Puzzles
This page has information about my crossword puzzles.
Mini Math Crosswords
I’ve written a book of mathematical crossword puzzles (and another volume coming soon) available at this link: bit.ly/MiniMathCrosswords
The puzzles are mathematical in the sense that they contain lots of words and names from the mathematics community, not because the grids are filled with numbers or anything like that! That is, instead of the tricky wordplay you’ll find in newspaper puzzles, the crosswords in this book have theme answers and lots of other fill that are words and names from the math world that you might otherwise never see in a puzzle. If you’d like to see your math knowledge and trivia prove useful all throughout a puzzle, and not just every once in a while, then you’ll love these crosswords!
👉 Check out this blog post on my site for two sample puzzles to see what they’re like. 👈
Words Xing
I also have a blog for standard (non-mathy) crossword puzzles: wordsxing.blogspot.com
I post a new puzzle once in a while, whenever I have one to share. You’ll find some themed puzzles and some themeless ones, as well as some experimentations with grid sizes and symmetry.
(P.S. I know that blog logo above with the road sign is terribly amateurish, but it’s the best I can do. Could you make it better? Email me! I’m willing to spend some $$ on graphic design.)
Published Puzzles
I have published a few puzzles in traditional crossword outlets, as well as some mathematically-themed puzzles through the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
Traditional Crosswords
- Crossword Puzzle Redstone app (Android / iOS). 1 pack of 25 hard themeless 7x7 puzzles / 1 pack of 10 medium themed 15x15 puzzles
- Saturday, November 11, 2021. Universal Crossword syndication. 15x15 themed puzzle. puz / pdf
- Sunday, October 24, 2021. The Atlantic website. 15x15 themed puzzle. applet
Mathematical Crosswords
Some of these puzzles have appeared in MAA periodicals (e.g. Mathematics Magazine) and some have appeared in conference materials at MathFest or the Joint Mathematics Meetings. I’ll try to keep this list updated, but you can also find many of these via my Google Scholar and ResearchGate profiles.
- June 2023. “Themeless Challenge Crossword”, MAA FOCUS, June/July 2023, 48-49. 15x15 themeless puzzle
- January 2023. Joint Mathematics Meetings 2023 Contest Crossword. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- August 2022. MathFest 2022 Contest Crossword. 23x19 themed puzzle. applet
- September 2021. “Mini Crossword Puzzle: What’s the Main Idea?”, Math Horizons, 29:1, 2. 10x10 themed puzzle. pdf
- August 2021. MathFest 2021 Contest Crossword. 21x21 themed puzzle. applet
- January 2021. Mini Math Crosswords: Small Grids, Big Ideas (and Fun) (and a bonus video of YouTuber Robert vs the NYTXW solving two puzzles from the book)
- December 2019. “Joint Mathematics Meetings 2020”, Mathematics Magazine, 92:5, 382-383. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- June 2019. “MathFest 2019”, Mathematics Magazine, 92:3, 228-229. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- December 2018. “Joint Mathematics Meetings 2019”, Mathematics Magazine, 91:5, 386-387. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- June 2018. “MathFest 2018”, Mathematics Magazine, 91:3, 228-229. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- December 2017. “Joint Mathematics Meetings 2018”, Mathematics Magazine, 90:5, 378-379. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- June 2017. “MathFest 2017”, Mathematics Magazine, 90:3, 226-227. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- December 2016. “Joint Math Meetings 2017”, Mathematics Magazine, 89:5, 340-341. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- June 2016. “MathFest 2016”, Mathematics Magazine, 89:3, 218-219. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- April 2016. “Mathematical Methods”, Mathematics Magazine, 89:2, 144-146. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- December 2015. “Joint Mathematics Meetings 2016”, Mathematics Magazine, 88:5, 362-363. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- April 2015. “Books for a Math Audience”, Mathematics Magazine, 88:2, 154-155. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- February 2015. “2D or not 2D?”, Mathematics Magazine, 88:1, 52-53. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- December 2014. “Award Winners”, Mathematics Magazine, 87:5, 360-361. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- June 2014. “Types Theory”, Mathematics Magazine, 87:3, 196-197. 15x15 themed puzzle. pdf
- December 2013. “What Do You Study?”, Mathematics Magazine, 86:5, 370-371. pdf