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American-Style Crossword #7

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Hello, everybody, my name is Roy Johnson. Hope you all are having a fantastic New Year's Eve ! 2023 was a wild year, so hopefully 2024 brings good fortune to you all. In celebration of this year coming to a close, along with this being my first year as a crossword setter, I decided to celebrate with one more puzzle before the year is over. This is a themeless American-style crossword , the type you'll usually see in the New York Times. No fancy shmancy themes or anything. Just a good ole typical crossword for you all to enjoy. So sit back, relax, and enjoy my seventh AS crossword . Happy New Years everybody. :) Special thanks to  Random Saucepan  and Warrigal  for test solving this. [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]

Alphabet Soup #3

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It's that time of the season. That's right. It's Alphabet Soup  time. A midi pangram puzzle that contains every letter of the alphabet. Nothing more needs to be said. I hope you enjoy the puzzle. :) Special thanks to  Random Saucepan  for test solving this. [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]

Made In Japan (ASC #6)

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Welcome back, everybody! It's me, Roy Johnson, back again with another awesome crossword. Well, hopefully you think it's awesome. I certainly think it's awesome. Regardless, this is a special 15x15 themeless crossword. Despite being themeless, there is still a special element about this particular crossword that I won't spoil here. Because of that special element, I will not be able to provide a .puz file for this crossword. My apologies. But hopefully, you still find this crossword very enjoyable and very awesome. 😀 Special thanks to  FiveCubed   for test solving this. Your feedback was greatly appreciated. [  Full Screen  ]

And The Winner Is... (Cryptic Midi #1 - Theme)

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Lights, camera, action! It's time for a special movie-themed cryptic for you all. This one is themed after Oscar Night with a lot of Oscar-themed entries. See if you can discover them all. I worked very hard on this cryptic, wanting it to be the best it could be. So hopefully you enjoy it :)   Special thanks to  Bob Weisz   and juff   for test solving this cryptic. Your feedback was invaluable.  [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]

Alphabet Soup #2

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What time is it? It's Alphabet Soup time. The second of a series of midi pangram puzzles. Midi meaning a crossword between mini and regular sized and pangram meaning puzzle that uses every letter of the alphabet. This should be a fun, quick, enjoyable little puzz from yours truly, Roy Johnson. Hope you enjoy :)  Special thanks to  FiveCubed   and  PuzzleJohn  for test solving this. [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]

Cross Word Cross (ASC #5 - Theme)

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Hello, hello, hello, it's me, Roy of the Johnsons. I've got a new puzzle for you straight out of the oven. It's a themed American-style with a special  little twist to it. Because of said twist, I won't be able to provide a .puz file for this crossword. I won't spoil the twist here but let's just say I'm very excited about this puzzle. I think you'll like it a lot.  There was much debate over how to classify this particular puzzle. Because of its 13x13 grid, I wasn't sure whether to consider this a midi or not. There was much debate about this on Crosscord. But as for my consensus, I consider this too large to be a midi but not large enough to be a regular crossword. A "midreg" as it were. Regardless, I'll keep the American-Style label on it and not the "midi" one.  But enough of that nonsense, I hope you enjoy the puzzle. :) Special thanks to  Quiara Vasquez ,  Leesa Charlotte ,  FiveCubed ,  PuzzleJohn , and  jc6213 for tes

Roy Johnson's Cryptic #4

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Hello there, wonderful people of the internet. It's me, Roy Johnson, here to announce my newest cryptic for all of you to enjoy. Lol I've been running out of new things to say in these blogs. The usual spiel about how I worked hard and took in feedback and am hopefully improving.  One thing that some people might take issue with is the gridding of the puzzle. And that is definitely something I'll keep in mind for future puzzles. Regardless, I think this new cryptic of mine is a lot of fun and has a lotta cool stuff in it. So hopefully, you feel the same way. Enjoy :) Special thanks to Bob Weisz ,  thatotherdavidguy , and  bolgat  for test solving this puzzle. Your feedback and suggestions were invaluable.  [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]