Monthly Archives: December 2009

Thursday, 12/17/09

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 5:28 LAT 4:02 CS untimed Tausig untimed Edited to add links to a bonus puzzle: Patrick Blindauer and Michael Sharp (a.k.a. Rex Parker) teamed up on “20 Years of Detention,” available in Across Lite and as a PDF. I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 12/16/09

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 4:45 Onion 4:10 LAT 3:52 NYT 3:42 CS untimed

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MGWCC #80

Posted on December 15, 2009 by joon

crossword 8:22 puzzle 2:30 sorry i’m a bit late this week. i’ve been kind of under the weather, and i had a meeting this morning. i’ll have the full writeup later today, but in the meantime, i’ll post the completed … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 12/15/09

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 3:26 Jonesin’ 3:26 LAT 3:00 CS untimed

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Monday, 12/14/09

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 7:53 CS untimed (J)/4:04 (A) NYT 3:29 LAT 2:52

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Sunday, 12/13/09

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 8:13 BG 7:45 NYT 7:26 Reagle 6:20 CS 3:12

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Saturday, 12/12/09

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 7:54 NYT 5:22 LAT 4:31 CS untimed Two things: (1) Horrid theme contest! See the post just before this one for details. (2) Our charming webmaster Dave cooked up a doodad whereby you can click a link for a … Continue reading →

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Blog housewarming contest!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

To welcome you to the new home of Diary of a Crossword Fiend, we’re having a blog contest. For inspiration, I turned to Brendan Emmett Quigley’s controversial list of “Ten Bullsh*t Themes.” BS theme #9 is this: The “curriculum vitae” … Continue reading →

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Friday, 12/11/09

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 6:10 NYT 6:07 CHE 5:22 LAT 3:54 CS untimed WSJ 7:59 Daily Beast 7:43

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Thursday, 12/10/09

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Amy Reynaldo

Joon’s themeless (Across Lite; PDF) 5:05 NYT 4:32 LAT 3:14 CS untimed (J)/2:52 (A) Tausig untimed I’m blogging about Joon’s self-published puzzle, but would like to point you towards another fun puzzle, this one a themed one by Rex Parker/Michael Sharp. … Continue reading →

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