Baby's First Puzzle
Hey folks, Josh here. Pleasure to meet you. If you already know me and I pestered you into being here, thank you. Double thank you, if this is the first time we have met.
Let me begin by saying that crosswords weren't something I fell in love with at in early age, but as someone who loves words and language, I always found myself fascinated with crosswords. I tried a few randomly, and as to be expected, they were far too difficult for me. I tried my hand at some New York Times crosswords and eventually discovered that Mondays were where I should make my start. I attempted that, failed. Tried again, failed. I all but gave up crosswords (Ironic that I use that saying when it doesn't really make any sense) and then the pandemic waved its devious hand into the world and I needed something to do.
I did many things during the pandemic, as I am sure plenty of people did. I painted figurines, built model vehicles, studied postal history, and a few other things I can't seem to remember; perhaps because I didn't find them amusing enough to recall in this moment. I did, however, come back to crosswords. I was more meticulous with my time, as I had nothing but. I gradually became able to finish a NYT Monday puzzle, albeit slowly, the NYT Tuesday puzzle, (at a somehow slower rate). I started diving into online communities. Chatting, again briefly, with other puzzlers and constructers. I dipped my toes into other sources for crosswords.
This is where this blog comes into play. I am not very good at crosswords let alone constructing them. I am sure that the fill is weak, the clues, maybe decent here and there, but also not very good. But I am asking you, and anyone who's interested to help me in fine tuning my puzzle making. I hope to do at least two puzzles a month. That seems doable with my personal and work schedule. That being said; who really knows what my schedule for these puzzles will be. In the meantime here's a puzzle. I'll continue to work on the blog and make it a little easier to facilitate feedback and that. Glam it up a bit, you know that kind of stuff.. anyhow I'll shut up.
ERRATTA (spoilers ensue)
44A - The clue is erroneous to the answer. SPILT was over looked as SPLIT
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