Writer's Block
Difficulty ● ● ◐ ○ ○
Puzzle Notes
Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen,
“I only get writer’s block about once a day”
~Sue Grafton
Leave it to Sue Grafton (the mystery author whose titles so graciously provide us with crossword clue partials like “___ for Innocent” and “___ for Killer”) to offer an apt description of writer’s block. We all have been there: blanking out in front of the computer screen, or with pen in hand.
After Googling “Cures for Writer’s Block,” these recommendations popped up:
- Change your work location
- Change your working hours
- Develop a new hobby
To that end, this week I write to you from a fainting couch, at 4 a.m., while watching Monster Truck documentaries.
Welcome to Week 538 of Crossword Nation. We invite you to solve “Writer’s Block” as your crossword of the week. I hope you'll block out some time to solve it!
Enjoy, and thank you kindly for subscribing!
Until next time, I remain . . .
Cruciverbally yours,
Liz
Solvers of The New Yorker puzzles: Themeless puzzlers, please check out my latest crossword (a “challenging" diversion, per the editors).
Mini Crossword Aficionados: For a quick solve, please try the Daily Mini Crossword in the L. A. Times. It's free! Simply bookmark and visit daily for a new puzzle.
Recovering Lost Puzzles: If, for some reason, our weekly puzzle email doesn't appear in your mailbox on Monday evenings, no worries -- you can always "re-send" the puzzle to yourself.
But first ....
- Please check the Spam folder. Sometimes the Crossword Nation emails are redirected to Spam folders. This can happen after a software or system update. If it's not in the Spam folder, then try Step 2.
- Visit the Subscriber Portal and Re-send the Puzzle To Your Mailbox. You can always send the latest puzzle (or any puzzle from our archive) to yourself. Visit here:
https://xwnation.puzzleanywhere.com/enable-account/
Choose the "Resend Puzzle" link at the bottom right of the page. From there, you can choose which puzzle to send to your mailbox!
Important message for pre-2020 subscribers: If your Crossword Nation subscription was on auto-renewal through Rumination Software, please cancel it via your PayPal account. Our puzzles are no longer sold through Rumination Software. We expect that Rumination cancelled those auto-renewals from their end. But to be safe -- please discontinue such auto-renewals from your end.
If you enjoy our 'indie' Crossword Nation puzzles, please give them a positive rating on Amy Reynaldo's blog, Diary of a Crossword Fiend. Your ratings help keep our little puzzle shop independent and strong!
Ade Koiki blogs our puzzle every Tuesday. Simply page through Amy's blog to find the Tuesday blog posts. http://crosswordfiend.com/
Happy solving and be well!
Liz Gorski