2025 Daily Crossword Links Fundraiser (159-162)

Happy Sunday from Trash Panda Puzzles and Daily Crossword Links! It’s that time of year again: Daily Crossword Links’ annual fundraiser is here.

This year’s crossword pack features nine fantastic puzzles you’re sure to enjoy, four of which were created by yours truly. And, in true Trash Panda Puzzles fashion (and because I’m a stats nerd), I’ve included the numbers for all of my puzzles in the pack below. If you’d like to get your hands on the puzzle pack, head over to Daily Crossword Links’ post for more information.

159

Title Inspiration: 17A, 38A, 60A

Size: 15x15

Word Count: 72

Mean Word Length: 5.36

Seed Words: 17A, 38A, 60A

Personal Word List/Score: 1D, 10A, 17A, 23D, 37A, 51D, 55D, 59D, 60A, 65A

Reappearing 5+ Letter Words: 4D, 5A, 9D, 15A, 27D, 31D, 33D, 40D, 49D, 63A, 66A

Unique Words to Date: 6,486 (+42)

Non-NYT Words: 1D, 5D, 17A, 23D, 34A, 35D, 36D, 37A, 51D, 59D, 60A, 65A

160

Word Count: 14

Size: 7x7

Mean Word Length: 5.86

Seed Word: 9A

Personal Word List/Score: 9A

Unique Words to Date: 6,499 (+13)

161

Word Count: 14

Size: 7x7

Mean Word Length: 5.86

Seed Word: 8A

Personal Word List/Score: 8A

Reappearing 5+ Letter Words: 5A, 6A

Unique Words to Date: 6,508 (+9)

Non-NYT Word: 8A

162

Word Count: 16

Size: 7x7

Mean Word Length: 5.50

Seed Word: 8A

Personal Word List/Score: 8A

Reappearing 5+ Letter Words: 8A, 14A

Unique Words to Date: 6,519 (+11)

Non-NYT Word: 4D

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