Thanks to the folks who have come by on the regular in the past. With this last quiptic, Square Pursuit is going to become a “puzzles will appear whenever I’ve got something cool to share” project.

He’s a thoughtful constructor and crossword theorist, and the sort of person I’d trust 100% with one of my puzzles in his hands. I’d like to give my appreciation to Will Eisenberg, who somehow managed to test solve every single one of these things. 39 quiptics on the site should be a good amount for anybody looking to run the gauntlet on their way to whichever puzzling destination they’d like. Always straightforward, never a pushover, and constructed in the spirit of the clue writers I admire most. In truth, my taste still leans towards the British crossword, and I think that’s what makes this bunch of 39 puzzles unique. We now have a much stronger solver base here than we did before, and more in the way of quality cryptic options as well.

I started the series to give folks a chance to sharpen up their skills so they could begin tackling the British puzzles I like so much. When I made the first of these, the cryptic crossword landscape in North America looked fairly different than it does today. This final quiptic marks the end of an era.

Cryptic crosswords puzzles free online