Crossword Puzzles

I'm putting this puzzle out a day early. It is the kind of puzzle the NYTimes would put out on a Thursday. The idea for this puzzle has rattled around my head for quite a while. It could be some time before my next puzzle as I have nothing in the works right now. Enjoy! Solve online or Print it out . .

Only 68 answers in today's puzzle. I've clued it quite hard, similar to a NYT Saturday, I think. Enjoy! Solve online or Print it out . There are a couple of clues I really liked in this puzzle. They will be obvious once you get the answers. :) .

Spoiler alert! If you just want to try the puzzle you can Do it online or print it out . Scroll down if you want more info about the puzzle. Despite the grid appearance, there are only 69 clues/answers in this puzzle. Clues marked as '-' really should be ignored (I took them out of the print version).

Today's puzzle is a 21x21. Likely the last of this size I will do. It took me at least 10x longer to fill and then far too long to clue. It has a few more answers than a NYT Sunday but 106 of 358 squares are themed which is pretty high. Overall I'd guess it is a little easier than a NYT Sunday due to there being many more short answers. Solve online or Print it out . .

For whatever reason, I decided to make this puzzle with mirror symmetry along the diagonal. I have not seen this done before (although I'd be very surprised if it hasn't). 72 total answers so it's a bit open. I'd guess it is a NYTimes Thursday/Friday level of difficulty. Enjoy! Solve online or print it out .  

A word of warning. This is not a normal crossword puzzle. This is much more of a puzzle puzzle (and by that I mean a logic puzzle). I recommend printing it but if you can do the online version, more power to you! I should note that: there are no duplicate answers   that the puzzle is solvable whether you know the answer to 23-Across or not all answers conform to standard Roman Numeric system . Solve online or get a printable version . .

I created this puzzle a couple of weeks ago. The original version was made on May 11 but I tweaked a couple of things after that. I almost submitted it to the NYT but printing it out in a specific manner and submitting it via snail mail was not worth the effort. Shortz's loss is your gain. Comments welcome. Solve online or get a Printable version  .

I based my web app on the code from  https://github.com/wiseley/javascript-crossword . I made a few bug fixes and added the keyboard so it can be used on a tablet or phone. It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it seems to work. I plan to upload the new code to github "soon". Comments on bugs and usability suggestions are welcome but don't expect anything. :)