Crossword clues combined theme puzzle
A dense OCR style crossword list with numbered clues across and down covering a wide range of topics including literature mythology geography history and pop culture. Clues require solving for names places abbreviations and common terms across multiple domains.
Puzzle contact note prompts reader to reach Steve Green
Readers are directed to contact Steve Green at sgreen ocregister.com with any problems or errors about today's puzzle.
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Steve Green
Sgreen
Ocregister.com
Puzzle title hidden in coded lines from last week
A decoded solution to the prior week puzzle appears as a playful letter grid. The string RIE}A M lalate E A Hi {RIE [P c]ol [OIE L OO MIE A LRA Loo] P LIUINIA TIA hints at a hidden phrase when rearranged and debracketed, inviting readers to extract the intended answer.
Puzzle constructor Mark McClain’s Appalachian life roots
Mark McClain, a native of Oklahoma, lives near the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway in southwest Virginia. A community volunteer, he supports conservation education veterans and hiking groups while enjoying minor league baseball basketball and classical music in his spare time.
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South West Virginia
Blue Ridge Parkway
McClain
Guidelines for Submitting a Puzzle to the Orange County Register
The Orange County Register invites new and established constructors to submit top quality 15 by 15 crosswords. Puzzles must be unpublished including online and be thematic with at least three theme entries. Maximum word count 78 and block count 42. Include theme entries with clues and a brief puzzle description.
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Orange County Register
Orange County
Ocregister.com
Nonthematic Crossword Submission Instructions
A note explains submission guidelines for a less edgy crossword puzzle. It advises avoiding death drugs sex or disease references and suggests Amonday to Wednesday NYT level clues. Email submissions to David Steinberg at crossword OCRegister dot com. Payment of 50 dollars upon publication.
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David Steinberg
Crosswords
Ocregister.com
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