Hey gang! My new book, "The Healthy Brain Book of Word Puzzles," is out and can be ordered from Amazon HERE. It contains 32 brand-new Split Decisions® plus a variety of original word puzzles invented by the late George Bredehorn.

Recently I was the guest on an Australian podcast. I had no idea anyone down there had ever heard of me! To listen, click HERE.

There's an article about me in the Cornell alumni magazine! Check it out HERE

Split Decisions® was invented by the late George Bredehorn in the 1980s and has appeared in numerous publications, such as The New York Times, CROSSW RD Magazine, various Sterling publications, GAMES Magazine, and various Dell publications.

George passed away in 2012, and it was his wish that I continue creating and publishing Split Decisions® puzzles. My Split Decisions® currently appear in The New York Times, as well as in every issue of Games World of Puzzles.

In addition, I have decided to publish occasional Split Decisions® puzzles on this website. Hope you enjoy them!

Fred Piscop

Puzzles previously appearing in Games World of Puzzles reprinted by permission. Click HERE to visit the GWOP website.
Wordplay puzzles originally published in Will Shortz’s Wordplay, © 2019 Penny Publications, LLC. Click HERE to visit the Penny Publications website.

Me at a local jam session. Photo: Scott Ross

Here's a picture of George and me from 1958 (George was my teacher for two years):

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Here's how Split Decisions® works:

The only clues you have are the letter pairs we've given you in the grid. Each answer consists of a pair of words that share the letters that you'll write in the empty squares. In the example we've given you, we've filled in the letters S, E and W to make SINEW and SCREW. A few of the entries may have more than one possible answer, but only one will fit correctly with the rest of the puzzle.

Example: becomes

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