puzzle 134: "that's a snap!"

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today's puzzle is a theme that has very few viable theme answers; lucky to have them match up in length (though admittedly that required pluralizing one of the answers). after that, had the urge to go all in while filling this; not the easiest to do while keeping the fill reasonable, but i think it was worth it. otherwise, another reminder to get the puzzles from queer qrosswords 2 and the bryant park crossword tournament if you haven't already done so.

puzzle 133: "ice blue (freestyle 124)"

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reminder to get the puzzles from queer qrosswords 2 if you haven't already. also, the puzzles from the bryant park crossword tournament are available for purchase as well. otherwise, freestyle here today; as always, enjoy!

puzzle 132: "going back to square one?"

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first, an announcement: queer qrosswords 2 has just been released; as with the first iteration, i have a pair of puzzles (one a solo freestyle, the other a themed collaboration). i'm looking forward to solving these, but everything i've heard about them so far indicates that i'm going to be in for a treat. so i highly encourage you to get support queer charities and donate and get this collection and enjoy this goodness as well.

also: forgot to link to these in weeks past, but both sid sivakumar and brian thomas have started their own puzzles sites recently, and both have posted some good puzzles that i've enjoyed. so definitely check those out as well.

finally: w/r/t this week's puzzle, i highly encourage solving on paper, as every circle in this puzzle will contain a different letter in the across and down directions. it's certainly solvable on your computer, but be aware that the files are coded to take the across letters as correct, and that it'll be a lot harder to keep track of the different letters. still, either way, should be a fun puzzle.

puzzle 131: "ghostwritten (freestyle 122)"

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a freestyle that's been in the works for a bit; turns out that no matter how hard it is to make one big corner, it's always harder to make the opposite corner, since you're already locked in somewhat by symmetry and whatever you've done in the first corner. and then you have to make sure the stuff connects together, etc. anyway, lots of longer answers in this one, and as always, hope you enjoy!