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Continuing EnigMarch in 2023!   This year I'm limiting each puzzle to half a page in size, but same rules as before.  Available in PDF version.

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I will try to post these daily as close to midnight PST as I can.  Each day will have associated puzzle file(s) and a separate answers file posted the next day.  Each day, EnigMarch sends out a "prompt" to inspire that day's puzzle. 

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ERRATA

Day 24:  Line 5 originally went out with MDKFWNABKMDY, should instead be MDKFWNABMDY.

Day 26:  First Yellow Blooms clue, "Assessment of acidity" should be followed by (2 wds.)

Day 30:  In 18-Down's clue, "presidential" is the correct spelling.

4/2:  After a little break, the answers to Day 31 have been posted, and we're done for the year!  Thank you everyone!

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2023 Puzzles
(available in PDF)

WEEK 1

Wednesday, March 1:

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

PUZZLE   

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Thursday, March 2: 

A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME

PUZZLE

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Friday, March 3:

LIGHT BREEZE

PUZZLE

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Saturday, March 4:

WEE BRITAIN

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WEEK 4

Sunday, March 19:

MICROCOSMOS

PUZZLE

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Monday, March 20:

BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND

PUZZLE

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Tuesday, March 21:

HALVE YOURSELF A MER

PUZZLE

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Wednesday, March 22: 

TINY TOTS WITH THEIR EYES ALL AGLOW

PUZZLE

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Thursday, March 23:

PIPSQUEAK

PUZZLE

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Friday, March 24:

I'VE GOT A SLIGHT CODE

PUZZLE

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Saturday, March 25: 

MINI PRETZELS

PUZZLE

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WEEK 2

Sunday, March 5:

SMALL POTATOES

PUZZLE

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Monday, March 6:

ON A SMALLER SCALE

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Tuesday, March 7: 

SHORT AND TO THE POINT

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Wednesday, March 8:

RECURSIVE LEAST SQUARES

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Thursday, March 9:

SOMETHING"S A LITTLE OFF

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Friday, March 10:

MINIGOLF VICTORY

PUZZLE

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Saturday, March 11: 

BOLD ME CLOSER, TINY ANSWER

PUZZLE

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WEEK 5

Sunday, March 26:

THE DARLING BUDS OF... MARCH?

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Monday, March 27:

A LITTLE DAB'LL DO YA

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Tuesday, March 28: 

NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Wednesday, March 29: 

TO SAY THE LEAST

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Thursday, March 30:

ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE PUSH

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Friday, March 31:

WEE WEE WEE ALL THE WAY HOME

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WEEK 3

Sunday, March 12:

ITTY BITTY CITY

PUZZLE

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Monday, March 13:

C'MON, BABY, LIGHT MY FIRE

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Tuesday, March 14: 

SECOND/MINUTE/HOUR

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Wednesday, March 15: 

READ THE FINE PRINT

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Thursday, March 16:

I STILL DON'T KNOW SQUAT

PUZZLE

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Friday, March 17:

MINI PEARL

PUZZLE

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Saturday, March 18: 

WEE R KNOT, UM, USED

PUZZLE

ANSWER

I decided to take the challenge for EnigMarch in 2022, and release a puzzle a day during the entire month.  Some of these puzzle types will be old standards, but others will be variations or mashups of the puzzles you know and love.  Some puzzles will be inspired by other puzzle and game writers' work.  I'm looking for variety!

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Like what you see?  Leave a tip in the tip jar!

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I will try to post these daily as close to midnight PST as I can.  Each day will have a puzzle file and a separate answers file posted the next day.  Each day, EnigMarch sends out a "prompt" to inspire that day's puzzle.  Even though I've written parts of these puzzles to stock up, I'll do my best to incorporate the day's prompt.

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ERRATA

3/7:  It's come to my attention that Nurikabe #5 from the 3/6 set currently has multiple solutions.  I'll be working to revise it so that there's one solution.

3/8:  An early version went out with the incorrect clue number 30-41; it has been corrected to 30-42.

3/10:  Correction in final paragraph from "non-unique" to "unique." 

3/23:  Just realized Puzzle #3, without any given letters in the answer, is ambiguous enough that I had to add a letter already written into the solution to disambiguate everything.

3/31:  And that's it!  Solutions are up to 3/31.  I will try to redo #5 from the Nurikabe when I can.

The Puzzles
(each in PDF)

WEEK 1

Tuesday, March 1:

DITCODES

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Wednesday, March 2: 

FLOWER POWER

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Thursday, March 3:

THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE

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Friday, March 4:

UNDER LOCK AND KEY

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Saturday, March 5:

NO TIME LIKE THE SERPENT!

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WEEK 4

Sunday, March 20:

YEAH, THAT TRACKS

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Monday, March 21:

SAGITTA, THE ARROW

PUZZLE

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Tuesday, March 22:

DO AS I SAY

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Wednesday, March 23: 

MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH

PUZZLE

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Thursday, March 24:

THE MISSING OWLS ROUND

PUZZLE

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Friday, March 25:

WOW, WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

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ANSWER

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Saturday, March 26: 

LEAVE YOUR NAME AND NUMBER

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ANSWER

WEEK 2

Sunday, March 6:

NURIKABE

PUZZLE

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Monday, March 7:

RÄTSEL-CHAOS

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Tuesday, March 8: 

ANGLING

PUZZLE

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Wednesday, March 9: 

ANTIMAZE

PUZZLE

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Thursday, March 10:

RISKY QUIZNESS

PUZZLE

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Friday, March 11:

CONNECT THE SPHERES

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Saturday, March 12: 

BEE RANCH

PUZZLE

ANSWERS

WEEK 5

Sunday, March 27:

KNOW WHEN TO HOLD 'EM

PUZZLE

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Monday, March 28:

*YOU ARE HERE

PUZZLE

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Tuesday, March 29: 

GOT A FLAT?

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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Wednesday, March 30: 

PHANTOM TREAD

PUZZLE

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Thursday, March 31:

PLUS ÇA CHANGE

PUZZLE

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WEEK 3

Sunday, March 13:

COMPACT DISC

PUZZLE

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Monday, March 14:

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

PUZZLE

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Tuesday, March 15: 

COME FLY WITH ME

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Wednesday, March 16: 

LOWERED HEX-PIC-TATIONS

PUZZLE

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Thursday, March 17:

TRIVIA-CROSS

PUZZLE

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Friday, March 18:

SPELLFOUND

PUZZLE

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Saturday, March 19: 

CHECK IT OUT!

PUZZLE

ANSWER

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