Aries Acrostic #4

Aries Acrostic #4 - PDF | JPZ | Solution (PDF) 

Back with another Acrostic this month. There's a PDF as well as a JPZ file included for digital solving. To solve digitally, first download the JPZ, then head over to Crossword Nexus and upload the JPZ file. Either way you solve, hope you enjoy!

I'm making steady progress on a pack of new Rows Garden puzzles. I hope to have it available for purchase by the time the March variety puzzle will be posted, so around March 27th. Stop back then, or send me an email so you can be added to the mailing list so you'll know the moment that the pack is available.

Happy solving! 

Aries Acrostic #3

Aries Acrostic #3 - PDF | JPZ | Solution (PDF) 

Back with another Acrostic for this month's variety puzzle! While I don't construct acrostics too often, it is a fun challenge to break out the Scrabble tiles and build a word list from the quote letters. It's a different kind of construction challenge that has the effect of making several hours go by very quickly. Brain twisting for sure but satisfying at the same time. Anyway, I've got a PDF and a JPZ version posted. To solve digitally, download the JPZ file and then head over to Crossword Nexus and open the file. Either way you solve, hope you enjoy!

Also, the Monthly Bundles for Aries Rows Garden have been updated through March. Snap up a bundle or two, or even better, save the wait and subscribe to Aries Rows Garden for a weekly fix of puzzly goodness.

Happy solving! 

Acrostic #2

Aries Acrostic #2 - PDF | JPZ | Solution (PDF)

Back with another Acrostic puzzle! There's a PDF as well as a JPZ; to solve digitally, download the JPZ file and then head over to the Crossword Nexus solver and upload the puzzle there. Either way you solve, hope you enjoy!

The April bundle for Aries Rows Garden has been posted. And a reminder - a Rows Garden subscription is always available if you'd rather not wait for the monthly bundles.

Happy solving!

Acrostic #1

Aries Acrostic #1 - PDF | JPZ | Solution (PDF)

This month I'm excited to offer my first foray into acrostics! I've started to really enjoy solving acrostics over the last year or so, mainly from the ones that Mike Shenk writes for the Wall Street Journal. I remember hearing a while ago that Henry Rathvon and Emily Cox's method of constructing an acrostic involved first spelling out the quote in Scrabble tiles, and then creating the word list shuffling all those tiles around. It sounded like fun, so I tried that approach here as well, and, man ... I *really* enjoyed that challenge. It was one of the more pleasantly addicting word exercises I've done in a while, and I look forward to doing it again. 

There's a PDF to print and solve on paper and there's also a JPZ file for digital solving. To solve digitally, first download the JPZ and then head over to Crossword Nexus and upload the file. I admit I must be one of the few solvers who prefers solving acrostics on paper, but I definitely see the benefits of solving an acrostic on a computer, as the letter-transfer process is made much more convenient. Either way you solve, hope you enjoy!

October bundles have been posted for both Aries Rows Garden and Aries Freestyle. And if you haven't gotten your copy of the Twists & Turns puzzle pack, do it now!