Tales from the Cryptic

Cryptic Mini #000000098:   "God on Ecstasy" obscuration level: 🌕 (the cheese stands alone) It's hot out there, so here's a breezy treat. Don't solve too quickly or you'll get brain freeze! 🥶

Cryptic Mini #000000088:   "Necromancer's Court" obscuration level: 🌕 (big wheel o' cheese) Been awhile since we had an easy cheesy puzz on here! So here ya go. Enjoy :)

Cryptic Mini #000000080:   "Splendid Film Won" obscuration level: 🌕 (good luck have fun!) A sweet lil guy for you today. (except for 4-Down... he's sneaky and a bit rude). glhf!

Cryptic Mini #000000076:   "Wow, A Puzzle!" obscuration level: 🌕 (a lil slice of heaven) Wait what's this?? A cryptic mini on *Thursday*?? Yes that's right folks! We here at the Cryptic Mini Factory have finally perfected the technology to release puzzles on Thursdays. So we will! Every week. And to kick things off, here's a breezy lil guy. Enjoy!

Cryptic Mini #000000072:   "Elves Led Santa" obscuration level: 🌕 (easy as [moon] pie) I swear I didn't set out to write an xmas clue around xmas. Plz don't tell Hannukah Harry or he'll revoke my Jew card! here, you can have all my gelt (but not my guilt, that's mine). Tnx & happy whateverdays!

Cryptic Mini #000000063:   "Sondheim's First Musical" obscuration level: 🌕 (what we do out of the shadows) I know last week's puzzle was harder than advertised, so here is a bonafide, USDA-approved 🌕 guy. *And* it's only 5x5, so even if you get stuck, you can just type in random letters over and over until something hits. You could probably brute-force the whole grid in under 10 minutes. Now that's an easy puzzle!

Cryptic Mini #000000052:   "Peeps & Stickers" obscuration level: 🌔 (dark roots growing in) This is probably more of a 🌕 but I wanted to leave room on the scale to soften things a bit... Hope you enjoy solving it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Cryptic Mini #000000048:   "Curtains for Twitter" obscuration level: 🌕 (more like 😇) This puzzle features a very special guest: the very first cryptic clue I ever wrote! I don't remember exactly when, but approx. 10-12 years ago, this little ditty popped into existence. I'm still quite proud of her, so I gave her the best seat at the table: 1-Across. Please give her a warm welcome! 😇

Cryptic Mini #000000034:   "Grumpy Grampa" obscuration level: 🌕 (easy breezy beautiful, cryptic girl) After the doozy on Sunday, I thought I'd give you a breezy one today. Hopefully the 🌑-to-🌕 whiplash doesn't mess up your cycle!

Cryptic Mini #000000032:   "In a Bro-y Way" obscuration level: 🌕 (merry hump day) A quick lil snap today... but sometimes snaps are fun, right? Like when they're part of a complicated handshake. And really, isn't that what a cryptic puzzle is? A complicated handshake between solver and constructor? Most scholars might disagree, but in this essay I will argue...

Cryptic Mini #000000028:   "Men Festooned with Christmas Ornaments" obscuration level: 🌕 (shiny happy solvers) A swing back toward the bright side of the moon. Hope she treats you kindly :)