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  <title>#1001: Puzzler Pride 2026</title>
  <description>Happy Pride Month! We are excited to present this year's edition of Puzzler Pride!</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/1001</link>
  <category>anglers</category>
  <category>letterweb</category>
  <category>squareroot</category>
  <category>squishdoku</category>
  <category>statuepark</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <category>throwingshade</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:35:50 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#1000: Grab Bag</title>
  <description>For post 1000 and the 20th birthday of the site: two Area 51 puzzles and a small shape sudoku.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/1000</link>
  <category>areafiftyone</category>
  <category>corral</category>
  <category>grabbag</category>
  <category>masyu</category>
  <category>slitherlink</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:59:15 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#999: Haunted Mirror Mazes</title>
  <description>Today's puzzle set includes another new twist on Haunted Mirror Mazes in the form of the Werewolf, which may be reflected multiple times depending on how many mirrors are between it and the observer.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/999</link>
  <category>haunted</category>
  <category>hmm</category>
  <category>werewolves</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:59:21 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#998: Grab Bag</title>
  <description>I've got a little of this and a little of that in today's grab bag, including two puzzles with more instructions and text that you're used to, and one with no instructions at all.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/998</link>
  <category>legday</category>
  <category>lits</category>
  <category>meta</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <category>trueorfalse</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/998</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:39:34 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#997: LITS &amp; Variants</title>
  <description>Introducing a set of LITS puzzles and variants I've been writing over the last few months.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/997</link>
  <category>Heyawake</category>
  <category>LITS</category>
  <category>SpiralGalaxies</category>
  <category>TentaiShow</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/997</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:37:57 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#996: Haunted Mirror Mazes</title>
  <description>Happy New Year! Here's a set of six haunted mirror maze puzzles including a new spider mechanic invented by Wagner Gerlach that changes the visibility of some monsters.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/996</link>
  <category>haunted</category>
  <category>hmm</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:42:34 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#995: Puzzler Pride 2025</title>
  <description>Happy Pride 2025! Today Jamie Hargrove and I are pleased to present another showcase of puzzles from LGBTQIA+ authors from the puzzle community. This year is the "intersectionality Edition"; details inside the PDF. A mix of genres and difficulties, this diverse offering should have something for everyone to enjoy. (Please note that some of the word and hunt-style puzzles have themes that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.)</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/995</link>
  <category>balanceloop</category>
  <category>castlewall</category>
  <category>crossword</category>
  <category>cryptic</category>
  <category>detour</category>
  <category>huntpuzzle</category>
  <category>letterweb</category>
  <category>marchingbands</category>
  <category>masyu</category>
  <category>puzzlerpride</category>
  <category>scrabble</category>
  <category>statuepark</category>
  <category>stostone</category>
  <category>stostonewall</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <category>tapa</category>
  <category>throwingshade</category>
  <category>touchingtails</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 22:23:35 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#994: Sudoku Grab Bag</title>
  <description>Howdy. I've been working on some weird sudoku variants since visiting Boston earlier this month for the first ever SudokuCon. Here are a few of them. I'm especially fond of the SubwayDoku puzzle because of my love of public transit, but the sudoku community has received it pretty harshly because it doesn't work in SudokuPad so you have to use Penpa+ or solve on paper. That's been a demoralizing bummer.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/994</link>
  <category>between lines</category>
  <category>hunt puzzle</category>
  <category>killer sudoku</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <category>sum sudoku</category>
  <category>sumdoku</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:25:18 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#993: Puzzler Pride 2024</title>
  <description>Happy Pride 2024! Today Jamie Hargrove and I are pleased to present another showcase of puzzles from LGBTQ+ authors from the puzzle community.

This year we have an informal theme: "Infinite Pride Edition"; details inside the PDF. A mix of genres and difficulties, this diverse offering should have something for everyone to enjoy. (Please note that some of the word and hunt-style puzzles have themes that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.)</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/993</link>
  <category>aqre</category>
  <category>crossword</category>
  <category>doubleback</category>
  <category>genderwalk</category>
  <category>heyawake</category>
  <category>homominous</category>
  <category>konundrum</category>
  <category>marchingbands</category>
  <category>nurikabe</category>
  <category>puzzlerpride</category>
  <category>skyscrapers</category>
  <category>statuepark</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <category>throwingshade</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/993</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:05:30 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#992: Build-Your-Own Slitherlink</title>
  <description>Today's pair of puzzles were made for a Logic Showcase event and combine Slitherlink with the Cross the Streams clue style. Clues outside the grid guide you to enter slitherlink clues in the grid and toward a unique loop. Enjoy!</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/992</link>
  <category>CrossTheStreams</category>
  <category>Slitherlink</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:03:49 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#991: Tetra-Drop Grid Fill</title>
  <description>Today I'm bringing back a simple and easyish word puzzle type called Tetra-Drop Grid Fill. Drop blocks with letters into the grid to spell answers to clues.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/991</link>
  <category>gridfill</category>
  <category>TetraDropGridFill</category>
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  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:41:40 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#990: Vertex? Slitherlink</title>
  <description>Today's puzzle can be solved two different ways: as a regular slitherlink, or as a vertex slitherlink. It's also dedicated to Reesylou -- happy birthday!</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/990</link>
  <category>slitherlink</category>
  <category>VertexSlitherlink</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/990</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:22:03 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#989: Throwing Shade</title>
  <description>Three new Throwing Shade puzzles to enjoy.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/989</link>
  <category>ThrowingShade</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/989</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 08:47:27 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#988: 2023 Advent Day 25</title>
  <description>Merry Christmas! Today's puzzle is a meta puzzle that uses the solutions to the feature puzzles from days 1-24. Enjoy!</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/988</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/988</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 10:31:54 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#987: 2023 Advent Day 24</title>
  <description>Today's feature puzzle is the final kakuro of the calendar.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/987</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>kakuro</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/987</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 11:36:45 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#986: 2023 Advent Day 23</title>
  <description>Today's feature puzzle is the final Rows Garden of the calendar.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/986</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>rowsgarden</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/986</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:31:21 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#985: 2023 Advent Day 22</title>
  <description>Today's feature puzzle is the final numcross/cross-figures puzzle of the calendar. Enjoy!</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/985</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>crossfigures</category>
  <category>numcross</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/985</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 10:18:55 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#984: 2023 Advent Day 21</title>
  <description>With Christmas rapidly approaching, today's featured puzzle is the last Area 51 of the calendar.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/984</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>area51</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/984</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:28:50 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#983: 2023 Advent Day 20</title>
  <description>With Christmas right around the corner, kakuro is back as the featured puzzle.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/983</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>kakuro</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/983</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:23:53 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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  <title>#982: 2023 Advent Day 19</title>
  <description>Rows Garden is back again as today's featured puzzle.</description>
  <link>https://thegriddle.net/982</link>
  <category>advent2023</category>
  <category>rowsgarden</category>
  <category>sudoku</category>
  <guid isPermaLink="true">https://thegriddle.net/982</guid>
  <author>dave@davegoesthedistance.com (David Millar)</author>
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:59:50 America/Chicago</pubDate>
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