Crosswordr (the new dating app for constructors) (just kidding)

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Hello! I'm Elise. I'm from Upstate New York, USA, but I live in Toronto. I construct puzzles based on science and technology that I find interesting, and sometimes other stuff as well. I like to think that my February 2023 New York Times debut led to a spike in physics-related google searches, but I have no evidence to back this up. I mostly publish in indie outlets, so if you enjoy my puzzles, please support them! They can and will go away if you don't. :,(

 

I'll try to drop a new puzzle every few weeks or so, but that may change depending on how busy I am with real life. Some puzzles will be available digitally; others will be PDF only. All puzzles have answer keys if you get stuck. Any questions, comments, or ideas, please contact me using the form below.

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Published puzzles:

Playing the Numbers- Fireball Crosswords- March 17, 2021

Systematic Solving- FiveThirtyEight- April 30, 2021

A Little Something- Inkubator- September 2, 2021

The Golden State- Crucinova- November 4, 2021

Projections- Crucinova- September 22, 2022

Untitled- NYT- February 2, 2023 (wordplay column / xwordinfo writeup)

Take a Chance On Me- Lemonade Disco- May 17, 2023

Product Code- Spyscape- September 23, 2023

Something Elsa- Boswords Winter Wondersolve- February 4, 2024

Forward March- These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4- March 8, 2024

Task Failed Successfully- AVCX- June 19, 2024

Winter is Coming- Puzzmo- October 2, 2024

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Other puzzle adventures:

Election Tampering (I'm not going to tell you anything about it. Just do it)

Assorted puzzles at Burning Man's Wordplay Cafe (late summer 2021) (not the one that got stranded in the mud)

Charity pack, Words on Fire, that raised over $300 for the March to End Fossil Fuels (summer 2023)

Pack of 10 15x15s on the Crossword Puzzle Redstone app (summer 2023)

Featured puzzles (including a callback to a fan favorite!) in Robin Ward's soon-to-be-released game, The Secrets of Skellig (TBD)

Full-sized and mini puzzles for The Varsity, my university newspaper

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Other science-themed puzzles I recommend:

Untitled- NYT- Bryce Hwang, Rahul Sridhar, and Akshay Ravikumar

Untitled- NYT- Sheldon Polonsky

Never Let Them Know Your Next Move- Lil AVCX- Pravan Chakravarthy

Untitled- NYT- Mark MacLachlan

Hidden in Plane Sight- AVCX Classic- Owen Bergstein

Mysterious Case- AVCX Classic- Elly Zupko

Scientific American Games section

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I try to update this list regularly. Let me know if there's one I should include!