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    "title": "Free Puzzle Directory | The Griddle",
    "home_page_url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net",
    "feed_url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/feeds\/feed.json",
    "items": [
        {
            "id": 1002,
            "content_text": "Today's grab bag features four small word puzzles across two genres that I rediscovered while doing some solving of my own backlog of puzzles. Shapeshifter is a Patrick Berry invention that I found over at RedHead64's blog as Moving Staircases. Line Em Up was also found at RedHead64's blog, although I'm unsure if it's their invention or if it was another type found elsewhere. In any event, hat tip to RedHead64 for the inspiration.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/1002",
            "title": "#1002: Grab Bag",
            "date_published": "2026-08-01T18:17:41+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "LineEmUp",
                "MovingStaircases",
                "Shapeshifter"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 1001,
            "content_text": "Happy Pride Month! We are excited to present this year's edition of Puzzler Pride!",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/1001",
            "title": "#1001: Puzzler Pride 2026",
            "date_published": "2026-06-01T21:35:50+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "anglers",
                "letterweb",
                "squareroot",
                "squishdoku",
                "statuepark",
                "sudoku",
                "throwingshade"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 1000,
            "content_text": "For post 1000 and the 20th birthday of the site: two Area 51 puzzles and a small shape sudoku.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/1000",
            "title": "#1000: Grab Bag",
            "date_published": "2026-02-12T00:59:15+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "areafiftyone",
                "corral",
                "grabbag",
                "masyu",
                "slitherlink",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 999,
            "content_text": "Today's puzzle set includes another new twist on Haunted Mirror Mazes in the form of the Werewolf, which may be reflected multiple times depending on how many mirrors are between it and the observer.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/999",
            "title": "#999: Haunted Mirror Mazes",
            "date_published": "2026-02-09T22:59:21+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "haunted",
                "hmm",
                "werewolves"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 998,
            "content_text": "I've got a little of this and a little of that in today's grab bag, including two puzzles with more instructions and text that you're used to, and one with no instructions at all.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/998",
            "title": "#998: Grab Bag",
            "date_published": "2026-02-04T00:39:34+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "legday",
                "lits",
                "meta",
                "sudoku",
                "trueorfalse"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 997,
            "content_text": "Introducing a set of LITS puzzles and variants I've been writing over the last few months.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/997",
            "title": "#997: LITS & Variants",
            "date_published": "2026-01-21T23:37:57+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "Heyawake",
                "LITS",
                "SpiralGalaxies",
                "TentaiShow"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 996,
            "content_text": "Happy New Year! Here's a set of six haunted mirror maze puzzles including a new spider mechanic invented by Wagner Gerlach that changes the visibility of some monsters.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/996",
            "title": "#996: Haunted Mirror Mazes",
            "date_published": "2026-01-04T23:42:34+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "haunted",
                "hmm"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 995,
            "content_text": "Happy Pride 2025! Today Jamie Hargrove and I are pleased to present another showcase of puzzles from LGBTQIA+ authors from the puzzle community. This year is the \"intersectionality Edition\"; details inside the PDF. A mix of genres and difficulties, this diverse offering should have something for everyone to enjoy. (Please note that some of the word and hunt-style puzzles have themes that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.)",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/995",
            "title": "#995: Puzzler Pride 2025",
            "date_published": "2025-06-01T02:23:35+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "balanceloop",
                "castlewall",
                "crossword",
                "cryptic",
                "detour",
                "huntpuzzle",
                "letterweb",
                "marchingbands",
                "masyu",
                "puzzlerpride",
                "scrabble",
                "statuepark",
                "stostone",
                "stostonewall",
                "sudoku",
                "tapa",
                "throwingshade",
                "touchingtails"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 994,
            "content_text": "Howdy. I've been working on some weird sudoku variants since visiting Boston earlier this month for the first ever SudokuCon. Here are a few of them. I'm especially fond of the SubwayDoku puzzle because of my love of public transit, but the sudoku community has received it pretty harshly because it doesn't work in SudokuPad so you have to use Penpa+ or solve on paper. That's been a demoralizing bummer.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/994",
            "title": "#994: Sudoku Grab Bag",
            "date_published": "2025-04-26T19:25:18+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "between lines",
                "hunt puzzle",
                "killer sudoku",
                "sudoku",
                "sum sudoku",
                "sumdoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 993,
            "content_text": "Happy Pride 2024! Today Jamie Hargrove and I are pleased to present another showcase of puzzles from LGBTQ+ authors from the puzzle community.\r\n\r\nThis year we have an informal theme: \"Infinite Pride Edition\"; details inside the PDF. A mix of genres and difficulties, this diverse offering should have something for everyone to enjoy. (Please note that some of the word and hunt-style puzzles have themes that may not be appropriate for younger audiences.)",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/993",
            "title": "#993: Puzzler Pride 2024",
            "date_published": "2024-06-01T17:05:30+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "aqre",
                "crossword",
                "doubleback",
                "genderwalk",
                "heyawake",
                "homominous",
                "konundrum",
                "marchingbands",
                "nurikabe",
                "puzzlerpride",
                "skyscrapers",
                "statuepark",
                "sudoku",
                "throwingshade"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 992,
            "content_text": "Today's pair of puzzles were made for a Logic Showcase event and combine Slitherlink with the Cross the Streams clue style. Clues outside the grid guide you to enter slitherlink clues in the grid and toward a unique loop. Enjoy!",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/992",
            "title": "#992: Build-Your-Own Slitherlink",
            "date_published": "2024-02-12T13:03:49+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "CrossTheStreams",
                "Slitherlink"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 991,
            "content_text": "Today I'm bringing back a simple and easyish word puzzle type called Tetra-Drop Grid Fill. Drop blocks with letters into the grid to spell answers to clues.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/991",
            "title": "#991: Tetra-Drop Grid Fill",
            "date_published": "2024-02-08T14:41:40+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "gridfill",
                "TetraDropGridFill"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 990,
            "content_text": "Today's puzzle can be solved two different ways: as a regular slitherlink, or as a vertex slitherlink. It's also dedicated to Reesylou -- happy birthday!",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/990",
            "title": "#990: Vertex? Slitherlink",
            "date_published": "2024-02-01T14:22:03+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "slitherlink",
                "VertexSlitherlink"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 989,
            "content_text": "Three new Throwing Shade puzzles to enjoy.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/989",
            "title": "#989: Throwing Shade",
            "date_published": "2024-01-26T13:47:27+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "ThrowingShade"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 988,
            "content_text": "Merry Christmas! Today's puzzle is a meta puzzle that uses the solutions to the feature puzzles from days 1-24. Enjoy!",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/988",
            "title": "#988: 2023 Advent Day 25",
            "date_published": "2023-12-25T15:31:54+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "advent2023",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 987,
            "content_text": "Today's feature puzzle is the final kakuro of the calendar.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/987",
            "title": "#987: 2023 Advent Day 24",
            "date_published": "2023-12-24T16:36:45+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "advent2023",
                "kakuro",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 986,
            "content_text": "Today's feature puzzle is the final Rows Garden of the calendar.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/986",
            "title": "#986: 2023 Advent Day 23",
            "date_published": "2023-12-23T17:31:21+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "advent2023",
                "rowsgarden",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 985,
            "content_text": "Today's feature puzzle is the final numcross\/cross-figures puzzle of the calendar. Enjoy!",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/985",
            "title": "#985: 2023 Advent Day 22",
            "date_published": "2023-12-22T15:18:55+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "advent2023",
                "crossfigures",
                "numcross",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 984,
            "content_text": "With Christmas rapidly approaching, today's featured puzzle is the last Area 51 of the calendar.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/984",
            "title": "#984: 2023 Advent Day 21",
            "date_published": "2023-12-21T14:28:50+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "advent2023",
                "area51",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": 983,
            "content_text": "With Christmas right around the corner, kakuro is back as the featured puzzle.",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net\/983",
            "title": "#983: 2023 Advent Day 20",
            "date_published": "2023-12-20T14:23:53+00:00",
            "authors": [
                {
                    "name": "David Millar",
                    "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
                }
            ],
            "tags": [
                "advent2023",
                "kakuro",
                "sudoku"
            ]
        }
    ],
    "authors": [
        {
            "name": "David Millar",
            "url": "https:\/\/thegriddle.net"
        }
    ]
}