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Jacob Cohen
Apr 11, 2024
[insert puzzle hunt party here] (Part 1)
When Yapa walks up to me — holding a scrap of paper with the letter C and the phrase “we've chromatized the conflux” — and asks whether his
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Jacob Cohen
Oct 13, 2023
#120: Capsules, The Digits from 1 to 9, Crossword
Three years, three months. 120 issues of Puzzles for Progress. 362 puzzles in all — not counting the 45 computer-generated Building...
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Jacob Cohen
Aug 3, 2023
#115: Mini Crosswords Meta: Ebbed Cafe
I must say this is one of my all-time favorite issues of Puzzles for Progress so far. Even if you don't usually solve PfP, I recommend this
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Jacob Cohen
Jun 22, 2023
#112: Star Battle, The Gold General's Tour, Crossword
These last two weeks have really shown off the capriciousness of the puzzler creative process for me; I had a bit of puzzler's block last we
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Jacob Cohen
May 4, 2023
The Puzzling XLNC of Jack Lance (1997–2023)
Zachary Polansky, who made puzzles under the name "Jack Lance," passed away on May 1. He was 25. Here's a link to his obituary. I...
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Jacob Cohen
Mar 30, 2023
#106: Cell Blocks, Hidden Wisdom, Crossword
It's the final three puzzles of 9 Hours, 9 Puzzles on offering today, and therefore was made in my last three hours on February 25. As for h
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Jacob Cohen
Jan 6, 2023
#100: Capsules, Yajilin, Crossword
Hello, and welcome to the 100th edition of Puzzles for Progress. Significant milestone, and I actually made a puzzle themed for it! And...
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Jacob Cohen
Oct 27, 2022
#95: Barns, Norinori, Crossword
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Today, three puzzles on the easier end. I didn't really design them to be that way, but they...
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Jacob Cohen
Sep 1, 2022
#91: Star Battle, Kropki Pairs Capsules, Crossword
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress. Things are normal on the puzzle front, hopefully you enjoy today's! Puzzles fordle Progress,...
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Jacob Cohen
Jul 7, 2022
#87: Mirrored Gallery, Thermo Sudoku, Crossword
Hello and welcome. Yesterday, after two hundred something puzzles and two thousand something dollars, Puzzles for Progress turned two...
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Jacob Cohen
May 12, 2022
#83: Crossword: √n
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Today, instead of three puzzles, there will be a single full-size crossword! I have done this...
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Jacob Cohen
Mar 31, 2022
#80: Whirlpool, Crossword, Antiknight Diamond Meandering Arrow Between Line Killer ... Capsules
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Today is April first! I'm sure that's irrelevant, and all of today's puzzles are completely...
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Jacob Cohen
Mar 4, 2022
#78: Mergeword, Star Battle, Crossword (plus a custom Wordle)
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Before I get into the puzzles: I somehow completed seven Wordles in twenty-five seconds! I'm...
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Jacob Cohen
Feb 4, 2022
#76: Crossword, Norinori, Full Masyu
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! I know, commas instead of semicolons in the title. I'm breaking all the rules now that I'm...
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Jacob Cohen
Dec 31, 2021
#75: Thermo Capsules; Crossword (plus bonus LITS/Aqre Hybrid)
Hello, and welcome to Issue #75 of Puzzles for Progress! As I mentioned last week, it'll also be the last on the weekly schedule, and the...
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Jacob Cohen
Dec 10, 2021
#72: Word Ladder; Voxas; Anagrammy
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! The first puzzle for today is, a Word Ladder, titled "Gradient," which has slightly more of a...
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Jacob Cohen
Nov 26, 2021
#70: Crossword; Star Battle; Ambiguous Kropki Pairs Sudoku
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! First of all, if you haven't done the Puzzles for Progress survey, it really does help me...
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Jacob Cohen
Oct 14, 2021
#64: Crossword; Mirrored Gallery; The King's Arrow Tour
Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! We're on a power of two. Also the first number besides 1 to be both a perfect square and a...
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Jacob Cohen
Sep 23, 2021
#61: Crossword; Star Battle; Whirlpool
Hello, and welcome back to Puzzles for Progress! Today, a pfp-themed crossword, a relatively difficult Star Battle, and a Whirlpool. The...
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Jacob Cohen
Sep 9, 2021
#59: Crossword; Tetrominous (Borders); Slitherlink
Hey y'all! Puzzles for Progress time. First, I want to mention that Scott Strosahl again recorded his solve of my puzzles on YouTube,...
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