After five years, Tough as Nails is no longer the name of my website. Instead, today I’m introducing Inteltainment!
Five years ago when I started Tough as Nails, it was because what I wanted to see more of in the world was more hard puzzles, and more puzzles by women. Both of those things are still true; what has changed is that now I’m a woman who makes puzzles for a living. (!!!!) And most people who are interested in paying money to someone to make a crossword puzzle or trivia want something that’s a lot easier than that to make the challenge more accessible and reach a broader audience.
Which is great! I may not be interested in solving more easy puzzles than I do already, but I sure do love making them. Want me to make one for you? Hire me!
Crosswords and Trivia by Stella Zawistowski 
i hope this does not mean we are not gonna get your “tough as nails”puzzles there are plenty of “easier” puzzles out there, and if i see your name i will check them out and solve, but please pleas please do not forsake your dedicated solvers TIA
a dedicated stella fan
On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM Crosswords and Trivia by Stella Zawistowski
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Yes, the biweekly themelesses are staying, and they’re not going to get any easier than they are now, although I do think the ones of the last 2-3 years have been less hard than the ones of the first couple of years. (This is because I made a conscious choice not to use difficult trivia as the way to make the puzzles hard.)
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Well, I love your hard puzzles. Thank you, thank you
loyal fan,
Michael Broda
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