xwordswithbabka

Hello! Thanks to everyone for the feedback and kind words about my cryptic puzzle from last time. I definitely want to keep making them! But something else very exciting happy this month, which is that I made my print debut ! Universal Crossword published a puzzle by myself and Shannon Rapp that I'm really proud of, and it was so cool to see it appear in papers around the country and online in a bunch of different places. Thanks to everyone on Twitch who streamed it as well! Inspired by this success, I wanted to make another themed puzzle that I thought could appear in syndication, and came up with this 16x15 with three themers. But I'm worried that it might have trouble getting accepted. What am I doing wrong???!? Thanks to Shannon Norah Sharpe for the test solve. Please let me know what you think, and let me know if you stream it! [ .puz ] [ Direct Crosshare link ]

Here is a new puzzle for you, and it's a cryptic!! I've secretly wanted to make a cryptic this whole time!! I've been interested in cryptic crosswords for a very long time, but have never tried to make one myself because I didn't know how. But meeting people through crosswords over the last year (?) has finally given me the courage I need to try one. But making a cryptic, just like solving a cryptic, is extremely difficult!! So for guidance I turned to the one and only Steve Mossberg aka Square Pursuit aka Square Chase aka The Cryptic Mensch™. Steve was extremely kind and generous in helping me figure out what I'm doing, and very patient as we worked over these clues. I am very grateful to Steve for all of his help! If you have feedback on this puzzle, I would love to hear it because I would like to keep making cryptics and want to get better at it. Also, while this crossword does not have a theme, there are a few answers meant to be an homage to two of the gr...

Hello! Here with a new crossword for you this Monday. If you're anything like Babka, then you hate Mondays and love lasagna. Still, though, I hope you enjoy this puzzle! This puzzle was test solved by (checks notes) Kelsey Dixon ?!?!?! Holy shit! Thanks so much for the test solve Kelsey! [ .puz ] [ Direct Crosshare link ]