#006 - secret, secret
Welcome everyone to lemonade disco #006 - “secret, secret”. I’m stoked to report that this is the largest suite to date - EIGHT puzzles by NINE constructors! That’s a lot of sweet sweet lemonade to enjoy, so please, kick back and let us refill your cup. Happy solving!
As always a special shout out to our testers, as this would not be possible without their expertise and time. Big ups to: Wendy, Aaron, Kaye, Matt, Shannon, Greta, and Emma. Thank you so much!
secret, secret puzzles
Dallas Fletcher
In no particular order, Dallas Fletcher likes making: crosswords, poems, elaborate baked goods, memories with his dog Boba, anything with cheese, fun of nazis, and straight people uncomfortable.
What Are Your Digits?
by: Dallas Fletcher, edited by: Taylor Johnson
Lynn Watson
Lynn Watson is a retired Publications Manager living in the Bay Area, California. She has been solving crossword puzzles for years, but only recently ventured into the fun and challenging world of puzzle construction. Now she is hooked and finds puzzle construction even more addictive than solving them. In addition to this puzzle, her debut at Lemonade Disco, she has created puzzles for LA Times and Spyscape. Lynn's other interests include photography, jamming on her ukulele and attending pub trivia nights with friends and family.
Let’s Keep it on the…
by: Lynn Watson, edited by: Taylor Johnson
Evan Shapiro
Evan Shapiro is a sophomore in high school in Seattle, Washington. He’s the copy editor of his school’s newspaper, the Cleveland Journal, and its yearbook, Aquila. In his spare time, he reads, writes, runs, plays the flute, plays board games, and, of course, constructs crosswords. You might see him as Szeth_Pancakes on the 17th Shard forums or editing various wikis. He believes that if we’d just be kinder and more compassionate, the world would be a better place. He lives with three moms, two dogs, one cat, and one older sister, but not all in one house. You can find more puzzles by him here
Only YOU Can Prevent, uh, um, line please
by Evan Shapiro, edited by Taylor Johnson
Shannon Rapp
Shannon Rapp is a research administrator at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, as well as a mom to two cats and one middle-schooler. This is her second appearance in Lemonade Disco. She started making crosswords in 2020 and has written puzzles for AVCX+, Lil AVC X, Crucinova, The Los Angeles Times, The Inkubator, Universal, Grids for Kids, and her blog. She also writes for Daily Crossword Links and Diary of a Crossword Fiend.
Will Eisenberg
-Will Eisenberg (he/him)
-Twitter: @TLMBERWOLVES (note: not "Timberwolves")
Will is a French horn player and music teacher in the Twin Cities. He is the current 3rd horn of Orchestra Iowa and a founding member of the Minnesota Horn Quartet. More of his puzzles can be found on the blog Half-Baked Puzzles.
Shannon and Will are frequent collaborators who also contributed a puzzle to These Puzzl3s Fund Abortion, which is now available for presale. Preorder puzzles will be sent March 28.
Curb Appeal
by Shannon Rapp & Will Eisenberg, edited by Steve Mossberg
Jess Shulman
Jess Shulman is a freelance editor and writer who started constructing crosswords in 2020. She's had a handful of puzzles published, including in the New York Times, Universal, the LA Times, the Inkubator, Crosswords Club, and the amazing Grids for Kids charity pack, and she has a few more coming up, including a couple of cryptics (her newest passion). She says, "I'm thrilled to be part of lemonade disco. A huge thank you to Taylor for helping me break through my theme-writer's block!" She lives in Toronto with her husband and two teenage kids.
Open Secrets
by Jess Shulman, edited by: Taylor Johnson
Kevin Weiler
Kevin grew up just outside New York City, and has enjoyed doing crosswords with his dad since high school. Now happily married living in North Carolina spending his days at home taking care of his daughter, he decided to give constructing puzzles a shot.
Shhh!
by Kevin Weiler, edited by: Taylor Johnson
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.
Just Tell Me!
by: Mike Graczyk, edited by: Taylor Johnson
This round’s preview puzzle is brought to us by Matt Forest. You might recognize him from his weekly blogging for Diary of a Crossword Fiend, or from Grids for Kids, a charity puzzle pack he organized and released earlier this year, OR you may recognize him from EVERY OTHER LEMONADE DISCO SUITE. Cheers!
Matt Forest
It's no secret that Matt is a fan of lemonade disco, having appeared in every installment so far. This month he is thrilled to present the preview puzzle for the suite! In addition to writing crossword puzzles, he enjoys spending time outside with his wife and kids. Check out his puzzle blog and hit him up on Twitter (@MF_wordz) if you want to collab!
Keep Quiet! (preview puzzle)
by: Matt Forest, edited by: Taylor Johnson
