Grids Just Wanna Have Fun
Awesome '80s Crosswords
Are your crosswords skills and ‘80s knowledge outrageous and bodacious? In the vein of 2023’s New Grids on the Block, these totally tubular crosswords are all about the neon decade. And like its ‘90s counterpart, Grids Just Wanna Have Fun will feature a flock of all-new crosswords by top constructors, this time filled with gnarly ‘80s pop culture references. Need help? Don’t have a cow. Take a day off and invite friends over for an excellent solving adventure! If the puzzles stop making sense, don’t you forget about the answer section—it’ll help you out time after time.
Francis Heaney (he/they) has been writing puzzles professionally since 1993 and editing them since not long after that. Their puzzles have appeared in Games magazine, the New York Times, Wired, Entertainment Weekly, the Wall Street Journal, Time Out, Al-Jazeera, and more, as well as in many books. They have also worked as a writer at Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and are currently a contributing writer and editor for the indie crossword service AVCX.
