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! 

Marching Bands #8

Aries Marching Bands #8 - PDF | JPZ | Solution (PDF)

Back for the first variety puzzle of 2025 - it's another Marching Bands puzzle. You know the drill - PDF and JPZ files are above; to solve digitally, first download the JPZ file, then head over to Crossword Nexus and upload in their solver. Hope you enjoy!

The 2024 Second Half bundle for Aries Rows Garden has been posted. While the weekly subscription service has ended, I am getting some work done on the first 2025 bundle which I hope to have available in a few months. I'll be sure to keep you posted, and if you weren't a subscriber before but would like to be added to the mailing list to be the first to know when new Rows Garden bundles are available, just send me an email.

Happy solving! 

Double or Nothing #7

Double or Nothing #7 - PDF | PDF (Grayscale) | Solution

Back with another Double or Nothing puzzle. These Patrick Berry-invented creations seem to be a big hit with solvers, so happy to run another one here. Whereas Berry Double or Nothings are built around a multi-part quote (typically about gambling), I tend to use the format as a way to get extra-long entries that normally wouldn't fit in a typical 15x15 grid. In this puzzle, the seeds were 17- and 56-Across and 7-Down. As always, hope you enjoy!

Speaking of Patrick Berry, he's just released a new meta-suite of variety puzzles called The Blabyrinth. Anything that Patrick releases is an insta-purchase for me, so be sure to get your hands on this project if you haven't already.

Just one puzzle to go until Aries Rows Garden ceases weekly puzzles. Check back next week to get the December bundle if you aren't currently subscribed. 12/31/2024 UPDATE: Both the December bundle and the 2024 Second Half bundles are now available! The full 2014-2024 bundle, now including all 444 puzzles, has also been updated and is available in the Rows Garden Archive.

As explained in last month's announcement, I'll be certainly releasing original Rows Gardens in 2025, just on a more sporadic basis. And as also mentioned in that post, the monthly variety puzzles will continue apace, so definitely keep stopping by!

Happy solving,

-Andrew 

Twists & Turns #11

Aries Twists & Turns #11 - Harder (PDF) | Standard (PDF) | Standard (JPZ) | Solution (PDF)

It's Thanksgiving, so that must mean it's time for another Twists & Turns puzzle! If you've never tried your hand at one of these challenging puzzles, I recommend giving the Standard version a shot. The Harder version lists the Twists clues alphabetically which does ramp up the challenge even more, so fair warning that you're in for a workout. The Standard version is also available in digital JPZ format - first download the JPZ link above, then head over to Crossword Nexus and open the file to solve in their smooth online interface. Either way you solve, hope you enjoy!

In case you missed it, I wrote an essay earlier this week announcing the discontinuation of Aries Rows Garden. Thanks to all subscribers who have commented or written emails expressing their support! It really means a lot. As I explained in the essay, these monthly variety puzzles will continue, so do keep coming back and solving.

The monthly bundles are updated to include the November 2024 bundle, so if you're not a subscriber or want a small taste of the puzzles offered with Aries Rows Garden, scoop up a bundle or two. All subscription puzzles dating back to 2014 are offered for sale in the Rows Garden Archive, so if you want a bigger taste of RGs, pick up some whole or half year bundles there.

Happy Thanksgiving, and happy solving!

-Andrew