAROSITLLHIMALAYAS
COLEADVOCATEDBETAS
DRIPSEEMDOMESSCRIM
SENTSLOGPESOSHEED
IMAMMACJRDABEARS
HOTCOCOARHODAVID
ANAWENTBYEBYEONEIDA
RAMDORICANTIDOTES
ARETUTINKERIRSABC
SURFINUSAMIDASLTE
SNAILSINBADSHAPEION
DETERRTEAMEXCARD
EGGDROPMYERSOATH
LEARWEIRDSOTUALLY
ITSOKENJOYJESULIEU
FLUESDONOTOPENKONG
BRINGITINSHUECUANDO
TENDERAGEHIREUNREEL
WEELEGOSINNSTITLED

Adam Wagner, of Oakland, Calif., is a senior copywriter for an ad agency in San Francisco. He says his real No. 1 job, though, as of about two months ago, is being a first-time dad.

Adam solves the Times crossword aloud every night with his son cuddled next to him — "so I imagine he's one of the few people alive who can claim that he literally has a lifelong New York Times crossword solving streak."

Thu 4/29/2021
WOOFORCABATHS
HURLWINGUSEUP
ITWOULDBEASHAME
SPOUTSCOPEROD
KURTZLPSORB
STSHILDAIFMY
SERRANOROLFE
HAIKUWERE
COYERPINESAP
TOBEBRENTPIP
HMSSAOWISER
RECALIGPONCHO
ONESYLLABLETOOL
BONUSELLAERLE
SWEETDAMNREED
Tue 4/20/2021
RAJAHGIZASMOG
ACURAANINHAHN
MAIMSBONDOLGA
PICBEERGROWLER
EARLDEETEEL
SUBWOOFERRITZY
PAARPARHAH
AERATEDROSETTA
TISBUMAARP
EGESTBOBBARKER
VOLLORIRUDE
ELITEYELPERHIP
ROXYVEERODORS
SNIPEZRAROMAS
OGREYESMAGENT
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
100 ms