Gia Bosko author page
2 puzzles by Gia Bosko
with constructor comments
See the 11 answer words debuted by Gia Bosko.
| A | P | P | S | S | C | A | N | U | R | B | A | N | ||
| S | O | A | P | U | H | N | O | N | E | R | V | E | ||
| A | R | Y | A | F | A | I | R | I | S | F | A | I | R | |
| D | E | E | M | S | F | I | T | B | E | I | T | S | O | |
| A | D | E | A | L | I | S | A | D | E | A | L | |||
| L | O | X | A | T | L | E | A | S | T | |||||
| S | W | O | O | P | E | D | I | N | M | A | R | |||
| W | H | A | T | S | D | O | N | E | I | S | D | O | N | E |
| A | O | K | M | A | S | T | E | R | K | E | Y | |||
| B | A | S | S | A | L | E | S | A | Y | |||||
| I | T | I | S | W | H | A | T | I | T | I | S | |||
| B | R | O | N | T | E | R | A | T | S | N | E | S | T | |
| L | O | V | E | I | S | L | O | V | E | G | A | L | A | |
| O | N | E | A | L | U | T | E | S | U | S | E | R | ||
| W | A | N | D | A | G | E | N | T | P | E | S | T |
The only thing more exciting than having my debut puzzle earlier this year is being able to say I was not a "one-hit wonder." This puzzle's theme was inspired, in part, by my husband, who wagered me that I would not be able to fit five tautologies into a weekday-sized puzzle. A BET IS A BET, so I had to try! With a great deal of work and persistence, I was able to do it — FACTS ARE FACTS! But ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I just hope folks will find this straightforward Monday theme to be fun.
P.S. Hello to all my friends and family who are UTES! This one's for you!
| S | L | O | E | S | C | O | T | F | O | R | K | S | ||
| W | E | P | T | H | I | H | O | O | N | I | O | N | ||
| I | N | T | H | E | R | A | I | N | R | E | P | R | O | |
| G | O | S | O | L | O | O | T | I | S | S | E | T | ||
| S | L | O | B | O | N | A | B | O | A | T | ||||
| R | E | F | E | M | I | R | S | K | I | N | N | Y | ||
| B | R | E | W | L | O | I | T | E | R | |||||
| G | R | E | E | N | E | G | G | S | A | N | D | H | A | M |
| M | U | D | E | E | L | S | O | I | L | |||||
| B | E | S | E | T | S | T | A | T | A | E | L | K | ||
| I | N | A | T | R | E | E | M | O | B | S | ||||
| G | A | M | I | L | L | S | P | R | E | R | E | Q | ||
| A | B | I | D | E | W | I | T | H | A | G | O | A | T | |
| S | L | A | I | N | E | M | M | A | A | N | T | I | ||
| K | E | M | P | T | S | P | I | T | R | A | S | P |
This is my debut puzzle! It was my second attempt, and I am thrilled and can't quite believe it. I hope to have even better work in the future. My dad, David, has solved the N.Y. Times crossword religiously for many, many years. And my husband is perhaps an even more fanatical solver, so there are many crossword discussions in our household on theme brainstorming, fill, and cluing. Oh, and my best friend promised to make a t-shirt out of any puzzle that ever got published by the N.Y. Times, so I'm totally looking forward to some new (nerdy) wardrobe!
I'm a lawyer by training — the General Counsel of a private biotech company in the Bay Area — but "published crossword constructor" sounds way cooler!
This puzzle includes a tip of the hat to our 11-year-old son, Connor, who is a big fan of Dr. Seuss.