#010 - film festival
hi everyone! as always, a warm welcome back to lemonade disco, we’re happy to see you again. we’re thrilled to bring you this suite, packed with eight puzzles by nine constructors! we’ve rolled out the red carpet so please, make your way inside, but not without stopping for the paparazzi to get some glamour shots first.
now please turn all of your electronic devices to silent - the movie’s about to start!
film festival puzzles
marisa james
marisa james lives in portland, oregon, with her husband, daughter, and too many cats and dogs. her real job is drafting statutes as a lawyer for the oregon legislature, but she would gladly solve and construct crosswords all day if she could!
quiet on the set!
by: marisa james, edited by: shannon rapp
eric hougland
eric hougland is a retired attorney who drafted legislation for the texas legislature until 2018. he lives in austin with his husband, les case. they’re happy that his puzzle will finally have an audience.
dual roles
by: eric hougland, edited by: taylor johnson
brad lebeau
brad lebeau (he/him) is an avid puzzle solver who works in film and TV post-production and is based in los angeles. when he saw the theme for this suite, he knew he needed to submit a puzzle. he has recently entered the somewhat daunting world of cryptic crosswords, so he'd like to give a huge thanks to steve and the test solvers for getting this puzzle into shape. in his free time, you can most likely find him at the movie theater, at a concert, or at home avoiding his responsibilities by binge-watching the british quiz show only connect.
movie trailers
by: brad lebeau, edited by: steve mossberg
bob weisz
I love movies and I love crosswords! I think this might be my first themed grid? I find them super hard to make, but thanks to Dan, this was a delight! In other news, I publish a new cryptic mini every week at ye olde bloge: Tales From The Cryptic. Enjoy!
dan schwartz
dan schwartz is a person. his puzzles are found here. it was fun to collaborate with bob on this one! He basically did all of the work.
notable omissions
by: bob weisz & dan schwartz, edited by: shannon rapp
mike graczyk
mike graczyk is a math tutor from the chicagoland area. when he's not solving or constructing crosswords, he enjoys cats, coffee, his beloved cubbies, reading, logic problems, smooth jazz, spending time with friends and family, speaking about his hobbies in the third person, cats, and repeating himself. check out his blog with meta puzzles here!
let’s see a movie!
by: mike graczyk, edited by: taylor johnson
brian draa
hello, i'm brian. i'm a cryptic nut from pittsburgh, pennsylvania who has been constructing since february of last year. it was a great honor to get to work with steve, someone all of us american constructors look up to. this puzzle had been in process for a long time. i had originally intended to put it out for pride month this year (HA!). it's my first variety. i really have a deeper appreciation for steve's output now. i won't even tell you how many times i had to completely rebuild the grid from scratch before something coherent came together. if you like this puzzle why not check out my website, crosswordradio.com. thanks again to taylor, shannon, and steve!
drag show
by: brian draa, edited by: steve mossberg
kaye barton
kaye barton is a crossword streamer and constructor from wichita, kansas. she loves movies and filmmaking and couldn’t pass up submitting to this theme.
“this theme idea came from a dumb joke related to one of my favorite movies. i could have done something artful and poignant to really celebrate the craft of filmmaking, but you got this instead. It can’t all be cinema, right? #Scorsese”
plot twists
by: kaye barton, edited by: shannon rapp
taylor johnson
taylor (he/him) is a self-proclaimed crossword constructor from minneapolis, mn. he’s written crosswords for the los angeles times, universal, the new york times, usa-today, and crosswords club, among other venues. he also contributed to this ‘90s-inspired crossword book. he writes 50% of the puzzles for Squared Away, and is currently the crossword writer for DISPATCH.
some like it hot
by: taylor johnson
