I got nothing clever here. I'm exhausted from work. Anyway, see y'all in a few days with the next Mini, and remember - when nothing seems to go right, go left!

OH! Before I forget, the next Sheydah will have two sets of clues for the same grid, in line with Games Magazine's "The World's Most Ornery Crossword Puzzle" feature. Also, be on the lookout in your inboxes should you subscribe to any crossword services.

Word Count: 33
Average Word Length: 4.97
Black Block Count: 18 (18.0%)

Quite the busy summer on my end. Been barely able to even consider writing crossword puzzles. Granted, I'm pretty much queued through August but it's still a small concern of mine. Happy Friday, and remember - when nothing seems to go right, go left!

Word Count: 16
Average Word Length: 5.25
Black Block Count: 7 (14.28%)

Happy LGBT Pride Month, sponsored by Rainbow Capitalism! At least Target had the decency to bring up how the first "Pride Parade" was a riot. Anyway, this particular grid was constructed primarily by myself, but I needed help with making them fun. With that in mind, I reached out to Hoyt Arcane for assistance - and you have both of us to blame for what you're solving .

If you livestream it, hate it, love it, want to chuck it into a burning bush that mysteriously isn't turning to ash, let us know on Twitter (@haymarket_xws and @hoytarcane). And, as always, when nothing seems to go right, go left!

Fullscreen

Word Count: 69 (nice)
Average Word Length: 5.45
Black Block Count: 37 (16.44%)

I forget when exactly in late 2021, but Will Eisenberg approached me for a theme puzzle he was working on. We went back and forth and decided, considering how a full-size puzzle would have things a little too dense, we needed a bigger boat - I mean grid. After speaking with Will about it, I submitted the puzzle to AVX for consideration. While AVX's editors rejected this particular submission, we liked it enough to post it.

Thanks to Phyphor with doing a test solve and spotting an error I made in the editing, and to Frisco for being an early test solver.

If you happen to stream this puz, like it, hate it, wanna talk about it, hit up my twitter account or Will's, and feel free to use the fullscreen version. As always, remember - when nothing seems to go right, go left!

Word Count: 98
Average Word Length: 4.84
Black Block Count: 52

Time for the feel good hits of the summer - no, not the Queens of the Stone Age song. Get your mind out of the gutter.

As usual, if you stream this, solve it offline, love it, or hate it, yell at me on twitter @ haymarket_xws. And, as always, when nothing seems to go right, go left!

Word Count: 16
Average Word Length: 5.38
Black Block Count: 6 (12.24%)