https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco daily 0.75 2026-03-13 https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/5wzomi7gca3ble1yuszedwvcr5lr9q monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/4fa78082-255f-4f02-8764-742fbb4d187e/Garrett1.jpg lemonade disco - tasting menu - garrett herzfeld Garrett Herzfeld, a Post Production Manager in Charlotte, NC, has had one puzzle each in The Wall Street Journal, LA Times, and Universal. When not constructing crosswords, he enjoys playing drums in bands (@petrovclt and @mindvac on Instagram), reading and collecting comic books, and spending time with his girlfriend and their dog Willa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/43e96a6f-4b03-4d06-8951-ee0101c4845f/headshot.jpg lemonade disco - tasting menu - kaitlin hsu I’m grateful for the people, words, and food that have nourished me over the years and the chance to share them with you, dear solver. At this moment, I’m also thinking of the Palestinians who have forgone Eid celebrations, who are still being starved by Israel, who are facing famine and genocide. Please consider matching my donation of $25 to this fundraiser by the Gaza Poets Society, which aims to provide food, life-saving supplies, and eventual evacuation for two young children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/36a8dd28-c0ac-4784-bec6-ceb72cfed3b5/xword2.jpg lemonade disco - tasting menu - mike torch When not constructing and solving, Mike is a Napa, CA based management consultant. When not working he enjoys: pickleball, hiking, scuba diving, underwater photography and most importantly to this month’s theme, food and cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/77d82f86-2098-4474-a0df-48253e74ead0/s.rapp+%281%29.jpg lemonade disco - tasting menu - shannon rapp Shannon is a co-director of the Midwest Crossword Tournament and an editor here at Lemonade Disco and over at Lil AVC X. Some of her recent puzzles include this themeless with Amie Walker at The Modern, this USA Today with Will Eisenberg, and her and Will's contribution to These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4. She believes in the power of crosswords to bring people together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/8a771312-ddbc-4701-baac-1aeaf2b1fcdd/Pic+5+%282%29.jpeg lemonade disco - tasting menu - dylan schiff Dylan Schiff is excited to share this treat with you as his sophomore effort with Lemonade Disco! He continues to work as a science educator and still spends his free time bowling, constructing puzzles, and editing Sporcle quizzes. Bon appetit! https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/011-now-thats-what-i-call-music monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/1776f8f7-3938-4b4a-98ef-1a54d327ddbb/tempImagePzav0Z.jpg lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - michael lieberman michael lieberman is a lawyer and puzzlemaker who can often be found at the national zoo in Washington, D.C. with his animal-obsessed child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/4606a14d-164d-407f-b8fa-9aaeab167755/IMG_7237+%281%29.jpg lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - jenna lafleur jenna lafleur is a crossword speedsolver and occasional constructor from washington, dc. she enjoys listening to podcasts, sending her friends funny animal pictures, watching all of taskmaster for the nth time, and supporting her local music scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/fb3959a5-abcd-43f6-8217-6d6e521e5eff/JoeRodiniNYT.jpg lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - joe rodini when joe is not constructing puzzles, he is very often found belting it out at karaoke. in fact, he once placed in a karaoke impersonator competition, performing "once in a lifetime" as david byrne. he sings in the greater eugene, OR area alongside his partner and, if at home, his two cats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/8f312dae-ab88-4b84-9567-9d534db11841/Screen+Shot+2024-02-16+at+9.55.18+PM.png lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - maia mccormick maia is a brooklyn-based crossword constructor, software engineer, choir director, folk dancer, sourdough enthusiast, and wearer of many hats. this is her first published puzzle! you can subscribe to updates, and find more puzzles of varying levels of polish here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/8a771312-ddbc-4701-baac-1aeaf2b1fcdd/Pic+5+%282%29.jpeg lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - dylan schiff dylan schiff is very excited to share this puzzle with you as his lemonade disco debut! he works as a science educator and spends his free time bowling, constructing puzzles, and editing sporcle quizzes. happy solving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b0ad43d2-0077-4f59-a645-2b2a5073c8f0/IMG-20180721-WA0001-EDIT.jpg lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - dob olino dob is a certified ethical hacker by day and certified anxious person by night. he loves coffee, his cat, and crosswords, and hopes to add another thing to that list someday *praying emoji*. he co-hosts a twitch stream with his good friend momes, which you should check out if you enjoy watching two people solve crosswords in a semi-fine fashion. he's appreciative of the lemonade disco team for accepting this puzzle full of some of his favorite *redacted* and hopes you enjoy the solve! *photo of Dob posing with a big fan* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/cdbbc39f-9a10-4e27-b0c5-58b52779868b/IMG_1814.jpeg lemonade disco - now that’s what i call music! - will eisenberg will (@TlMBERWOLVES) is a french horn player and music teacher in the twin cities. he is the current 3rd horn of orchestra iowa, and the reigning champion of the boswords themeless league choppy division. will is part of the leadership team for Lil AVC X in 2024. more of his puzzles can be found on the blog Half-Baked Puzzles. https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/010-film-festival monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/8dda1302-0c84-4133-87e0-ba33823849f3/marisa+james.jpeg lemonade disco - film festival - marisa james marisa james lives in portland, oregon, with her husband, daughter, and too many cats and dogs. her real job is drafting statutes as a lawyer for the oregon legislature, but she would gladly solve and construct crosswords all day if she could! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/5255ddd2-a005-40b3-a148-84d6f67aaa48/eric+hougland.jpeg lemonade disco - film festival - eric hougland eric hougland is a retired attorney who drafted legislation for the texas legislature until 2018. he lives in austin with his husband, les case. they’re happy that his puzzle will finally have an audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d41858ea-57b0-4259-8992-4dd90a618329/brad+lebeau.jpg lemonade disco - film festival - brad lebeau brad lebeau (he/him) is an avid puzzle solver who works in film and TV post-production and is based in los angeles. when he saw the theme for this suite, he knew he needed to submit a puzzle. he has recently entered the somewhat daunting world of cryptic crosswords, so he'd like to give a huge thanks to steve and the test solvers for getting this puzzle into shape. in his free time, you can most likely find him at the movie theater, at a concert, or at home avoiding his responsibilities by binge-watching the british quiz show only connect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/460995b6-efd4-4264-887f-c6940c8b03f7/bob+weisz.jpg lemonade disco - film festival - bob weisz I love movies and I love crosswords! I think this might be my first themed grid? I find them super hard to make, but thanks to Dan, this was a delight! In other news, I publish a new cryptic mini every week at ye olde bloge: Tales From The Cryptic. Enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/4a8a839a-617b-417f-bdac-d4eb29d4a93e/dan+schwartz.jpg lemonade disco - film festival - dan schwartz dan schwartz is a person. his puzzles are found here. it was fun to collaborate with bob on this one! He basically did all of the work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/75f84bc2-e90e-4c0b-8fa6-49534ecd77e0/mikeyg.jpg lemonade disco - film festival - mike graczyk mike graczyk is a math tutor from the chicagoland area. when he's not solving or constructing crosswords, he enjoys cats, coffee, his beloved cubbies, reading, logic problems, smooth jazz, spending time with friends and family, speaking about his hobbies in the third person, cats, and repeating himself. check out his blog with meta puzzles here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/a6ee5451-b39f-4ada-b0e3-a5cd82f35f4e/piccy.jpg lemonade disco - film festival - brian draa hello, i'm brian. i'm a cryptic nut from pittsburgh, pennsylvania who has been constructing since february of last year. it was a great honor to get to work with steve, someone all of us american constructors look up to. this puzzle had been in process for a long time. i had originally intended to put it out for pride month this year (HA!). it's my first variety. i really have a deeper appreciation for steve's output now. i won't even tell you how many times i had to completely rebuild the grid from scratch before something coherent came together. if you like this puzzle why not check out my website, crosswordradio.com. thanks again to taylor, shannon, and steve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b3798aa6-a540-46fc-965e-e98b026a8081/Kaye.jpeg lemonade disco - film festival - kaye barton kaye barton is a crossword streamer and constructor from wichita, kansas. she loves movies and filmmaking and couldn’t pass up submitting to this theme. “this theme idea came from a dumb joke related to one of my favorite movies. i could have done something artful and poignant to really celebrate the craft of filmmaking, but you got this instead. It can’t all be cinema, right? #Scorsese” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/24b40e02-07d9-46f9-ba47-e2b0f7b113e3/tempImagepqJ7yL.jpg lemonade disco - film festival - taylor johnson taylor (he/him) is the founder and lead editor of lemonade disco and gin+grapefruit. https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/009-a-day-at-the-zoo monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/1c13c659-637b-4051-802e-85df85e51ec2/michele.jpeg lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - michèle govier hello, I am from Ottawa, Ontario, and first took a stab at constructing crosswords two years ago after solving for many years. This puzzle has been kicking around in various iterations - obviously waiting until the moment the latest lemonade disco call-out went out with a theme that fit this puzzle perfectly. Thanks to Taylor and the team for the suggestions to kick it up a notch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2d6ce9c4-6900-4bae-aa52-7d21d3dc969d/BartGold.png lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - bart gold Bart Gold is a writer and maker. As a screenwriter Bart has written for Universal Pictures, Lionsgate and Dreamworks TV. Bart has been glimpsed on Conan, had the pleasure of playing a Star Trek geek in Brent Spiner’s web series Fresh Hell, and documents various build/maker projects on his own YouTube series Crazy Making Behavior. As a crossword constructor, Bart's work has been seen in the LA Times, Universal Syndicated Crossword, Spyscape, Crucinova and the Redstone Games app. www.bartgold.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b3798aa6-a540-46fc-965e-e98b026a8081/Kaye.jpeg lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - kaye barton Kaye Barton is a crossword streamer and constructor from Wichita, Kansas. Kaye says: “This is my third lemonade disco puzzle, and first published cryptic! This puzzle’s meta was half-‘cool idea’ and half-‘blessed by the universe’, and came together a bit magically. It was a beast* to grid and clue and I’m so excited to finally see it in the wild*. Infinitely grateful to Steve for his trademark generosity in getting this puzzle to where it needed to be. I hope you love it!” *puns absolutely intended https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/f3696698-3273-4332-81ad-28d8aa6a0574/brian+callahan.jpg lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - brian callahan Brian Callahan (he/him) is thrilled to be making his lemonade disco debut! He’s a crossword constructor from Chicago who enjoys travel, spicy food, running, and spending time at the park with his terrier mix, Penny. “The inspiration for this puzzle was 36-Across. I was fortunate that three of the five themed answers all had the same length, so I had a ton of possible grids to work with. This one allowed for some of the more fun bonus answers. Shout-out to Shannon Rapp for putting on the finishing touches!” In addition to this puzzle, Brian’s puzzles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times (with *hopefully* more outlets to come!). Be sure to check out his mini- and midi-sized creations at oliogrids.com and crosshare.org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/dbeb30a6-97c2-4cc2-a1e9-6838ef072131/dena.jpg lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - dena witkes Dena Witkes may be the only constructrix immortalized in song. While 1980s TV Guides served as the gateway drug to a lifetime crossword addiction, she only recently delved into constructing. She is truly amazed at the altruism amidst the cruciverbalist community. When not puzzling, Dena can be found chasing rainbows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/798af176-f0cf-41bb-90c1-42ff2297ab3e/Tim+.jpg lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - tim giannetti Tim Giannetti (he/him) is a Spanish & French teacher from Central New York. When he's not teaching, coaching a robotics team, or playing volleyball, he enjoys coming up with silly portmanteaux to build crossword grids around over at crosshare.org. This is his first published puzzle, and would like to thank Taylor and everyone at lemonade disco for the opportunity and support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/1776f8f7-3938-4b4a-98ef-1a54d327ddbb/tempImagePzav0Z.jpg lemonade disco - a day at the zoo - michael lieberman michael lieberman is a lawyer and puzzlemaker who can often be found at the national zoo in Washington, D.C. with his animal-obsessed child. the idea for this puzzle originated as part of a theme brainstorm with lemonade disco’s own taylor johnson. They ended up going in a different direction, but decided to dust this one off for this puzzle suite—especially after they realized they could put pictures in the grid! https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/008-party-time monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/ac9bb80b-0252-4f1d-9daa-789fd1b82d41/emmalawson5.jpg lemonade disco - party time - Emma Lawson Emma Lawson (she/her) is a crossword constructor and librarian based in Vancouver, BC. She has published crosswords in Universal, Spyscape, the LA Times, and the Inkubator, and regularly contributes puzzles to Toronto's new alt magazine The Grind. In 2022, she did National Crossword Writing Month (not a thing) and posted midis daily on her blog for a month. She loves grooming her rabbits and knitting socks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/ecdc7864-7aba-4c7c-98bd-1ab1efabb3ca/20230614_133714.jpg lemonade disco - party time - Matt Forest I happened to be ruminating on the phrase, "rise to the occasion," just before this prompt was announced for lemonade disco, and it seemed fitting for a Party Time theme. I extended the grid to fit 4 long theme answers plus the reveal, and I'm pleased that I was able to accommodate a fun pair of non-themed 10s. Hope you enjoy the solve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/9a5bd4cc-a5a8-434d-b90a-86df78c4440e/Chris+Evans.png lemonade disco - party time - Chris Evans I'm thrilled to be a part of this puzzle pack, and I really hope you enjoy the cryptic I've put together. It's got something a bit more than my usual offerings... Being a Brit, it can be hard to keep things fair for solvers on both sides of the pond, but I'd like to thank the superb work done by Steve and the testers in making this one fun and interesting no matter where you're solving from! If you enjoyed this and would like to solve more of Chris' work, some of his work can be found here, with the guise Umpire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c1cc8c75-8c8e-4833-8dfa-9f962f5bc364/sz_xw_skateboard.png lemonade disco - party time - Sean Ziebarth Sean Ziebarth teaches high school English and journalism in Fountain Valley, California. He hosts a weekly freeform radio show Friday nights on Radio.3hive.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/22fa7b29-233c-4307-ac6e-059c3ab3efbd/IMG_3980.jpeg lemonade disco - party time - Natalie Tran Natalie Tran is a student at the University of California, San Diego majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology. As an avid crossword solver, you can find her competing with her friends on the NYT Daily Mini Leaderboard, raving to her English teacher about the new crossword that just dropped, or doing crosswords just about anywhere, whether she’s on a long flight or at the beach. Aside from the crossword addiction, you can find her binging science-related TED Talks, reviewing new foods for her foodstagram, playing some tunes on the piano, or simply reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2e64386d-d741-41ba-a58d-7edd6dc15257/unnamed.jpg lemonade disco - party time - Kaye Barton Kaye Barton is a crossword streamer and constructor from Wichita, Kansas, who has four cats and a fake mustache. This is her second puzzle in lemonade disco and the first with a solo byline. The theme was resurrected from the "ideas that aren't working yet" pile and given new life with the help of the lemonade disco editorial eye! She's glad to finally see it in the wild and says, "Put on your party hats and enjoy the solve!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/e5dc429a-4650-4eee-b7d6-ec3df9081b95/George+Ho.jpg lemonade disco - party time - George Ho George is a data scientist and enjoyer of puzzles, based in New York. If you imagine a penguin on a treadmill, you have a pretty good picture of him. Themed cryptics don’t get as much attention as I think they deserve, so I was inspired to shove as much theme as I could into this puzzle! I’m pleased with how it turned out and grateful for Steve’s editorial guidance. I hope you enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c92691e0-eb65-4408-94b1-1d1f9996c53e/Jimmy.jpg lemonade disco - party time - Jimmy Peniston Jimmy (they/any) is an ecologist and educator who currently spends most of their constructing time making midi puzzles for Lil AVC X and most of their non-constructing time preparing for a move from Florida to Alaska. Don't worry though it's from northern Florida to southern Alaska, so it's not that extreme of a change… right? Please say right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2dd76210-239c-47d5-a685-dd3023a28790/dan-schwartz-head.jpg lemonade disco - party time - Dan Schwartz Dan Schwartz (he/him) is a new-ish constructor who has been in the LA Times, Universal, and mostly his own blog xwordswithbabka. He hopes you find this puzzle enjoyable, like a delicious cake made from scratch. He, his spouse, and their two ginger cats recently moved to New York; keep them in your thoughts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d923bb03-0e3f-4291-ad5d-f8439ec19dca/rapp-4.jpg lemonade disco - party time - Shannon Rapp Shannon (she/her) is a crossword constructor, enthusiast, and aspiring speed solver from st. louis, mo. she brings her wealth of experience in collaborating, mentoring, and test solving to her work editing puzzles for lemonade disco. you can find more of her work at various venues of note as well as her blog. https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/nwq6wk47g9hlh9jgxin6ffju1484bl monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/08a28f31-a041-40e2-bc0e-cede8fbfcefe/unnamed.png lemonade disco - game night - Ada Nicolle Ada Nicolle (she/her) is a crossword constructor based in Toronto, Ontario. She publishes themeless puzzles on her Patreon Luckystreak Xwords, and contributes puzzles to Xtra, Believer Magazine, USA Today, and Crossword Club. When she's not making crosswords, she can be found performing stand-up comedy or hanging out with a friendly orange cat named Pumpkin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d9f3e3be-51eb-445f-b3d4-1c7c3114ec3b/Screen+Shot+2023-05-17+at+6.49.41+AM.png lemonade disco - game night - Pixlate Pixlate is a crossword setter hailing from Sydney, Australia. When she's making puzzles, she tries (and fails) to post them weekly on her blog. When she's not making puzzles, she enjoys taking a nap for once. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/75f84bc2-e90e-4c0b-8fa6-49534ecd77e0/mikeyg.jpg lemonade disco - game night - Mike Graczyk Mike Graczyk is a math tutor from the Chicagoland area. When he's not solving or constructing crosswords, he enjoys cats, coffee, his beloved Cubbies, reading, logic problems, smooth jazz, spending time with friends and family, speaking about his hobbies in the third person, cats, and repeating himself. Check out his blog with meta puzzles here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/efbe598f-fcfe-4367-8fcc-beec97cf79e0/unnamed.jpg lemonade disco - game night - Elise Corbin Elise Corbin runs the crossword blog Cruciverbology, where she drops a new science-themed puzzle every few weeks. Elise has been published in The Inkubator, Fireball, Crucinova, the New York Times, and more, as well as creating FiveThirtyEight’s only crossword to date. You might know Elise as the creator of Election Tampering, published on the web during the 2020 election season. When not puzzling, Elise enjoys cycling, baking, and spending time outside. Follow her on Twitter @cruciverbology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/58754852-160c-4898-a0e8-11f409b3792f/DOB.jpg lemonade disco - game night - Dob Olino Dob (he/him) is a Certified Ethical Hacker by day and Certified Lazybones by night. He loves coffee, his cat, and crosswords, maybe in that order. He feels so lucky to have worked with the incomparable Kaye on this puzzle and hopes you enjoy solving it as much as he enjoyed constructing it! Check out his Twitch channel he hosts with his friend Momes here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2e64386d-d741-41ba-a58d-7edd6dc15257/unnamed.jpg lemonade disco - game night - Kaye Barton Kaye Barton defies categorization (i.e. has ADHD and can't settle on any one thing). Right now she's attempting to learn enough Japanese to be useful on a trip there next fall, but tomorrow she might also take up whittling (using the kit she impulse-bought last year and hasn't opened yet). One thing she does do consistently is stream crosswords and other puzzle games as kaybartplays on Twitch. She grew up doing puzzles in the newspaper with her mom and grandma, both of whom would find all this crossword stuff really cool This is her first byline (!) in an outlet that isn't her puzzle blog (or a collaborator's puzzle blog) and she's excited to share it with her good buddy, Dob! She deeply appreciates the crossword community for their endless advice, support, and collabs, and her husband Landon and their four cats for the snuggles (and for keeping the secret that the mustache is fake). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/4aab0757-b9b5-48e0-bc06-0a881e4c93da/headshot.jpg lemonade disco - game night - Rebecca Bridge Rebecca is a poet, writer, professor, mother, and freelancer living in Chicago with her two kids, husband, and dog, Mops. She has been doing cryptics (and sometimes throwing puzzle books against the wall in frustration) for years, but this is her first published puzzle. She will have another one coming soon at AVCX Cryptic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/7ee7fe7d-701c-4a26-b5cb-9516dcc77c80/Jill+Singer.jpeg lemonade disco - game night - Jill Singer Jill Singer is a filmmaker in the Boston area. She works to create media for museums with the design and production company RLMG. Like so many others, she took up crossword construction during the pandemic and has had some beginner’s luck with a handful of accepted puzzles at the New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, and Universal. Jill would like to dedicate this puzzle to her father, who taught her to love the game that’s featured here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d8828af8-e6a6-41a9-92df-b1f829a04190/unnamed.jpg lemonade disco - game night - Lynn Watson Lynn Watson is a retired Publications Manager living in the Bay Area, California. She has been solving crossword puzzles for years, but only recently ventured into the fun and challenging world of puzzle construction. Now she is hooked and finds puzzle construction even more addictive than solving them. In addition to this puzzle she has created puzzles for LA Times and Spyscape. Lynn's other interests include photography, jamming on her ukulele and attending pub trivia nights with friends and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/5e9c0a65-ff44-4e87-972c-2ff3f6c1729b/FA52C212-A9D5-4EFD-A09E-D2C01D7C0463+2.JPG lemonade disco - game night - Kelsey Dixon Kelsey Dixon is a crossword constructor from Chicago. She likes season 3 episode 7 of “The Sopranos”, whistling the harmonica solo from ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ (Album Version), and Big Red gum. She posts puzzles with some regularity at her blog. https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/npzec8apippalxdvarnkqnr07pkfdk monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/9fef8b53-77f1-4962-aad8-9cfaf2afea5b/Image.jpeg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Dallas Fletcher In no particular order, Dallas Fletcher likes making: crosswords, poems, elaborate baked goods, memories with his dog Boba, anything with cheese, fun of nazis, and straight people uncomfortable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/f3193ba2-67c8-478a-8937-1c2a99bae0b2/unnamed.jpg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Lynn Watson Lynn Watson is a retired Publications Manager living in the Bay Area, California. She has been solving crossword puzzles for years, but only recently ventured into the fun and challenging world of puzzle construction. Now she is hooked and finds puzzle construction even more addictive than solving them. In addition to this puzzle, her debut at Lemonade Disco, she has created puzzles for LA Times and Spyscape. Lynn's other interests include photography, jamming on her ukulele and attending pub trivia nights with friends and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/98bd68fc-a986-4934-bee5-8099c4ca9384/EvanS_photo.JPG lemonade disco - secret, secret - Evan Shapiro Evan Shapiro is a sophomore in high school in Seattle, Washington. He’s the copy editor of his school’s newspaper, the Cleveland Journal, and its yearbook, Aquila. In his spare time, he reads, writes, runs, plays the flute, plays board games, and, of course, constructs crosswords. You might see him as Szeth_Pancakes on the 17th Shard forums or editing various wikis. He believes that if we’d just be kinder and more compassionate, the world would be a better place. He lives with three moms, two dogs, one cat, and one older sister, but not all in one house. You can find more puzzles by him here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d923bb03-0e3f-4291-ad5d-f8439ec19dca/rapp-4.jpg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Shannon Rapp Shannon Rapp is a research administrator at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, as well as a mom to two cats and one middle-schooler. This is her second appearance in Lemonade Disco. She started making crosswords in 2020 and has written puzzles for AVCX+, Lil AVC X, Crucinova, The Los Angeles Times, The Inkubator, Universal, Grids for Kids, and her blog. She also writes for Daily Crossword Links and Diary of a Crossword Fiend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d246bdb8-0af6-48ab-87d9-a32162c1286d/IMG_1176.jpg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Will Eisenberg -Will Eisenberg (he/him) -Twitter: @TLMBERWOLVES (note: not "Timberwolves") Will is a French horn player and music teacher in the Twin Cities. He is the current 3rd horn of Orchestra Iowa and a founding member of the Minnesota Horn Quartet. More of his puzzles can be found on the blog Half-Baked Puzzles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b1b1f19d-0ef9-4740-9cac-97313de8453d/Jess+pic+2.jpg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Jess Shulman Jess Shulman is a freelance editor and writer who started constructing crosswords in 2020. She's had a handful of puzzles published, including in the New York Times, Universal, the LA Times, the Inkubator, Crosswords Club, and the amazing Grids for Kids charity pack, and she has a few more coming up, including a couple of cryptics (her newest passion). She says, "I'm thrilled to be part of lemonade disco. A huge thank you to Taylor for helping me break through my theme-writer's block!" She lives in Toronto with her husband and two teenage kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/07ca2a38-7758-4234-aab0-31c476fb484a/Kevin.png lemonade disco - secret, secret - Kevin Weiler Kevin grew up just outside New York City, and has enjoyed doing crosswords with his dad since high school. Now happily married living in North Carolina spending his days at home taking care of his daughter, he decided to give constructing puzzles a shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/92f6c302-3794-412c-990d-94f55034bcb6/mikeyg.jpg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Mike Graczyk Mike Graczyk is a math tutor from the Chicagoland area. When he's not solving or constructing crosswords, he enjoys cats, coffee, his beloved Cubbies, reading, logic problems, smooth jazz, spending time with friends and family, speaking about his hobbies in the third person, cats, and repeating himself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/0fd8ee0f-aa96-4c76-897d-4c55db26f264/20221217_100931.jpg lemonade disco - secret, secret - Matt Forest It's no secret that Matt is a fan of lemonade disco, having appeared in every installment so far. This month he is thrilled to present the preview puzzle for the suite! In addition to writing crossword puzzles, he enjoys spending time outside with his wife and kids. Check out his puzzle blog and hit him up on Twitter (@MF_wordz) if you want to collab! https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/xn8s77cgpg7j35pgblv38d7mgt3fvl monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/8d4f7daa-a7d6-471b-96c8-3a8fe9c49ac8/PXL_20210912_222448320.jpg lemonade disco - road trip! - Alexis Viera Alexis is a private investigator who is definitely not just two kids in a trench coat. Her favorite hobbies are (in no particular order) staring her cat in the eyes, hyping up her husband's most groan-worthy puns, and constructing cryptics. This is her second published puzzle, following an AVCX debut last year, and she hopes you enjoy it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/6ee7fde9-6493-4c0f-895f-05da579fa311/IMG_20230216_073320.jpg lemonade disco - road trip! - Yara Shaheen-Abuelreish Yara has been solving crosswords for years and is just recently venturing into the world of construction. Incredibly recently actually; this is her first ever published crossword. She's looking forward to collaborating with more cool people and cruciverbalist-ing some more with incredibly specific pop culture clues that connect with other chronically online hotties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/ad5a3d39-8329-4a62-adf8-a975f1c0df8c/Screenshot_20230123-164805%7E2.png lemonade disco - road trip! - Richard D. Allen Richard D. Allen lives in North Carolina. His crossword site is here, his music site is here, and his Twitter handle is @ambivalentricky. He would like to shout out his co-constructor for concocting this puzzle's awesome theme. Constructors of any skill level interested in collaborating are encouraged to contact him via his website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/ca7d7d62-aa07-4c1c-9c8b-2d36cee16aa0/20221217_100931.jpg lemonade disco - road trip! - Matt Forest In addition to his love for lemonade, Matt enjoys a good road trip. While in college he made two trips with friends to attend bowl games of his alma mater, Boise State University, one to Phoenix and the other to Las Vegas (don't ask which one he remembers more clearly). He also decided to pick up and move halfway across the country with his wife and dog a year after they tied the knot, and he's been living in Minnesota ever since! In crossword news, he recently launched a fundraising project called "Grids for Kids" which encourages people to donate to youth charities in exchange for a star-studded puzzle pack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c1cc8c75-8c8e-4833-8dfa-9f962f5bc364/sz_xw_skateboard.png lemonade disco - road trip! - Sean Ziebarth Sean Ziebarth teaches high school English and journalism in Fountain Valley, California. When he's not teaching he's printing up crosswords for him and his wife to work (they prefer solving on pencil and paper), trying to get his three children hooked on crosswords, and acting like he's 15 years old—skateboarding with his buddies and trying to break his personal record in Robotron. Sean hosts a weekly freeform radio show Friday nights on Radio.3hive.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/865d74c3-74b9-4b1d-ab90-35a6d38494a0/311155177_635854484654692_1819694463665693529_n+%281%29.jpg lemonade disco - road trip! - Rafa Musa Rafa has been in the crossword scene for almost two years now. When he's not filling grids or writing clues, he spends 100% of his time doting on his cat Georgia. A gifted multitasker, he also often dotes on his cat Georgia *while* filling grids or writing clues. You can find him on twitter here, or his puzzle blog here. https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/004-oh-oh-its-magic monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b47d4886-f16b-4d8c-9f1a-ef1ce04960da/IMG_7294.jpg lemonade disco - oh oh, it’s magic! - Matt Gritzmacher Matt discovered the indie crossword scene in 2016, and has a particular passion for test-solving puzzles. This is his second puzzle following an AVCX collab with Brooke Husic earlier this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/5eb1b3c5-d137-4773-98c3-2650753fef06/rapp-4.jpg lemonade disco - oh oh, it’s magic! - Shannon Rapp Shannon started making crosswords in 2020 and began writing puzzles for her blog in early 2021. Since then, she has written puzzles for AVCX+, Lil AVC X, Crucinova, LA Times, Inkubator, and Universal, with more to come. You can probably find her at the next tournament, talking up indie puzzles to anyone who will listen and desperately trying not to come in last place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/eae02a9e-7649-40c9-87e8-685cf81b162f/Forest+Bio.jpg lemonade disco - oh oh, it’s magic! - Matt Forest Matt Forest is a crossword constructor currently living in Minnesota with his wife and 3 young kids. He loves to write indie puzzles (so much so that he started his own blog, (check out his site!) and has also been published in the LA Times and Universal. If he had to pick a dark art to practice it would probably be voodoo, because making dolls might be fun, but then again he's probably not petty enough to stick pins into his enemies. Maybe like "good juju voodoo" where he uses the dolls to bring good karma to his friends? That would be cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/1d434d67-f01c-4795-91fe-45eea819f203/Aaron+Ullman+picture.jpg lemonade disco - oh oh, it’s magic! - Aaron Ullman Aaron is a forensic chemist from the Philadelphia suburbs who dabbles in crossword constructing in between changing diapers and doling out Veggie Straws. One or two of his puzzles have even popped up in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He loves a good book, a crackly vinyl record, all things Cleveland sports, and knows firsthand about gerbil breeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2224935c-14b8-400f-842a-7ba332b1da1e/image_6483441.JPG lemonade disco - oh oh, it’s magic! - Paolo Pasco Paolo Pasco is a data scientist from San Diego, and a crossword constructor still from San Diego. Check out his puzzles at The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Browser, and sometimes The New York Times. He's halfway through a Columbo watch, and he's gotta say, he's hooked. https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/m3d0af60rdbtx7hxdfqisz172ebdcf monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/eae02a9e-7649-40c9-87e8-685cf81b162f/Forest+Bio.jpg lemonade disco - rising signs - Matt Forest Matt Forest is a crossword writer in Minnesota who loves to dance, as evidenced by his multiple appearances in lemonade disco. He likes to make indie puzzles (check out his site!) and occasionally submit puzzles to "legit" publications. Keep an eye out for his mainstream debut (it's coming!), and find him on Twitter until it implodes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c92691e0-eb65-4408-94b1-1d1f9996c53e/Jimmy.jpg lemonade disco - rising signs - Jimmy Peniston Jimmy Peniston is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist based out of Gainesville, Florida. They are currently studying how marine invertebrates disperse. After years of casually solving crosswords, they decided to try making one last year and quickly got hooked on constructing. You can find more of their puzzles here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/4de22d94-b9b3-4729-81b0-228bda5faead/Glenn+Cook.jpg lemonade disco - rising signs - Glenn Cook By day, Glenn Cook puts words to use as a content marketing specialist for a major North American construction company. By night, he uses them to solve and construct crossword puzzles. He has donated whole blood and plasma more than 200 times, and he's an avid fan of cooking, "Drunk History" and Arsenal FC. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his awesome wife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/258012cf-c2d7-4738-b8aa-8764dbf874af/tempImageZSh7M8.jpg lemonade disco - rising signs Chandi Deitmer Chandi Deitmer is a puzzler based out of Cambridge, MA. She is excited to have the preview puzzle for this round of lemonade disco, in her words: “Because it’s a super fun project and because, Taylor is a crossword bff, collaborator extraordinaire, ideal idea bouncer-offer, and generally good dude. Thanks for solving, pals!” https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/blog-post-title-one-d6lj7-z3s53 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/07ca2a38-7758-4234-aab0-31c476fb484a/Kevin.png lemonade disco - double feature - Kevin Weiler Kevin grew up just outside New York City, and has enjoyed doing crosswords with his dad since high school. Now happily married living in North Carolina spending his days at home taking care of his daughter, he decided to give constructing puzzles a shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b4e54b24-65a4-45e6-9e1e-80e7ad7850c2/Ashleigh.jpg lemonade disco - double feature - Ashleigh Silveira Ashleigh is a former teacher and is currently a stay-at-home mom with two young children. She’s spent the last five years living abroad and moving with her husband’s job. They’ve been living in Dubai, UAE for the last two years and are preparing to repatriate back to the United States in the next few weeks. When Ashleigh isn’t chasing around her kids or crosswording (solving and constructing), she tries to squeeze in tennis, various fitness efforts, and reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c92691e0-eb65-4408-94b1-1d1f9996c53e/Jimmy.jpg lemonade disco - double feature - Jimmy Peniston Jimmy Peniston is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist based out of Gainesville, Florida. They are currently studying how marine invertebrates disperse. After years of casually solving crosswords, they decided to try making one last year and quickly got hooked on constructing. You can find more of their puzzles here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/96ce6265-2b5f-4632-8dc1-be2310cb0e01/Matt+Forest.jpg lemonade disco - double feature - Matt Forest Matt Forest is a crossword enthusiast currently residing in Minnesota, where he likes to explore the outdoors with his wife and kids. He once broke his collarbone trying to clear a step-up double on a motocross track. You can find him on Twitter and check out his puzzle blog here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/57b90831-5bfd-4016-838d-f3b287f1f7ad/unnamed.jpg lemonade disco - double feature - Taylor Johnson Taylor is the creator and editor behind lemonade disco. You can read more about him by clicking the “about” tab up top https://lemonadedisco.com/lemonade-disco/blog-post-title-one-d6lj7 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/44f0f6ac-d326-49aa-8052-3225beb593e8/Mossberg+Cryptics.png lemonade disco - cocktail mixer - Steve Mossberg Steve Mossberg (he/him) is the puzzle maker behind Square Chase and Square Pursuit, and a regular contributor to The Browser Cryptic. You can solve his non-cryptics where many of the best crosswords are found. He’s passionate about working with up-and-coming setters, and thrilled to be editing cryptic crosswords for lemonade disco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/32c6588c-b5f7-485f-be93-b4f7e10c464e/Seth+Bisen-Hersh.jpg lemonade disco - cocktail mixer - Seth Bisen-Hersh Seth Bisen-Hersh is a NYC based award-winning composer/lyricist/performer. Additionally, he's had multiple crossword puzzles published in the LA Times and Universal Crossword, with more to come. 2 Bachelors, MIT, Masters, NYU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/b6a980fe-1ecf-4ab2-8e83-5e17088c3fda/Emma+Getman.jpg lemonade disco - cocktail mixer - Emma Getman Emma Getman is new to making crosswords but not to having opinions about them. She is from Upstate New York and is an urbanist by training, but getting lost in Central Park by choice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/96ce6265-2b5f-4632-8dc1-be2310cb0e01/Matt+Forest.jpg lemonade disco - cocktail mixer - Matt Forest Matt Forest is a crossword enthusiast currently residing in Minnesota, with roots reaching back to the mountains of Idaho. He likes to explore the outdoors with his wife and kids, and occasionally kick back on the patio with an Old Fashioned. You can find him on Twitter @MF_wordz or check out his puzzle blog here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/4de22d94-b9b3-4729-81b0-228bda5faead/Glenn+Cook.jpg lemonade disco - cocktail mixer - Glenn Cook By day, Glenn Cook puts words to use as a content marketing specialist for a major North American construction company. By night, he uses them to solve and construct crossword puzzles. He has donated whole blood and plasma more than 200 times, and he's an avid fan of cooking, "Drunk History" and Arsenal FC. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his awesome wife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/e5dc429a-4650-4eee-b7d6-ec3df9081b95/George+Ho.jpg lemonade disco - cocktail mixer - George Ho George Ho is a data scientist based in New York, working to accelerate cancer research. In the puzzling world, he goes by Loplop, and his cryptic crosswords can be found at here https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit daily 0.75 2026-03-13 https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/white-boy-in-his-sandals-61924 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/0ac79207-756d-45b1-9228-db6393dedb30/tempImagefTj499.jpg gin & grapefruit - white boy in his sandals - adrian johnson Adrian– like you, the person reading this– is a human. A human who would love nothing more than for you to extend your humanity to a family on www.gazafunds.org. Each time you load the page, one of 600 vetted fundraisers pops up. All you need to do is share what you can with ONE family (whether that be $5, $50 or $500) to make a difference. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/beachgoers-52224 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/3567a810-8efc-4981-a56d-3392e822ede6/IMG_0911.jpeg gin & grapefruit - beachgoers - matthew luter Matthew Luter is a writer and teacher in Jackson, MS. He posts a new puzzle each Tuesday at matthewluter.com/crosswords and is on the 2024 Lil AVC X editing team. When not crosswording, he’s often reading, record shopping, or devising a new homemade ice cream flavor. He admits to far more familiarity with the work of 37-Across than that of 12-Across, and as this puzzle implies, he’s excited about the start of summer. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/shot-and-chaser-cryptic-5124 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c5260ddb-4f2b-41b4-8621-f7a120515f5a/unnamed.jpg gin & grapefruit - shot and chaser (cryptic) - Aaron Riccio Aaron Riccio is happy that his "middle"-aged crisis manifested as a compulsion to start constructing cryptic crosswords, which he started doing a year ago after blogging and streaming a great number of them. The stream is currently on hiatus while he gets to bonding with his second child, teaching his first kid to swim, and trying not to fall asleep on the sofa while watching The Amazing Race with his wife, but if you liked any of these clues, you can find weekly mini cryptics posted at The Crossword Scholar. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/slurpees-at-7-eleven monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2d904864-6255-41ad-a18e-5f2b258023e3/20240208_161325.jpg gin & grapefruit - slurpees at 7-eleven - matt forest Matt Forest is a guy living in Minnesota with his wife, three kids, and a dog. He enjoys hiking, biking, being outdoors, and occasionally making crossword puzzles (when he can find enough free time)! You can find more of his puzzles at mattsword.com and in various mainstream outlets. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/color-coding monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/109bc34f-9023-4ad7-bd05-b3d02854bf4d/Image+%281%29.png gin & grapefruit - color coding - aidan deshong Aidan Deshong is a high school senior in Los Angeles, CA. When he isn’t making crosswords, he’s probably trying to break the world record for fastest time to eat a head of lettuce. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/untitled-cryptic-1 monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/460995b6-efd4-4264-887f-c6940c8b03f7/bob+weisz.jpg gin & grapefruit - what feeds a soul? (cryptic) - bob weisz Once again I'm delighted to be your shot of Gin & Grapefruit! (do not mix with certain medications). Also, let's raise a toast to Steve Mossberg — this lil midi wouldn't be so shiny and cute without his great mind. And he's nice too! Huzzah! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/bon-aptit monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/8093d8fa-99c6-4cf1-8873-3568484a652e/G%26G+2024.jpg gin & grapefruit - bon appétit! - jeanne breen I started constructing in mid-spring of 2023 and am continuing to learn the ins and outs/nuts and bolts of putting together an appealing grid. I’ve had key input and encouragement from several folks in the crossworld, including Taylor and Shannon here at gin + grapefruit, which published my debut this past October. When I’m not constructing, you might find me swimming laps at the YMCA, reading, or being entertained by my winsome 12-year-old Chihuahua, Griffin. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/get-in-loser-were-going-puzzling monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/c3909621-2503-4628-af84-09fa07b148a0/IMG_5420.jpg gin & grapefruit - get in loser, we’re going puzzling! - greg snitkin greg snitkin is a fund accountant from south orange, NJ. he has three small kids and is just now getting into “frozen”. when he's not puzzling he can be found negotiating bedtimes and talking up vegetables. he's excited to be here and hopes you enjoy! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/its-d-lightful monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/dbeb30a6-97c2-4cc2-a1e9-6838ef072131/dena.jpg gin & grapefruit - it’s D-lightful! - dena witkes dena witkes may be the only constructrix immortalized in song. while 1980s TV guides served as the gateway drug to a lifetime crossword addiction, she only recently delved into constructing. she is truly amazed at the altruism amidst the cruciverbalist community. when not puzzling, dena can be found chasing rainbows. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/happy-hour monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/798af176-f0cf-41bb-90c1-42ff2297ab3e/Tim+.jpg gin & grapefruit - happy hour - tim giannetti Sometimes, it takes me a long time to come up with puzzle themes. When I saw the team behind lemonade disco was starting up gin & grapefruit, the themers for this one just jumped off the page at me. Thanks to Shannon and the LD team for the encouragement, help, and support fine-tuning the puzzle, and cheers! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/whiz-kids monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/e7457d38-8e8f-4a07-b2dc-acbcb6a8f362/FVAANfkXEAAlmwN.jpeg gin & grapefruit - whiz kids - rose sloan Rose is a computer scientist currently living in New York. They have been constructing crossword puzzles since 2021 and have had puzzles published in outlets such as USA Today, LA Times, AVCX, and Inkubator, as well as being part of the 2023 Lil AVC X editing team. In 2024, they look forward to knitting a comfy sweater, breaking ancient curses, and publishing more puzzles on their blog A Crossword Rose https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/cocktail-hour monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/cdbbc39f-9a10-4e27-b0c5-58b52779868b/IMG_1814.jpeg gin & grapefruit - cocktail hour (cryptic) - will eisenberg Will (@TlMBERWOLVES) is a French horn player and music teacher in the Twin Cities. He is the current 3rd horn of Orchestra Iowa, and the reigning champion of the Boswords Themeless League Choppy division. Will is part of the leadership team for Lil AVC X in 2024. More of his puzzles can be found on the blog Half-Baked Puzzles. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/space-junk monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/d923bb03-0e3f-4291-ad5d-f8439ec19dca/rapp-4.jpg gin & grapefruit - space junk - shannon rapp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/f257dfa4-0291-49eb-9fe4-7b89260f0136/ori+brian.png gin & grapefruit - space junk https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/ok-wise-guy monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/09d78352-0909-4d82-b443-4bf642098139/tempImagefTj499.jpg gin & grapefruit - ok wise guy! - adrian johnson "you think you're smart enough to solve this puzzle? ok wise guy, prove it!" seriously, prove it. solve this puzzle, then tell your friends, tell your grandmas, tell your cousins to solve it, because lemonade disco and gin & grapefruit are gifts to our indie crossword world that we don't deserve and the humans behind them are the best of us. we owe them our eternal love and respect <3 when lifelong cowboy and dad joke factory adrian johnson isn’t gallivanting through the mountains or cooking food so good even his kittens snowy and range can’t resist it, he sometimes writes crosswords, like this one. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/sloth-girl-cryptic monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/460995b6-efd4-4264-887f-c6940c8b03f7/bob+weisz.jpg gin & grapefruit - sloth girl (cryptic) - bob weisz Oh hello! Sooo this is my puzzle debut (thank you everyone @ Lemmy Disco!!)… as such, these are my debut constructor notes! I'm kinda nervous. What do people normally write here? my A/S/L is 30something/m/BW3s. I love dogs and I hate bleu cheese. My favorite class is Wild Magic Sorcerer. I make props and edit videos and popularized datamoshing. If you like what you see, check out talesfromthecrypticcrosswords.blogspot.com — new small cryptic every Saturday! Difficulty is switchy, but leans top. Thanks for reading, hope you swipe right! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/boomer-bonanza monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/019d040b-9845-4024-92da-1b8fb766d070/Pic+for+G%2BG.jpg gin & grapefruit - boomer bonanza - jeanne breen I’m a physician, piano player, voracious reader, lap swimmer, animal lover, movie buff, student of baseball, and a lifelong resident of the Northeast. I drink my coffee with milk and my gin gimlets straight up and ice-cold. I’ve enjoyed solving crosswords and other word puzzles for years and just started constructing this spring (2023); I’m honored that gin + grapefruit is the site of my debut. The ‘crossworld’ is such a warm, welcoming community and I’m genuinely in awe of how creative puzzlers are with their themes, themeless seed entries, and cluing. My thanks to Taylor for encouraging me to give midi construction a try and to Shannon for editing. I hope you enjoy the solve! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/poster-child monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/2dd278a1-c4da-452b-825a-aae754df314e/unnamed.jpg gin & grapefruit - poster child - sala wanetick I am a lifelong word game enthusiast and pop culture junkie - so it is a wonder it took me this long to get into crosswords. I knew I wanted to try my hand at constructing but didn’t know where to start until I mentioned it to my good friend Emily, who shared ‘I notice many puzzles are co-written…’ The rest is history! Big thanks to Shannon for her guidance and getting us on the right track - I look forward to getting to know more people in this community. emily biegas My crossword obsession just turned a year old this July and I am thrilled to be making my publishing debut here on lemonade disco with my good friend Sala! I didn’t even know constructing was “a thing” before she mentioned it. Big thanks to Shannon for helping us workshop this theme, which was born out of a totally different idea. https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/untitled-cryptic monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/75550728-4662-4194-8627-4d2c520083b0/unnamed.jpg gin & grapefruit - untitled (cryptic) - joe o’brien I've been constructing American-style crosswords since 2020, writing them for family, friends, and the school I teach English at (shout out to the Salesianum Crossword Club!). Getting into cryptics has been a fun but difficult challenge. I'm really proud of the surfaces on this slate of clues (especially 6D and 17A!)--I hope you enjoy solving this one as much as I enjoyed setting it! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/the-seven monthly 0.5 2024-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/0d36b0d7-ab73-47d9-b11c-9fa31ae3df9a/IMG_0906.jpeg gin & grapefruit - the seven (9.6.23) - brian gubin I'm thrilled to be making my gin + grapefruit debut! Thanks to Taylor and Shannon for working with me on this and allowing my voice to come through in the grid and in the clues. The first entry I had was 2-down and I built out from there. The plus sign in the middle of the grid wasn't planned but I like how it looks. Enjoy! https://lemonadedisco.com/gin-grapefruit/a-quick-one-variety-cryptic monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ef1253cfcd9c701654eb54/44f0f6ac-d326-49aa-8052-3225beb593e8/Mossberg+Cryptics.png gin & grapefruit - a quick one (variety cryptic) - steve mossberg I make a lot of hard puzzles and some easier ones. Truth be told, even easy cryptics aren’t so easy. I edit at Lemonade Disco in order to help others make better, fairer puzzles. That way, more solvers can enjoy them, regardless of intended difficulty. We have a couple of nice ones coming this fall from new setters, but in the meantime, here’s a little variety cryptic from me. It’s fun and not TOO hard, though I did feel kind of limited by the modest size — more on that in the instructions below. 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