Crossword Puzzles

Are you a ham and a cruciverbalist (look it up)? Then maybe you'll enjoy these.

During 2008 and 09, I constructed ham radio-related crossword puzzles, in the standard style of those in the New York Times and elsewhere, which were published monthly on the ARRL web site's main news page during that period, sometimes alternating with puzzles created by Ward, N0AX. They no longer seem to be archived on the new ARRL web site (as of spring 2010). Therefore, I'm making them available here for download as printable PDF files. Each one has the solution on the second page so don't print page 2 if you don't want to see it.

These are free for personal use and re-printable with permission for non-commercial purposes (e.g. in a club newsletter). That is, you can't charge anything for them and you can't use them in any printed or Web publication that charges money for a copy or access. Please attribute them properly to this site.

Thanks to my puzzle testers, reviewers, error-finders, critics: K1DG, W1JA, W2SQ, W3RQ

Propagation 29 Oct 2007

Vintage Ham Radio 11 Dec 2007

Chasing DX 10 Jan 2008

Aerial View 9 Feb 2008

CQ Contest 10 Mar 2008

Encoded 10 Apr 2008

DXpedition Ditties 14 May 2008

Receiver Pathways 4 Jun 2008

Famous Hams 10 Jul 2008

Alphas and IOTAs 14 Aug 2008

No Towers? 24 Sep 2008