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  • These poppin' crosswords by top constructors are how we remind you all about the 2000s, with aughties pop culture references sure to include whatever you like. Crossword noob or just need a little help? Take a chill pill. Invite some peeps over and you'll totally… Read More

  • Are your crosswords skills and ‘80s knowledge outrageous and bodacious? In the vein of 2023’s New Grids on the Block, these totally tubular crosswords are all about the neon decade. And like its ‘90s counterpart, Grids Just Wanna Have Fun will… Read More

  • Is your ’90s knowledge da bomb? Are your crossword skills all that and a bag of chips? The 411 is that these puzzles are filled with clues that blossom with rad ’90s trivia and pop culture references, from the Spice… Read More

Francis Heaney

About the Author

Francis Heaney is executive editor at Puzzlewright and has been an editor-at-large for GAMES magazine and an ancillary writer for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Their puzzles have appeared in the New York Times, GAMES, Wired, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out, the Wall Street Journal, Al-Jazeera, and more; they have written over a dozen puzzle books. They live in New York City.
 
Scott Weiss teaches computer science and mathematics at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. He has consistently finished in the top 20 solvers at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. In 2007, he wagered so as to cause the only non-zero three-way tie in the history of Jeopardy!. He is the author of Crypto-Lists, and has created several virtual escape rooms. Scott lives in Walkersville, MD, with his wife and children.

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