Zimmerman Consulting

Puzzle publishing and crossword book creation โ€” built on international experience.

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What We Do

Publishing and puzzle creation

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Crossword Puzzle Books

A growing library of themed crossword puzzle books available on Amazon โ€” covering classic literature, travel destinations, and more.

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Puzzle Merchandise

Crossword-themed merchandise โ€” mugs, prints, apparel, and more. Launching soon on Amazon Merch.

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About Puzzle Creation

What goes into building a great crossword

Every crossword starts with a theme โ€” a thread that connects the clues and gives solvers that satisfying "aha" moment when it clicks. Good theme selection is half the work: it has to be specific enough to feel intentional, but broad enough to generate enough fill.

From there it's grid construction: balancing word length, crossing density, and symmetry while keeping the fill clean. No obscure crosswordese, no lazy abbreviations โ€” every answer has to earn its place. Cluing comes last, and it's where personality lives. A clue can be straightforward or devious, punny or poetic, but it always has to be fair.

The themed books โ€” covering destinations like Croatia and the Czech Republic, and classic works like The Great Gatsby and The Wizard of Oz โ€” each follow this process, with clues and answers drawn directly from the source material to reward readers who know it well.

100+
Published books
~โ‚ฌ200
Monthly sales
Amazon
KDP & Merch

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