puzzle 48: "all for one (freestyle 31)"

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although neither of them were the seed entries, i'm rather proud of both elevens in this puzzle. in any case, as always, i hope you enjoy this puzzle, which is definitely a normal puzzle with normal answers for a normal day.

puzzle 47: "slimming down"

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puzzle somewhat inspired by my ongoing weight loss efforts...but this puzzle is also the yin to yesterday's yang (as if the musical choices didn't give that away). so, uh, good luck, and i hope you enjoy it anyway.

also, if you're at ACPT, first of all, good luck with whatever goals you've set for yourself, but also remember to have fun. secondly, you might be able to find a print copy of today's and yesterday's puzzles, courtesy of dan felsenheld.

puzzle 46: "one weird trick?"

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puzzle somewhat inspired by my ongoing weight loss efforts. should be pretty easy...but stay tuned for tomorrow.

also, if you're at ACPT, first of all, good luck with whatever goals you've set for yourself, but also remember to have fun. secondly, you might be able to find a print copy of today's and tomorrow's puzzles, courtesy of dan felsenheld.

puzzle 45: "how i want a mathy crossword"

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shout-out to the wonderful paolo pasco, whose input was immensely valuable, especially in the planning stages of this theme, and who i am looking forward to, eventually, working with on a full-fledged collaboration.

(speaking of collaborations: there's one coming soon, probably by the end of this weekend. and, as always, i am open to working with any constructor at any level of experience.)

anyhow, in case today's puzzle didn't whet your appetite enough, here's another delicious puzzle from last year, in pdf and puz. this puzzle was originally published in the chronicle of higher education and is shared here with permission from editor brad wilber.

puzzle 44: "one shining moment"

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kicking it off tonight with the radford highlanders--because there can be only one.

(although, let's be honest, i actually watched their conference championship game and was genuinely looking forward to picking them, except they're in a play-in game, and it's against LIU, who i was also really looking forward to pick because a fellow grad student actually played soccer there in undergrad, so i can't really pick either side now, and to boot they're playing for a sixteen seed, so i can't even pick the winner of this game in their next game. sigh.)

puzzle 43: "pick sixty eight (freestyle 27)"

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had to get the marquee entry in a puzzle, and it looks like i'm getting this puzzle out about five minutes before said entry ends. well, five minutes before it ends in central time, which would be ok if i wasn't actually on the east coast right now. but i'm counting it anyway.

puzzle 42: "in search of lost time (freestyle 24)"

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sorry for the hiatus between puzzles. thankfully it is now spring break and i am hoping that this will be a very productive week (but also a very relaxing week as well). that said, between travel and daylight savings, i'm not 100% which time zone my body is in right now, but whatever.

anyway, i had some fun with this one: four seeds, all fifteens. came out alright, i think. as always, hope you enjoy!