Gizmo's Puzzles

  ... You were expecting a Gizmo puzzle today, weren't you? After all, he went back in time to 2023 to steal ideas from his more creative younger self. (Remember that?) He seemed convinced he'd have a puzzle every day until Gizmo Day. Where's the puzzle? Frustrated, you decide to treat yourself to a little light reading to pass the time. Something up your alley... an article about the history of crosswords? That sounds good. You start reading... Wait, what? You rub your eyes. Classic case of Gizmo on the brain. But no, it's still there. You quickly find an image of one such Gizmo square dating back to the Roman empire. Your head starts to hurt. Wasn't this called something else before...?   You now have an uneasy feeling. How could this Gizmo square exist? You're pretty sure that most of those letters weren't around at the time. Nervously, you scroll to another article, another piece of tainted history. You grimace. No, this is wrong again... if only you cou...

 What is shakin', bacon's, I know it's been a while and you're all starved of Gizmo Thwomp goodness but my 3-year blogiversary is quickly approaching and I'm going into high gear to make some great puzzles for you. Only one problem... This crap is difficult! You think I can churn out top-notch puzzles every day? Look, I've made 28 great puzzles, and I used up all my unique ideas in the first 10. Not to mention, I've been on a bit of a slump. I was on such a roll when I started this blog. Can you imagine what it feels like to have peaked at age 15? But no, I'm old and decrepit now and I'm no longer goated with the sauce, as the kids said when I was a kid. So no more Gizmo puzzles for the foreseeable future... well. It is  my blogiversary, after all, and I have to make something to celebrate International Gizmo Month. Thankfully, I have just the solution up my sleeve. After a tad bit of tinkering, I've finally figured it out: a machine that I can u...