In these puzzles, there are clues to the theme or to some of the answers placed in the grid itself. This may be in the arrangement of the live and blocked cells, the shape of the grid, or in its colouring or other decoration. Look out for clues that mention colours in the grid, or "grid art" etc.
There is some overlap between this list and the "Novelty Shapes" list.
| Date | Crossword | Size WxH | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 June 6 | "Progressive Bishop" | 15 | A mite lighter in the mitre | ||
| 2005 May 9 | "Colour Coded B" | 15 | Almost identical to original "Colour Coded" | ||
| 2005 April 25 | "Rookie Rook" | 15 | Easier revelations among the crenellations | ||
| 2005 January 31 | "Sowhat" | 15 | Word grid, loosely themed | ||
| 2004 December 20 | "Sedantics" | 15 | Word grid ... lots of short words | ||
| 2004 November 22 | "Tripestry" | 15 | Grid-writing revisited and improved | ||
| 2004 June 7 | "With Apologies" | 15 | No offence intended | ||
| 2004 April 26 | "Ashes To ... " | 15 | A familiar shape reappears | ||
| 2003 December 8 | "Central Spot" | 15 | messy attempt at a particular visual effect | ||
| 2003 May 5 | "Regents' Muse" | 15 | more visuals, plus rhyme - tricky assembly | ||
| 2003 Apr 14 | "Colour Coded" | 15 | Perhaps my cleverest puzzle in this category | ||
| 2003 Apr 7 | "Sub Icon" | 15 | A poorer cousin of "Icon" (below) | ||
| 2003 Mar 17 | "Target Cheer" | 15 | This should've been sponsored! | ||
| 2003 Feb 24 | "Icon" | 15 | Women's Liberation | ||
| 2003 Feb 10 | "Regime Tackle" | 7 x 12 | some global politics | ||
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