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Welcome to the official start of Spooky Season! It’s Halloween all the time here, but still. This puzzle comes from Maddie: Congrats! You have drawn The Magician.

Our September puzzle comes from Hannah: When I had this idea it made us laugh immediately, because it’s the type of idea that would never in a million years get published anywhere else. For this type of puzzle I had to take more liberties with the grid and fill to get it to work, but…

Our August puzzle comes from Maddie: Halloween in summer continues. This time inspired by this iconic movie scene.

We’re thrilled to bring you our final guest midi from this round, from constructor Mat Holmes! We loved this classic and clean midi. Mat says: I had been sitting on this apt pair for a while wondering what I could do with it when I saw the call for submissions to Crossword Curiosities. I really…

Our July puzzle comes from Hannah: Enjoy this spooky puzzle for July! Who says it can’t be Halloween year round?

We’re excited to publish our second guest midi this month, from Faren Roth. Her clever puzzle immediately made us laugh, so we are excited to bring it to you. You can learn more about her on the “Featured Constructors” section of the “About Us” page. Faren says: “Thanks Maddie and Hannah for featuring my puzzle…

Our June puzzle comes from Madison: “These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume.” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

We’re absolutely thrilled to have our first guest midi this month, from Zachary Edward-Brown. His midi perfectly captures the spirit of Crossword Curiosities – a little morbid, a little niche. You can learn more about him on the “Featured Constructors” section of the “About Us” page. Zachary says: Super excited to be here, many thanks…

Happy spring! We’re switching it up this month with a physics-themed puzzle from Hannah. Stay tuned for our first guest midi later this month! This puzzle leans into the “offbeat” side of Crossword Curiosities. I’m a particle physicist, and I thought it would be fun to combine my interests in crosswords and physics in this…

This midi is from Hannah: I had a lot of fun fitting interesting long down entries in this puzzle. I also had a lot of fun with the cluing – I hope you enjoy! Thanks to everyone who submitted midi puzzles during our open submission period! Expect a guest puzzle for May’s Mid-Month Midi!