This bonus pilot “variety” puzzle snakes its way around the grid twice, with overlapping entries
— something new this week to exercise your brain.
In a snake charmer, each entry begins in the correspondingly numbered square and snakes around the grid,
and ends in the square immediately before the next number in order.
After the first circuit, entries overlap earlier entries; the final entry of the second circuit ends just before 1.
We appreciate your feedback about word puzzles: crosswords, variety puzzles: spiral, acrostic, this snake charmer (another example); future: other types…
Solve in Browser: an interactive puzzle appears below (see File: Help for how to use).
A larger screen can provide a better solving experience compared to a phone or mini tablet.
For a larger view, or if the puzzle is not visible, open puzzle in a new window.
Print: download .pdf files: puzzle, solution.
Paper copies may be available at Jackson County Library branches.
About: general Q&A about crosswords in Ashland.news.
Next Friday’s Crossword: Listen Up #03
All Crosswords: Ashland.news > Culture > Crossword.
Construction Tools: courtesy of Alex Boisvert and Jeff Davidson.
Contact: [email protected]

Crossword: Grin and Bear It #03
This week’s theme: pairs of bear names — in honor of Fat Bear Week. Solve it in your browser or download and print. Next Friday’s Crossword: Cascadia Commotion #03