Impostor

Mitchell Allen

08 Jun 2025 — 1 min read

As summer rolls into the Northern Hemisphere, you’ll want plenty of fresh puzzles. I’ve got you covered. This week, flex your word-play muscles with Color Code, tackle Impostor Syndrome, and dust off your pop-culture trivia knowledge with Seeing Stars? Finally, I've created three fresh visual puzzles - let me know if you want even more of them!

Look for a special Father’s Day issue next Sunday.

I’ve also been cooking up a completely new puzzle-book concept. Details soon…

Cheers,

Mitch

Impostor

Fakes abound in this collection of six puzzles.

Impostor.pdf

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