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Jacob Cohen

Dec 31, 2021

#75: Thermo Capsules; Crossword (plus bonus LITS/Aqre Hybrid)

Hello, and welcome to Issue #75 of Puzzles for Progress! As I mentioned last week, it'll also be the last on the weekly schedule, and the...

Jacob Cohen

Dec 24, 2021

#74: Spiral; Star Battle; This is the Answer?

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress. I'll just say it: I will be taking a break from Puzzles for Progress in January 2022, and...

Jacob Cohen

Dec 17, 2021

#73: Aqre; Cell Blocks Sudoku; Vowelless Anagrammy

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Today, we have an Aqre (another Eric Fox puzzle type) that should be a good introduction to...

Jacob Cohen

Dec 10, 2021

#72: Word Ladder; Voxas; Anagrammy

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! The first puzzle for today is, a Word Ladder, titled "Gradient," which has slightly more of a...

Jacob Cohen

Dec 3, 2021

#71: Puzzle Spotlight: The King's Tour (with black squares)

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! It's Puzzle Spotlight time, and I've selected the King's Tour! Issue #31 was also a Puzzle...

Jacob Cohen

Nov 26, 2021

#70: Crossword; Star Battle; Ambiguous Kropki Pairs Sudoku

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! First of all, if you haven't done the Puzzles for Progress survey, it really does help me...

Jacob Cohen

Nov 23, 2021

Do the New Puzzles for Progress Survey!

Hey everyone! As you know, I love surveys, but somehow nearly a full year has passed without one. It's time to right that wrong! I'd be...

Jacob Cohen

Nov 19, 2021

#69: 45 Building Blocks (that my computer made)

Hey! Normally for Puzzles for Progress, as you know, I make three puzzles. Today, my computer made 45. I can explain. Building Blocks is...

Jacob Cohen

Nov 12, 2021

#68: Masyu; Hashi; Tents [from PANFOPCWHTTAPA] (plus bonus Swift Spiral)

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! The Logic Masters India contest I cowrote, Picking A Name For Our Puzzle Contest Was Harder...

Jacob Cohen

Nov 5, 2021

#67: Puzzle Spotlight: Tapa

Hello everyone, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress. Three separate news items today before I get to the puzzles! I cowrote a puzzle...

Jacob Cohen

Nov 3, 2021

The Puzzles for Progress Book Now Exists!

It's finally here. I'm so excited. My new puzzle book, Best of Puzzles for Progress, is officially for sale at tinyurl.com/best-of-pfp!...

Jacob Cohen

Oct 29, 2021

#66: Star Battle; KenKen; Mergeword

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Some of my puzzles recently have been slightly more difficult than I'd like, so I've tried to...

Jacob Cohen

Oct 22, 2021

#65: Thermo Sudoku; Tents; Overpath

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! I won't talk too much about the puzzles for this Friday. We've got a 6x6 Thermo Sudoku I...

Jacob Cohen

Oct 15, 2021

#64: Crossword; Mirrored Gallery; The King's Arrow Tour

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! We're on a power of two. Also the first number besides 1 to be both a perfect square and a...

Jacob Cohen

Oct 8, 2021

#63: Clone Capsules; Killer Sudoku; Spiral

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress! Today, a Capsules (Suguru) with clones (and an inequality sign), another installment in my ad...

Jacob Cohen

Oct 1, 2021

#62: Puzzle Spotlight: Building Blocks

Important: If you bought the Puzzles for Progress book, you probably received an email Wednesday that your order has been cancelled. I...

Jacob Cohen

Sep 24, 2021

#61: Crossword; Star Battle; Whirlpool

Hello, and welcome back to Puzzles for Progress! Today, a pfp-themed crossword, a relatively difficult Star Battle, and a Whirlpool. The...

Jacob Cohen

Sep 17, 2021

#60: Ins and Outs; Between Line Capsules; Overpath

Hello, and welcome to Puzzles for Progress. First, some book news: I now have test copies of my upcoming book Best of Puzzles for...

Jacob Cohen

Sep 10, 2021

#59: Crossword; Tetrominous (Borders); Slitherlink

Hey y'all! Puzzles for Progress time. First, I want to mention that Scott Strosahl again recorded his solve of my puzzles on YouTube,...

Jacob Cohen

Sep 3, 2021

#58: Puzzle Spotlight: Star Battle

Hello, and welcome back to Puzzles for Progress! I (mostly) took a break from PfP in August, so it's nice to be back. And it is the first...