All Connections series books bought directly from the author (in person at a convention or from our online shop) come with a newspaper spread full of additional content, Easter eggs, and of course…a Word-Cross puzzle for Officer Sandoval! Click the sections below for the hints and solutions.

The Switchboard (Connections #1)

  • This puzzle is a reproduction of the very first Word-Cross puzzle ever printed. We’re not exactly sure of the solution- if you solve the whole puzzle, send us an email for a special reward!

    Here’s what we’ve figured out:
    30-31 - are

    16-17 draw?

    13-21 lad?

    14-15 - more

    19-28 - bird

    F-7 - face?

    26-27 - evening?

    10-18 - juk?

    23-30 - Lena

    10-11 - dove?

    1-32 - Rule

    2-3 - sale

    6-7 - just? Only?

    6-22 - good? Kind?

    9-12 - mired?

    5-27 - trading?

    24-31 side

    14-15 - plus

The Mage-Killer (Connections #2)

  • ACROSS
    3. Some are shaded
    4. Cobra’s greeting
    6. To deepen a harbor
    7. Patterned material in high demand
    8. Major scale that uses five black keys
    11. Rabbit relatives
    12. To walk at a leisurely pace

    DOWN
    1. Coffee made under pressure
    2. A small trace of color
    5. Composer of Messiah
    9. Bagpiper’s wear
    10. While away the time

  • LAMPS Some are shaded

    DAMASK Patterned material in high demand

    HISS Cobra’s greeting

    ESPRESSO Coffee made under pressure

    DREDGE To deepen a harbor

    TINGE A small trace of color

    GFLAT Major scale that uses five black keys

    HANDEL Composer of Messiah

    AMBLE To walk at a leisurely pace

    LAZE While away the time

    HARES Rabbit relatives

    TARTAN Bagpiper’s wear

The Lineman (Connections #3)

  • ACROSS
    2. A long, thin strand
    4. Apparatus for making fabric
    5. A solemn ceremony in a prescribed order
    8. Black tea grown in Southern India
    10. A small fruit-eating bird
    11. Desire or hope


    DOWN
    1. A recollection
    3. A place of residence or origin
    6. High-quality coffee
    7. Defeating an opponent
    9. Limestone landscape eroded to form ridges and fissures

  • VICTORY Defeating an opponent
    NILGIRI Black tea grown in Southern India
    TWO-STEP Also called the Foxtrot, but not in Texas
    KARST Limestone landscape eroded to form ridges and fissures
    TANAGER A small fruit-eating bird
    RITUAL A solemn ceremony in a prescribed order
    HOME A place of residence or origin
    MEMORY A recollection
    WISH Desire or hope
    THREAD A long, thin strand
    LOOM Apparatus for making fabric
    ARABICA High-quality coffee