Steve Kahn's Crossword Puzzles

"They are impossible to solve, but, to be fair, they are also impossible to make."

-- Alex Kahn

I've been solving crossword puzzles for a long time, and recently became interested in constructing them. Within a few months I sold my first puzzle to the NY Times! You can see (and solve) all of my published puzzles below. You can read more about constructing in my Crossword FAQ .

    Notes:
  1. In order to solve most of these puzzles online, you must first download Across Lite.
  2. Although I wrote these puzzles, once I sold them they became property of the buyer (the newspaper editor). So, if you try to do anything with them (other than solve them and marvel at my brilliance) you are no doubt violating some law...
  3. Some puzzles are simply image files; print them and solve them offline. Email me if you need the answers!
  4. You also might want to check out this actual FAN MAIL from a solver!

Published Puzzles

  1. 7/15/2003, Universal Press Syndicate, "Goin' Nowhere Fast"
  2. 7/22/2003, New York Times, "Mistreated"
  3. 8/26/2003, USA Today, "People Are Such Animals"
  4. 9/9/2003, New York Sun, "There is no I in Team"
  5. 9/19/2003, Newsday, "Marx Menagerie"
  6. Oct. 2003, Games World of Puzzles magazine, "Hot Tips"
  7. Nov. 2003, Games magazine, "Hue's That Singer>"
  8. 11/05/2003, Los Angeles Times, "Film Noir"
  9. 11/17/2003, NY Sun, "Feelin' Feline" (FYI, this is the puzzle shown in the background)
  10. 12/8/2003, NY Sun, "Dining a la Card"
  11. 2/2/2004, LA Times, "Possessives"
  12. 2/4/2004, USA Today, "I'll See Your Bluff"
  13. 2/16/2004, LA Times, "Film Rhymes"
  14. 3/29/2004, NY Sun, "End Game"
  15. 4/14/2004, Tribune Media Services
  16. 4/29/2004, NY Times
  17. 5/6/2004, USA Today, "Band Aids"
  18. 6/22/2004, NY Sun, "Creature Feature"
  19. 6/27/2004, Sunday NY Times, "Hear Hear" (Co-constructed with Peter Abide)
  20. 7/13/2004, LA Times, "The Games People Play"
  21. Sept. 2004, Games magazine, "Weather Forecast"
  22. 8/3/2004, NY Sun, "Laugh Lines"
  23. 8/22/2004, Sunday LA Times, "Grossword Puzzle"
  24. 9/8/2004, NY Sun, "Know the Ropes"
  25. 9/18/2004, Universal, "Grapple With This"
  26. Nov. 2004, Games World of Puzzles magazine, "Go Ahead..."
  27. 9/20/2004, USA Today, "Fun For All Ages"
  28. 9/21/2004, NY Sun, "Forecast Foursome"
  29. 9/30/2004, NY Sun, "T Squares"
  30. 10/18/2004, NY Times
  31. 11/8/2004, NY Sun, "Sight Rhymes"
  32. 1/5/2005, USA Today, "Rag-Tag Lines"
  33. 1/9/2005, Sunday, LA Times, "In the Beginning"
  34. 1/12/2005, NY Sun, "Read the Byline" (Co-constructed with David Kahn)
  35. 2/9/2005, NY Sun, "CF-Oh"
  36. Mar. 2005, Games World of Puzzles magazine, "For Ladies Only"
  37. March 2005, Banned Crosswords, "What's Up Chuck?" This is a book of top-quality "adult-themed" crossword puzzles. Check it out.
  38. 6/4/2007, USA Today, "Four Star Menu" (Co-constructed with my son Alex [aka LB] Kahn)
  39. 6/4/2007, NY Times
  40. 6/6/2007, NY Sun, "Gaming Names"
  41. 10/8/2007, NY Times
  42. 12/13/2007, NY Sun, Themeless Thursday

Not sick of crosswords yet? Here are a few good crossword puzzle sites.

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