Puzzle designers are always coming up with new kinds of puzzles, and I think this one has some really interesting takes. As a crossword fan and occasional constructor, Morphology -- with it's crossword-style clues and themes -- is the one that's up my alley (and today's happens to be by a very frequent contributor to New York Times crosswords, LA Times crosswords, and many other puzzle publishers). Maybe my personal favorite thing about the site is that you can construct and submit Morphology puzzles, and get paid for them. I learned via crosswords that constructing is even more satisfying than solving. But diving right into crossword construction can be hard, and constructing a Morphology develops some of the same skills while being much easier. Full disclosure: I've constructed and had two Morphology puzzles accepted, and in the process and since then, I conversed a fair bit online with the site creator/editor. But several months ago, I checked with the mods whether that was too close of a connection for a MetaFilter post, since I do also just think it's a cool site. They said to go ahead, with this disclosure, so I'm finally getting around to doing that. P.S. Have we had a post about crossword construction, with links to guides and resources? Should I make one?


