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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  ]

Back to Black (ASC #4 - Theme)

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Howdy, y'all. It's me, Roy Johnson here. I've got a themed NY-Times style crossword for you today. It's a special little tribute to some incredibly talented individuals who weren't too long for this world. It might be a somber puzzle for some people but there's still some light spots in it too.  Fun fact: I actually created this puzzle on stream. You can check out the "making of" process by clicking  this link . Of course, you should probably solve the puzzle first. I hope you like it. :) [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]

Alphabet Soup #1

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Welcome people of the internet. I'm running out of ways to introduce myself. But here I am. Roy Johnson. And today, I've got something new in store. This is an Alphabet Soup puzzle, otherwise known as a "pangram". For those who don't know, a pangram is a crossword puzzle that contains all the letters of the alphabet. It's also a midi which is bigger than a mini crossword but smaller than a regular crossword. Right in the middle. Goldilocks would approve.  Fun fact: I actually created this puzzle on stream. You can check out the "making of" process by clicking this link . Of course, you should probably solve the puzzle first. I hope you like it. :) [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ] 

Butterfly In The Sky (ASC #3 - Theme)

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Butterfly in the sky. I can go twice as high. Take a look. It's in a book. A Reading Rainbow.  Hello, folks, it's me, Roy Johnson. I am here today to bring you a brand new American-Style crossword or "regular" crossword. (Some people get confused when I use the term "American-style crossword" so, for those confused, it's basically like the crosswords you would see in The New York Times. Hope that makes sense.) This one is themed. It's a simple theme but a fun one. Also, I made sure this puzzle didn't have any tough across-down sections. So this puzzle should be perfectly doable for everybody... hopefully. In any case, I hope you'll enjoy. :) Special thanks to  PuzzleJohn and Ori  for test solving this.  [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]

Roy Johnson's Cryptic #3

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Hello, everybody, it's ya boy Roy. In case, you couldn't tell who it was. I'm back with another cryptic today. I definitely worked hard on it and continued taking in feedback from a variety of sources including awesome streamers. I used all of that knowledge and poured it into a crossword that is hopefully even more awesomer than the last two. No theme this time. Just some cryptic shenanigans in a cool grid. Hope you'll enjoy. :) Special thanks to  thatotherdavidguy and bolgat  for test solving this puzzle. Your feedback and suggestions were invaluable.   [  Full Screen  |  PUZ  ]