ANSWERS: Cramped Crossword 4

It's been roughly two weeks since "Cramped Crossword 4" was posted on this blog, and eleven people since then have successfully solved it, all of whom are listed below:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Cindy Heisler ****
• Giovanni Pagano ****
• Joe Bernard ****
• Kevin Orfield ****
• Patrick Jordan ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Stephen Potter ****
• Mom ****
• Debbie Benford ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****

Now head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #296: Cramped Crossword 4

PUZZLE #296

CRAMPED CROSSWORD 4

Solve the mini-crossword (this time, two of the answers are only three letters long), then unscramble the letters that go in the blank spaces to get the FINAL ANSWER: A 9-letter name of a video game for the original Xbox

* "Allahu _____!" (Islamic exclamation)

* Cowgirl's greeting

* He appeared in the Looney Tunes short "The Case of the Stuttering Pig"

* Louis' older sister in Even Stevens

* Mother from Hairspray and fashion designer from The Incredibles, for two

* Something shot out of Spider-Man's wrist

Once you believe you've figured out the FINAL ANSWER, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star"; more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a link to a .PDF version which you can print out!

ANSWERS: Cramped Crossword 3

Before we get to the answers to "Cramped Crossword 3" from a couple weeks ago, I've got some news to share with you! Earlier this month, I used some of the money that I've earned through Patreon to get some new puzzle-making software: Crossword Compiler! It's the same tool used by Pete Muller for his "Muller Monthly Music Meta" website, and the main reason I bought it is because you can post the puzzles you make with it directly online! And despite the name, it's not limited to just crosswords, either! I've made a sudoku puzzle using Crossword Compiler to test out its web publishing capabilities, and you can see the result of that below!

So what else do I have planned for this tool that I just got? Well, you'll find that out soon enough..... In the meantime, here are the eight people that have solved my third Cramped Crossword:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Mom ****
• Patrick Jordan ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****
• Joe Bernard ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Debbie Benford ****

Now head below the break for the answers as well as three solvers' comments!

PUZZLE #247: Cramped Crossword 3

PUZZLE #247

CRAMPED CROSSWORD 3

Solve the mini-crossword, then unscramble the letters that go in the blank spaces to get the FINAL ANSWER: A 9-letter name of a heavy metal band

CLUES
* Businesswoman Lauder
* Lang who directed Metropolis and M
* Organic milk container?
* Part of what Little Miss Muffet ate
* Patiently put up with
* Video game bobcat who says "What could possibly go wrong?" (a lot of things, it turns out...)

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!

ANSWERS: Cramped Crossword 2

It's been almost two weeks since "Cramped Crossword 2" was posted on this blog, and eight people since then have correctly solved it, as you can see in the list below:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Dan Simonds ****
• Mom ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****
• Debbie Benford ****

Now head below the break for the answers as well as some solvers' comments!

PUZZLE #199: Cramped Crossword 2

PUZZLE #199

CRAMPED CROSSWORD 2

Solve the mini-crossword, then unscramble the letters that go in the blank spaces to get the FINAL ANSWER: A 9-letter pop song title

CLUES
* Breaks planks using karate, say
* Brightest star in Cygnus
* Johnny Depp's role in The Lone Ranger (2013)
* Need for _____ (racing game series)
* Part of a bookcase
* Transform

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!

ANSWERS: Cramped Crossword

It's been two weeks since I've posted a puzzle based on Tyler Hinman's appearance on Superhuman, and since then, seven of you (including Tyler himself) have solved it, as you can see below:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Lynn Sweeney ****
• Mom ****
• Chris Hendricks ****

Now just head below the break for the answers!

PUZZLE #136: Cramped Crossword

PUZZLE #136

CRAMPED CROSSWORD

I've been watching Superhuman on Fox this summer, so imagine my surprise when I actually recognized one of the contestants on the show! Yep, a couple of weeks ago, five-time winner of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament Tyler Hinman made an appearance on this show! You can watch the full episode on FOX or on Yahoo! View (assuming you're in the United States), or watch a clip of his performance here, and his challenge involved solving five mini-crosswords by putting the letters of five 9-letter words into five different grids. This week's puzzle was obviously inspired by that, but in reverse. You'll see what I mean when you look at it...

Unscramble the letters that go in the blank spaces to get the FINAL ANSWER: A 9-letter movie

CLUES
* 2005 rom-com starring Will Smith as a "date doctor"
* Cake's covering
* Give away a movie's major twist, say
* Inspector Gadget's niece
* Like a rock
* Poisonous snake

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!