Cryptic Puzzles by Will Johnston

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Cru Cryptic 176 -- 2003
with Sarah Bagby, John Haber, and Brian McCarthy


Cru Cryptic 150 "Bauble Trouble" (23 x 23) -- 2002
with Vicki Homer


Cru Cryptic 141 "Misprints" (15 x 15) -- 2002
with Ron Sweet


Cru Cryptic 91 (15 x 15) -- 18 June 2001
with Joe Cabrera


Cru Cryptic 76 (16 x 16) -- 5 March 2001


Cru Cryptic 73 (15 x 15) -- February 2001


Cru Cryptic 62 (11 x 23) -- "Mismatched Twins" -- December 2000
with Joe Cabrera


Cru Cryptic 49 (15 x 15) -- August 2000


Cru Cryptic 41 (8 x 10 barred diagram) -- July 2000


Cru Cryptic 36 (15 x 15) -- May 2000


Cru Cryptic 30 (15 x 15) -- April 2000


Cru Cryptic 22 (11 x 11) -- March 2000


Cru Cryptic 19 (14 x 14) -- January 2000


rot13 (13 x 13) -- December 1999


Cru Cryptic 16 (13 x 13) -- December 1999
with Anne Rubeck


Cru Cryptic 13 (12 x 12) -- December 1999


Cru Cryptic 8 (11 x 11) -- November 1999


Team Cryptics #3 (15 x 15) -- January 1999
with John Bryan, Craig Kasper, and Gail Koontz


Team Cryptics #2 (13 x 13) -- October 1998
with John Bryan, Craig Kasper, and Gail Koontz


Tetra Block (7 x 7 x 7) -- July 1998 -- edited by Trazom and Hot

A three-dimensional cryptic crossword built inside a 7 x 7 x 7 cube. A 3-d axonometric diagram and an exploded solver's diagram are available.


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