#enigmarch — Public Fediverse posts

And so #EnigMarch comes to a close with one final prompt of HOME and one final #cryptic clue from me:

An odd, odd clue at the end, going around before heading home (5)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#d7jyqBfj/OKppdAA-Th8BXy+s0ceGhT3bc7qyDu+SnaoBeYFa-QW4gb2RkLCBvZGQgY2x1ZSBhdCB0aGUgZW5kLCBnb2luZyBhcm91bmQgYmVmb3JlIGhlYWRpbmcgaG9tZSAoNSk=-

Day 31 of #EnigMarch is "home" and once again I have no good ideas. Your final duty as mayor is to go to the cemetery. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle31.html

We've finally reached the end of our #EnigMarch journey! The prompt for March 31 is HOME. Good luck with the final day's puzzles!

The penultimate #EnigMarch prompt for this year is FILL, and I've written this #cryptic clue to match:

Fill your head after starting to show a shaking fist (7)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#BuTkpsM6XTJPcbm8-Sq9xw4TGxqubMx6MrIk2NKRpYjMf6bNb-RmlsbCB5b3VyIGhlYWQgYWZ0ZXIgc3RhcnRpbmcgdG8gc2hvdyBhIHNoYWtpbmcgZmlzdCAoNyk=-

Day 30 of #EnigMarch is "fill" which I did not have a good idea for. But that doesn't mean this is a bad PUZZLE, necessarily https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle30.html

The last Sunday of #EnigMarch, and the prompt is DOWN. So, here's a #cryptic clue for you:

Red meats blended down (8)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#4dpHAKHoLJ5jMOOs-/ZTSImgqoiWl5/UwXqIUVQ+eEtSQeMi8-UmVkIG1lYXRzIGJsZW5kZWQgZG93biAoOCk=-

Day 29 of #EnigMarch is "down." Sometimes when I do a crossword for these, it feels like a cop-out, or it is in fact a deliberate cop-out. But this one is not. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle29.html

Four weeks of #EnigMarch down and only days to go. Today's prompt is TOGETHER, and this is my #cryptic clue for the day:

Together, in time, love's source will be surrounded by happiness (7)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#JaiJCTHKgGDokdvB-9xFs+Ht3Oy30SNX721jxCvAC8FykvJwD-VG9nZXRoZXIsIGluIHRpbWUsIGxvdmUncyBzb3VyY2Ugd2lsbCBiZSBzdXJyb3VuZGVkIGJ5IGhhcHBpbmVzcyAoNyk=-

It is March and the lovely #EnigMarch people have challenged puzzle designers to write a puzzle inspired by today's word: "together".

Oh no! The USA clown President Trump got so mad at his vice president for refusing to overturn the results of a lawful election that he incited an insurrection and called upon his followers to punish his vice president! And those followers set up a gallows with a noose and chanted that they wanted to hang the vice president! And then a few years later, some politician thought "Nevertheless, I want to be that clown's next vice president." I think about that sometimes. I thought about it more since they got elected.

Anyhow, if you enjoy cryptic crosswords, I hope you like this one. https://crosshare.org/crosswords/bwJfWfxbC2MsCa4VGpUe/together It includes some two-letter entries to anger the purists.

It is March and the lovely #EnigMarch people have challenged puzzle designers to write a puzzle inspired by today's word: "together".

Oh no! The USA clown President Trump got so mad at his vice president for refusing to overturn the results of a lawful election that he incited an insurrection and called upon his followers to punish his vice president! And those followers set up a gallows with a noose and chanted that they wanted to hang the vice president! And then a few years later, some politician thought "Nevertheless, I want to be that clown's next vice president." I think about that sometimes. I thought about it more since they got elected.

Anyhow, if you enjoy cryptic crosswords, I hope you like this one. https://crosshare.org/crosswords/bwJfWfxbC2MsCa4VGpUe/together It includes some two-letter entries to anger the purists.

Day 28 of #EnigMarch is "together" and I've been waiting for a chance like this to do a puzzle about: bowling alley. This puzzle is rated R. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle28.html

I forgot to post my puzzle here yesterday! Day 27 of #EnigMarch was "cube" and my puzzle was about the power plant. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle27.html

The days of #EnigMarch are dwindling away, but we still have some #cryptic clues to get through. For today's prompt of CUBE, I present:

Squares of easily-digested cheese, all stacked into a cube (5)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#02mS1gAChp3ojnGZ-4Z65FS2riO1oXQ56KXYqdWb6IJtE/huZ-U3F1YXJlcyBvZiBlYXNpbHktZGlnZXN0ZWQgY2hlZXNlLCBhbGwgc3RhY2tlZCBpbnRvIGEgY3ViZSAoNSk=-

Wow, exciting day! One of my #EnigMarch clues is on Parseword, and I've got another #cryptic clue today! For DIFFERENT, I've got:

You heard "north"? You said "south" initially; ugh, a little different! (7)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#YPFrjNOnoharmmmt-ElqsZ99yRi1bj2ChXmiKNL5yvd89DKpf-WW91IGhlYXJkICJub3J0aCI/IFlvdSBzYWlkICJzb3V0aCIgaW5pdGlhbGx5OyB1Z2gsIGEgbGl0dGxlIGRpZmZlcmVudCEgKDcp-

Day 26 of #EnigMarch is "different" and this puzzle is... hmm https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle26.html

#EnigMarch stops for no one, because it's time-based, and that's just how time works. Today's prompt is FILE, and I present this #cryptic clue for your consideration:

File straight into deception, ignoring lead (6)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#URw9Q0MM6HYhI5cf-HUUGSmfLI5q9Fq3U14DlyZoLkydYKje7-RmlsZSBzdHJhaWdodCBpbnRvIGRlY2VwdGlvbiwgaWdub3JpbmcgbGVhZCAoNik=-

Day 25 of #EnigMarch is "file" and this puzzle is about the town hall, so you know the Mayor Narrative is alive and well https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle25.html

Only about a week of #EnigMarch left, which is wild for many reasons. Today's prompt is COZY, which prompted me to write this #cryptic clue:

Cozy arms upon return (4)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#HGXkrkiuh9qXfv+N-NH92NY5+j4XNPloX2xnPvwLxNLZya97G-Q296eSBhcm1zIHVwb24gcmV0dXJuICg0KQ==-

Day 24 of #EnigMarch is "cozy" and I almost made some kind of nikoli thing about tents or campfires. But instead I tried something new and dangerous. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle24.html

Happy Monday! Today's #EnigMarch prompt is MOVING, and I've got this #cryptic clue for you:

Moving "c" away from :c with a line (9)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#Pi2bZ06vpeRMyl3R-+yF+P0Zbtd2zsjV5hIFvveF/GKxp0DY7-TW92aW5nICJjIiBhd2F5IGZyb20gOmMgd2l0aCBhIGxpbmUgKDkp-

Day 23 of #EnigMarch is "moving" and today is a cop-out day. This puzzle has nothing to do with anything. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle23.html

It's starting to get warmer. Must be #EnigMarch. For today's prompt of PLANET, I've got this #cryptic clue:

Planet sometimes called Terra Again (8)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#9B1clqcLht9W5p1+-YvX133+EJ5z6WPNkC41xw2+QLjVdqL5k-UGxhbmV0IHNvbWV0aW1lcyBjYWxsZWQgVGVycmEgQWdhaW4gKDgp-

Day 22 of #EnigMarch is "planet" so here's my puzzle. it's math https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle22.html

Twenty #EnigMarch prompts down, eleven #cryptic clues to go. Today, we shall have WORDS:

Words transmitted by evening news primarily during these past 2000 or so years? (8)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#1WCjxdvheIrGLDcL-cFxAWgfMGNKLqUeSe871lIkiIuqE6FZn-V29yZHMgdHJhbnNtaXR0ZWQgYnkgZXZlbmluZyBuZXdzIHByaW1hcmlseSBkdXJpbmcgdGhlc2UgcGFzdCAyMDAwIG9yIHNvIHllYXJzPyAoOCk=-

Day 21 of #EnigMarch is "Words" and I caught up! This puzzle will be familiar to those who are familiar with the puzzle that it is a copy of https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle21.html

Day 20 of #EnigMarch was "Card" and I only fell a little bit behind. In this puzzle, you are the mayor, and you go to the post office, and you receive postcards from other mayors. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle20.html

Not just any day in #EnigMarch: it's the vernal equinox! Happy spring, all! Today's prompt is CARD, so I've prepared this #cryptic clue:

Mother does find a random card (5 2 8)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#y6Js3dCQsecO9S6s-6tx9WroIJkZJEPV2J2zKMfFRI6SZFFbk-TW90aGVyIGRvZXMgZmluZCBhIHJhbmRvbSBjYXJkICg1IDIgOCk=-

Another day of #EnigMarch, another #cryptic clue. Today's prompt is VISIT:

Worry about Her Majesty, lacking energy for visit (8)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#L8CmTT6GKRGChvZQ-FJliq+JDTZEN0h1g1gScBTf11dR05bAk-V29ycnkgYWJvdXQgSGVyIE1hamVzdHksIGxhY2tpbmcgZW5lcmd5IGZvciB2aXNpdCAoOCk=-

Day 19 of #EnigMarch is "Visit" and in this puzzle you visit: the hospital https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle19.html

It's a cold #EnigMarch morning here, and I think it's #cryptic time. Today's prompt is CLASSIC:

Part of society picks a lane after losing Kansas Classic (7)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#+ejxaJIxDBvA4UOU-USgizT8qvva9eMzPDU5+zD+8NUz/RW+R-UGFydCBvZiBzb2NpZXR5IHBpY2tzIGEgbGFuZSBhZnRlciBsb3NpbmcgS2Fuc2FzIENsYXNzaWMgKDcp-

It's a cold #EnigMarch morning here, and I think it's #cryptic time. Today's prompt is CLASSIC:

Part of society picks a lane after losing Kansas Classic (7)

Check your answer here: https://www.callingit.in/1/#+ejxaJIxDBvA4UOU-USgizT8qvva9eMzPDU5+zD+8NUz/RW+R-UGFydCBvZiBzb2NpZXR5IHBpY2tzIGEgbGFuZSBhZnRlciBsb3NpbmcgS2Fuc2FzIENsYXNzaWMgKDcp-

Day 18 of #EnigMarch is "Classic" and sometimes a puzzle has to be nice and simple so I can get other stuff done. And you are the mayor, and you go to the art museum. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle18.html

Day 16 of #EnigMarch is "Out" so I utilized skills tutorialized to me by @passerine and constructed a dropquote. At the tennis courts. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle16.html

Day 4 of #EnigMarch was "Hint" and I took a whole week to write a whole text adventure called "Stooping to Diplomacy" where you play as a mean, evil, selfish, sexy, ill-tempered vampire. And it's kind of a tutorial for solving cryptic crossword clues. https://rcveeder.net/enigmarch26/puzzle4.html

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We're about 1/6 of the way through #EnigMarch! Now to see if anyone gets what I was going for with today's #cryptic clue for PATH:

Path resulting from attempt to carry a projector without support (10)

Check your answer here: https://www.puzzlehunt.net/checker#1#Dnh8mmzAC/9/+MYb#EJ+sQoa7+JF9c9e5U128ZnjpFrBWiF0s#UGF0aCByZXN1bHRpbmcgZnJvbSBhdHRlbXB0IHRvIGNhcnJ5IGEgcHJvamVjdG9yIHdpdGhvdXQgc3VwcG9ydCAoMTAp

#EnigMarch season is on! The prompt for March 1 is SEASON. Good luck, everyone!!

It's not #EnigMarch but I'm making puzzles for Advent! https://rcveeder.net/advent25/ Have fun solving a puzzle, you old building and loan!

One more week to go! The #EnigMarch prompt for March 25 is RANDOM.

It is March and the lovely @enigmarch people have challenged puzzle designers to write a puzzle inspired by today's word: "combine", as in "consolidate."

Oh no! The USA clown President Trump (egged on by his buffoonish adviser Elon Musk) wants to consolidate federal procurement for goods and services used by many departments. Why is he doing this? I have a theory, but he says it's for the taxpaer. Yes, the taxpaer. (H/t to Elizabeth Aer^H^H^H Ayer for spotting this.)

On the one hand, we have the DOGE hyenas promising to streamline government by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence. On the other hand, we see they haven't yet learned to harness the power of looking for the wiggly red line under a typo. Bad news: Clowns armed with hatchets prowl the halls of government. Good news: At least I know what puzzle I can write today.

Can you figure out what letter is missing from each hypothetical WhiteHouse dot gov headline blow? Rite them in the banks provided on the eft. We already filled in the K missing from One Monkey Don't Stop no Show. Hen you ill in the others, you should see my theory on hat Trump hoes to consolidate ere.

Full puzzle text, hints, and solution at: https://lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us/new/2025/03/21/enigmarch-combine/

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An “imPROMPTus" from enigmarchhq. With the Olympics now over the prompt sport was chosen.

Happy Puzzling 🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🚴‍♂️

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An “imPROMPTus" from enigmarchhq. With the Olympics now over the prompt sport was chosen.

Happy Puzzling 🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🚴‍♂️

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#enigmarch #enigmarch2024 #imPROMPTus #puzzles #puzzlelife #puzzlemania #puzzlepeople #puzzlechallenge #puzzletime #puzzleaday #puzzleideas #puzzlefun #secretcodes

An “imPROMPTus" from enigmarchhq. With the Olympics now over the prompt sport was chosen.

Happy Puzzling 🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🚴‍♂️

⁣⁣⁣
#enigmarch #enigmarch2024 #imPROMPTus #puzzles #puzzlelife #puzzlemania #puzzlepeople #puzzlechallenge #puzzletime #puzzleaday #puzzleideas #puzzlefun #secretcodes

An “imPROMPTus" from enigmarchhq. With the Olympics now over the prompt sport was chosen.

Happy Puzzling 🏃‍♀️🤸‍♂️🚴‍♂️

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#enigmarch #enigmarch2024 #imPROMPTus #puzzles #puzzlelife #puzzlemania #puzzlepeople #puzzlechallenge #puzzletime #puzzleaday #puzzleideas #puzzlefun #secretcodes

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