Rackenfracker #5: Song of the Summer
Celebrating three of our dearest favorites: Wisconsin, pop music, and puzzles.
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The Rackenfaction: Andy Stilp, solveur suprême
Meet our most fearless test solver.
Rackenfracker #4: Calculating Route
You're gonna need a GPS (Good-natured Puzzle Sense).
Help Wanted
The Rackenfracker's origin story … and yours?
Tap the Sign: Double Definitions
Two words? Tut tut.
Rackenfracker #3: Surface Dive
Management is not responsible for solvers developing the bends.
Tap the Sign: Bits & Pieces
The Rackenfracker explores the do and "don't"s of cryptic construction.
Rackenfracker #2: The Crossword Game
Putting the "racks" in Rackenfracker.
Rackenfracker #1: Academy Awardle
Our puzzlers has a first game, it's O-S-C-A-R.
What makes a crossword cryptic?
A cryptic crossword takes the fundamentals of a crossword puzzle and cranks up the wordplay, misdirection, and, on a good day, sphinx-like poetry.