Puzzles By Year

2022 Puzzles

Weekly Puzzles

Date Name Author Difficulty
Jun 22, 2022 Courting Couples Billy and Erich Bratton ● ● ○ ○ ○
Jun 15, 2022 I Woke Up Like This Amanda Rafkin and Brooke Husic ● ● ○ ○ ○
Jun 8, 2022 Rhythm Parts Ben Tausig ● ● ● ◐ ○
Jun 1, 2022 AVCX Classic Themeless #63 Hoang-Kim Vu ● ● ● ● ○
May 25, 2022 Low Scores Malaika Handa and Parker Higgins ● ● ● ● ◐
May 18, 2022 Heading South Drew Schmenner ● ◐ ○ ○ ○
May 11, 2022 Strong Structure Byron Walden ● ● ○ ○ ○
May 4, 2022 Where's the Lie? Brendan Emmett Quigley ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 27, 2022 All Together Now Pao Roy ● ● ● ◐ ○
Apr 20, 2022 False Fronts Michael Lieberman ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 13, 2022 Boxing Matches ● ● ● ● ◐
Apr 6, 2022 AVCX Classic Themeless #62 Rebecca Falcon ● ● ● ● ○
Mar 30, 2022 Recipe for Disaster Zachary David Levy ● ● ○ ○ ○
Mar 23, 2022 Rock Trio Francis Heaney ● ● ● ● ○
Mar 16, 2022 Diversionary Tactics Ella Dershowitz and Aimee Lucido ● ● ● ● ○
Mar 9, 2022 Say What I Say Matt Gritzmacher & Brooke Husic ● ● ● ○ ○
Mar 2, 2022 Proper Alternatives Byron Walden ● ● ● ● ●
Feb 23, 2022 Opposite Day Kate Chin Park ● ● ● ● ○
Feb 16, 2022 Expanding the AV Ben Tausig ● ● ● ● ○
Feb 9, 2022 AV Classic Themeless #61 Kameron Austin Collins ● ● ● ● ◐
Feb 2, 2022 Off Broadway Aimee Lucido ● ● ● ● ◐
Jan 26, 2022 Open Letters Brendan Emmett Quigley ● ● ● ● ●
Jan 19, 2022 Paving the Way for the Future, Brooke Husic and Enrique Henestroza Anguiano ● ● ● ◐ ○
Jan 12, 2022 Go with the Flow Ross Trudeau ● ● ● ○ ○
Jan 5, 2022 Bigger and Bigger Byron Walden ● ● ● ◐ ○

Bonus Puzzles

Date Name Author Difficulty
May 7, 2022 The Collective, Wyna Liu ● ● ● ○ ○

AVCX+s

Date Name Author Difficulty
Jun 24, 2022 large puzzle the size of a small puzzle Jenna LaFleur and Ada Nicolle ● ● ● ● ○
Jun 17, 2022 [eyes emoji] Rachel Fabi ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Jun 10, 2022 Cheek to Cheek Rebecca Goldstein ● ● ◐ ○ ○
May 27, 2022 Kinda Hard to Explain Christina Iverson ● ● ○ ○ ○
May 20, 2022 Having a Blast Adam Aaronson ● ● ● ○ ○
May 13, 2022 lmao r u ok? Ada Nicolle ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 29, 2022 The Good Ol' Bard of Avon Will Nediger ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 22, 2022 It's About Time Rebecca Goldstein ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 15, 2022 Wet Ass Puzzle Malaika Handa ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 1, 2022 April Fools! Et Tu, Etui? ● ● ● ● ●
Mar 25, 2022 Roll With It Will Eisenberg ● ● ● ◐ ○
Mar 18, 2022 ALL CAPS for MAXIMUM CLICKS Sid Sivakumar ● ● ● ○ ○
Mar 4, 2022 Real Firecracker Ryan McCarty and Brooke Husic ● ● ● ◐ ○
Feb 25, 2022 Causing a Ruckus Yacob Yonas ● ◐ ○ ○ ○
Feb 18, 2022 Company Potluck Shannon Rapp ● ● ◐ ○ ○

Lil AVCXs

Date Name Author Difficulty
Jun 21, 2022 Partially False Kunal Nabar ● ● ● ● ◐
Jun 20, 2022 Going All Out Soleil Saint-Cyr ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Jun 14, 2022 Most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself Brooke Husic ● ◐ ○ ○ ○
Jun 13, 2022 Spread It On Thick Enrique Henestroza Anguiano ● ● ○ ○ ○
Jun 7, 2022 Outer Crust Madeline Kaplan ● ● ● ◐ ○
Jun 6, 2022 This is not a pyramid scheme Adrian Johnson ● ● ● ◐ ○
May 24, 2022 Monthly Progress May Huang ● ● ○ ○ ○
May 23, 2022 Sleepover Party Shannon Rapp ● ● ● ◐ ○
May 17, 2022 May 17, 2022 - *commits to the bit* - Rafael Musa, edited by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano - 3/5 Rafael Musa ● ● ● ○ ○
May 16, 2022 Filling Good Erica Hsiung Wojcik ● ● ○ ○ ○
May 10, 2022 Good Game Kunal Nabar ● ● ● ● ◐
May 9, 2022 Crossword.puz May Huang ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 26, 2022 🙂 Adrian Johnson ● ◐ ○ ○ ○
Apr 25, 2022 Sign O' The Times Kelsey Dixon ● ● ● ◐ ○
Apr 19, 2022 Duck Duck Goose Hoang-Kim Vu ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 18, 2022 Beautiful Junky Mess Madeline Kaplan ● ◐ ○ ○ ○
Apr 12, 2022 Just Between Us Shannon Rapp ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 11, 2022 Friend of Dorothea Rafael Musa ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Mar 29, 2022 Should We Do This? Adrian Johnson ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Mar 28, 2022 (Your School Has No Gymnastics Team) This Is A Last Resort Kelsey Dixon ● ● ● ◐ ○
Mar 22, 2022 Te Encanto Madeline Kaplan ● ● ○ ○ ○
Mar 21, 2022 Good Luck May Huang ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Mar 15, 2022 A Holi Celebration Kunal Nabar ● ● ○ ○ ○
Mar 14, 2022 Because it's my puzzle and not yours Rafael Musa ● ● ● ○ ○
Mar 1, 2022 Second Chances Shannon Rapp ● ● ● ○ ○
Feb 28, 2022 Trading Halt Brooke Husic ● ● ● ● ●
Feb 22, 2022 Schrödinger's Cat Will Eisenberg ● ● ● ● ○
Feb 21, 2022 With Our Powers Combined Rose Sloan ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Feb 15, 2022 Tight Fit Enrique Henestroza Anguiano ● ● ○ ○ ○
Feb 14, 2022 Heart Specialists Chris Piuma ● ● ● ● ○

Cryptic Puzzles

Date Name Author Difficulty
Jun 23, 2022 LGBTQIA+ ● ● ● ● ●
Jun 16, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 6/16/22 - by Ali Gascoigne, edited by Stella Zawistowski Ali Gascoigne ● ● ● ◐ ○
Jun 9, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 6/9/22 - by Hoang-Kim Vu, edited by Stella Zawistowski Hoang-Kim Vu ● ● ● ○ ○
Jun 2, 2022 AVCX Cryptic Mini (6/2/2022) - by Stella Zawistowski, edited by Francis Heaney Stella Zawistowski ● ● ○ ○ ○
May 26, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 5/26/22 - by Nathan Curtis, edited by Claire Muscat & Francis Heaney Nathan Curtis ● ● ● ● ◐
May 19, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 5/19/22 - by Paolo Pasco, edited by Francis Heaney Paolo Pasco ● ● ◐ ○ ○
May 12, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 5/12/22 - by Kyle Dolan, edited by Stella Zawistowski Kyle Dolan ● ● ● ● ○
May 5, 2022 AVCX Cryptic Mini (5/5/2022) - by Claire Muscat, edited by Francis Heaney and Stella Zawistowski Claire Muscat ● ◐ ○ ○ ○
Apr 28, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 4/28/22 - by John Halpern, edited by Claire Muscat & Francis Heaney John Halpern ● ● ● ● ○
Apr 21, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 4/21/22 - by Trip Payne, edited by Francis Heaney Trip Payne ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 14, 2022 AVCX Cryptic 4/14/2022 - by Jesse Lansner, edited by Stella Zawistowski Jesse Lansner ● ● ● ○ ○
Apr 7, 2022 AVCX Cryptic Mini (4/7/2022) - by Stella Zawistowski, edited by Francis Heaney Stella Zawistowski ● ● ○ ○ ○
Mar 31, 2022 The Medium Is the Aged Mess Kevin Wald ● ● ● ● ◐
Mar 24, 2022 AVCX Cryptic (3/24/22) - by Steve Mossberg, edited by Claire Muscat & Francis Heaney Steve Mossberg ● ● ● ● ○
Mar 15, 2022 AVCX cryptic (3/17/2022) - by Byron Walden, edited by Stella Zawistowski Byron Walden ● ● ● ◐ ○
Mar 10, 2022 AVCX Cryptic Mini (3/10/2022) - by Stella Zawistowski, edited by Francis Heaney Stella Zawistowski ● ○ ○ ○ ○
Mar 3, 2022 AVCX Cryptic (3/3/2022) - by Patrick Berry, edited by Patrick before he sent it to us, basically Patrick Berry ● ● ● ○ ○
Feb 24, 2022 AVCX Cryptic (2/24/22) - by Francis Heaney, edited by Stella Zawistowski Francis Heaney ● ● ● ● ○
Feb 17, 2022 AVCX Cryptic (2/17/22) - by Nate Cardin, edited by Francis Heaney Nate Cardin ● ● ● ◐ ○

Trivias

Date Name Author Difficulty
Jun 25, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #15 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Jun 18, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #14 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Jun 11, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #13 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
May 28, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #12 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
May 21, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #11 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
May 14, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #10 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 30, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #9 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 23, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #8 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 16, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #7 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Apr 2, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #6 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Mar 26, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #5 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Mar 19, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #4 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Mar 5, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #3 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Feb 26, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #2 ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Feb 19, 2022 Trivia Puzzle #1 ● ● ◐ ○ ○