MattJPuzzleGuy

august 27, 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of PENIS appearing in the new york times sunday crossword, clued as "The ___ mightier..."

congrats to crosswords! the pen is truly mightier than the sword. or pencil if you are a more timid solver i guess

It did get me thinking--if you were to wear those decorative military shoulder thingies, for you would they be epauleffes?

"I kid, I kid"
--ancient Roman box office ticket taker during a Saturday matinee

This upcoming week's themeless Jonesin' grid, #1250.

Ask your doctor if Leoxiv is right for you

It's wild but some eagle-eyed puzzle solvers just spotted that the crossword/newspaper used as a prop in a few shots from last Sunday's episode of "The Righteous Gemstones" is a Jonesin' puzzle from 2019. Like, they even filled 2 of the correct answers to the real puzzle into the grid.

#EnigMarch (Final day!)

31: Go Down the Line [puzzle]

Hammond organ on Jimmy Smith's "Back at the Chicken Shack"
"Like a ___" (2010 Far East Movement song)
Where Sir Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher are tied for most Championship titles, for short
2093.005 Hz
Tampa-Daytona Beach route
Niacin

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30: Go Diego Go [route]

The imaginary CA city of:

MTV Raps
Brazil city
Kendrick's beef opponent
Shadowy twilight
Hughley biblical boat
An event banning idle chitchat
Stephen King opera solo
Challenge (by glove) a teaching assistant to a duel
Cut down one Christchurch alphabet opener

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29: Go West (In the Open Air) [compass]

Given the N/S/E items in ABC order, find W.

Glinda/Locasta/Nessarose
Boreas/Eurus/Notus
Somalia/South Africa/Tunisia
Cork/Donegal/Down
Funafuti/Reykjavik/Wellington
Disneyland Railroad/Disneyland Railroad/Minnie's House
Bruins/Oilers/Panthers

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28: Go Juice [draw]

Draw energy by adding either AA or AAA and rearranging into a new word.

1. CURLEWS
2. GLITTER
3. HOTSPUR
4. GREMLIN
5. THIN LINE
6. LIP RINGS
7. RETILING
8. TRIPLE SEC
9. COMMINGLE
10. ELECTRONIC

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27: Go Around the Tree [loop]

Each phrase loops to repeat itself; I'll give the non-repeated middle part.

TM(3 3)
ALE(7)
ST(8)
UL(8)
YD(4-4)
ERF(9)
EST(9)
HAI(3-6)
LYY(5 4)
MEN(9)
NGL(4 5)
ACHA(10)
ST(4 6)
RUSTM(11)
ERTCO(6 5)
IBRAX(4 7)
KNI(4 7)
SIOGRA(12)
SMAT(5 7)
ONALPA(8 6)

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26: Go Live [play]

Name both Best Play Tony-winning titles that fit.
1. 2 letters long
2. Contains a month
3. World capital
4. 1 word, 12 letters
5. Ends in ?
6. Exactly 7 words
7. Ends in "oo"
8. Contains a 10-point Scrabble letter
9. 1st word = Roman numeral
10. Hides a 1-digit number

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25: Go First Dice [random]
D&D dice with 1-word clues

Bus (D6-D6)
Court-martialed (D12 D10)
Cutoff (D4-D4 D4)
Dissimilarities (D20)
Dratch (D6 D6)
Freeganism (D8 D6)
Lofting (D6 D8)
Mini-reference (D4 D10)
Overworks (D4 D6 D4)
PhD (D8 D12)
Read/write (D4 D12)
Ride (D10 D6)
Rout (D8 D6)

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24: Go to Great Lengths [search]

Find word A of "AB&C" phrases. Words B&C are clued after swapping a letter. Ex: (6)craze/cable > faD&wiRe > SEARCH faR & wiDe

(3)Moranis/Robust
(7)Rogues/Apparel
(6)Delays/Kumar
(4)Japanese noodle/BD
(4)News agency/conical cap
(4)__ up with/Oil of __

If you prefer monospaced:

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23: Go Answer It [ring]

Find 23 8-letter words, each hidden same way in grid. Monospaced font preferred.

TLUCHISNIMRBE
IASRECSAHIONL
ERCILATLCRODL
POUFPMITYTERE
PUTTMUNGEMDHW
GGUGUORETSANS
LEJHHDPNOTIOD
INGNUTROMICMD
HLTSELACAILNC
TEEEKACITOCNT
ERWREMARKCOTW
STDHAYOROINSO
ITEHTNAHUTKKR

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22: Go Both Ways [board]
Each phrase is missing a palindrome. Ex: BOARD(4)=ALL ABOARD

SOD(4)
BRAT(4)
GAZER(4)
MONTH(4)
THEIR(4)
PEST(5)
COLIC(5)
FRIST(5)
GLAND(5)
LAYER(5)
SOS(6)
GIAN(6)
GOUT(6)
SELL(6)
ETHER(6)
STOCKING(6)
CK(7)
HEY(7)
TIS(7)
PARE(7)
PITA(7)
REIN(7)
EELER(7)
MD(9)

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21: Go to Seed [combine]

Harvest the crop from where you'd find it.

1. COFRONOT
2. HORUISCTONE
3. SCOQUUARSTH
4. GRIPENPPDEERR
5. COPOUTACTHO
6. MACOTHTERTSON
7. APSUPREGNATICRE
8. INTONERINOENT
9. BICLABLBAFOGLED
10. GAPLELEANRUYT

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20: Go Bag [case]
Given the word hint, what's the rule?

1. OverBURdened
2. MiScElLaNeOuS
3. COmMOnweALth
4. encOmPAsseD
5. oUTsTaNdinG
6. SYNtHetICallY
7. uNINTErrupTEd
8. disTInguished
9. PARAPhRAsed
10. CHArtBustEr

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19: Go Through the Motions [machine]
Name these home items!

1. Radiant, wire, pop
2. Dielectric, quick, food
3. Duct, heat, LPG
4. Enclosed, interior, control
5. Emulsify, ice, shaft
6. French, finer, burr
7. Hinged, gridded, between
8. writing, debris, shaving
9. treadle, feed, needle

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18: Go Grab a Drink [pause]
Mix left, mix right, pause in the middle to add a drink brand (# of letters), get a new phrase. Ex: TEES(2)REAL = STEE(R C)LEAR.

HAW(3)TOEMU
BSGUIDE(3)SLREG
CAMEOS(3)PURSIER
O(4)NOTDREW
SPREES(4)SAN
ARMY(5)SN
USS(5)TUNARAT
ADDSTRAND(5)ST
PLIGHTTITHER(5)TICS

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17: Go Against the Odds [lucky]

Name these "luck"-based phrases with only the even letters given.

1. UBUK
2. UKELD
3. RSYULC
4. UKFHIIH
5. ODUKOAHN
6. UKTEERCAN
7. ODIHADODUK
8. HRENMLCYUBR
9. OFELCYELOOPN
10. ODUKAEYHPELON
11. ODETRHNYULCYTR
12. IIECITEOHRFODUK

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16: Go for Gold [bow]

+1 extra character.

1. Frog sound (6)
2. Russian hunting dog (6)
3. RoboCop, e.g. (6)
4. Quagmire line (7)
5. Snuffy's pal (3 4)
6. Ghostly cereal (3 5)
7. Outbreak study (8)
8. Maurice's twin (5 4)
9. Burger statue chain (3'1 3 3)
10. Austin Powers line (6 4)

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15: Go Out at Night [star]

Unscramble to form 2 constellations that start with the same letter.

1. O (BRAILLE)
2. C.C. URGES NANCY
3. AURA SQUARES II
4. SPICES UP GASES
5. ROSS MARIJUANA RUMOR
6. HERE'S HARD LUCY
7. GIVE VALOR
8. CORONATIONS
9. SOME PECULIAR TUTUS
10. CENSUS, MA'AM

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14: Go Wild [joker]

1. ?isa, ?or ?ne (6 4)
2. ?ulk's ?eal ?ame (6)
3. ?ld ?rench ?anana ?ame (4 6)
4. ?asis ?itle ?tar ?tage (9)
5. ?ower ?o ?ead ?inds (5 5)
6. "?ur ?ouse" ?and (7)
7. ?ab, ?.g. (4 4)
8. ?ush/?ore ?aper ?it (7 4)
9. ?ong ?equest ?o ?ack (3 3 4)
10. ?oted ?ead ?ester (6)

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13: Go to Extremes [point]

Both lowest & highest #:

1. In "Naked Gun" film titles
2. The Traitors final winner count (any int'l season)
3. 2-letter element symbols
4. Yankees all-time retired numbers
5. Darts score using 3 darts
6. 2-digit prime numbers, difference between digits >= 3

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12: Go Run It Up the Flagpole [flag]
I'm not sick / but I'm not well.

1. Ruler sudden profit
2. Utah park oodles
3. Pop singer eerie tale
4. Flow flow
5. Stall '69 Spaghetti Western
6. Hurts Trojan War hero
7. Chapel UK PM
8. HR gangster
9. Blood vessel weapons
10. Time off indecision

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11: Go Collect Your Salary [house]

Name the city/country/pop culture property/team matching each Monopoly edition's premium space.

1. Mayfair
2. Gohan
3. Wonder Wharf
4. Shreve, Crump & Low
5. Tilted Towers
6. Obelisco
7. Erottaja
8. U-Store-It
9. Richie McCaw
10. The Magic of Fall

This week's themeless Jonesin' grid, #1240.

Hey, want another puzzle? :-D

I put together something for my birthday--a "mega-mini" word puzzle w/ 9 mini-puzzles (each 7x7). There's a brief meta- & meta-meta-puzzle with the whole thing at the end. I hope you like it!
maelstro.wixsite.com/mattjones/od... "2025 Birthday mega-mini puzzle"