WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:04 pm
Amazing that he can create these time after time.
https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 202021.pdf
https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 202021.pdf
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Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:25 pm
Loved it! Got totally lost in it for about an hour and a half. A do-able challenge -- I like that formula!
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 7:40 pm
What fun from Patrick! Thanks Mr. Berry.
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:54 pm
Great puzzle! I got a toehold at the top and eventually worked through the rest.
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:37 am
These are fun. Easy to start with the 9-letter answers, they can only be in one box shape! Clever word play for the left over letters, too.
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2021 12:15 pm
So much fun! I always enjoy these. Embarrassed to say that the first "box" I got was the Britney Spears song. Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:08 pm
Very enjoyable and challenging how you have to intuit the gear boxes to help solve the across clues.
And Wendy, yes...the Britney Spears song was the first box I got too.
And Wendy, yes...the Britney Spears song was the first box I got too.
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:28 pm
Same here. Easy to guess from the word lengths (plus I don't know any other Britney Spears songs). And starting on the top row made it easy to see.
I'm enjoying Patrick berry's variety puzzles more and more, and especially like this one (gear boxes).
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:46 pm
I'm really glad I discovered these variety puzzles. And yes, "discover" was the first box I found.
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:54 pm
I f you go on Crossword Fiend, they have a link to Patrick Berry's newest suite of variety puzzles. $15 with $5 going to Covid relief.
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:25 am
I always start Patrick's puzzles with little hope, but then I find some little clue that pushes me to continue, and more often than not I end up finishing. This one was lots of fun, but I'm glad to say that that Britney Spears song was one of the last I got...
Re: WSJ Variety: Gear Boxes by Patrick Berry
Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:17 pm
This is Patrick's genius. His puzzles are always challenging, but fair and solvable.eagle1279 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:25 am I always start Patrick's puzzles with little hope, but then I find some little clue that pushes me to continue, and more often than not I end up finishing. This one was lots of fun, but I'm glad to say that that Britney Spears song was one of the last I got...