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Lyle Broughton

The British Are Coming!

It's my first (completed) 21x puzzle! The idea for the puzzle sprouted from the revealer, which was a convenient and enticing length of 21.

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Static Signal - Themeless #6

The last time I made a themeless puzzle that I was really proud of (A Challenging Segue - Themeless #3), it came to be by taking two...

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Litter Boxes

Back again with a themed puzzle! This puzzle was created for the Secret Snowflake puzzle exchange on Crosscord, which took place last...

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State of Limbo Vibes - Themeless #5

Second puzzle in a row with this center staircase shape! There's just something so satisfying about mixing and matching three 13s from my...

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It's Topple Time! - Themeless #4

I've had this puzzle completed and ready to go since September, waiting on the all-clear to reveal the big news. Finally, today is the...

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They Did It!

It's a (th/m)emed puzzle! I had this idea during some down time and decided to fire up Crossfire. I managed to find some good themers,...

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A Challenging Segue - Themeless #3

Finally, I'm back! Another themeless today, this one constructed around two entries that I wanted to use specifically because of their...

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Action Movie Climax

Another themed puzzle! This is easily my favorite themed puzzle I've ever made, and I put a ton of work into perfecting the grid — what...

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Some Mild Nightmare Fuel - Themeless #2

This grid is the answer to the question, "What if a themeless grid had not one seed entry, but four?" This grid shape came about because...

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Let's Give That Another Go - Themeless #1

My first venture into the world of themeless puzzles! Seeing all the fantastic themeless grids recently from other indie constructors...

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Fairground Attractions

This puzzle is actually the first "real" puzzle I made, back in August 2020. So far both puzzles I've posted here have been themed, and...

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The Sex Number

This one is a bit of a meme, I'll admit it. I definitely made some concessions in fill quality for the sake of getting the theme to work,...