Monthly Archives: February 2010

Monday, 3/1/10

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 4:39 NYT 3:29 (typo, oy!) LAT tba CS untimed Two things: Tagalongs, the Girl Scout cookies with the peanut butter coated with chocolate? Yum! Holy cats, where did March 2010 come from? Isn’t it still November? And maybe 2003?

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Sunday, 2/28/10

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

BG 8:31 Reagle 7:57 NYT 7:49 LAT 7:40 CS 4:43

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Saturday, 2/27/10

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 10:40 NYT 4:57 LAT 3:57 CS untimed (Skipping WSJ Saturday Puzzle because it’s the acrostic.) Edited to add: There’s a good interview with Brad Wilber, today’s LAT constructor, at L.A. Times Crossword Corner.

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Wall Street Journal 2/26/10 (and yet another ACPT wrap-up)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

“Table Talk” by Harvey Estes – 14:51 Hi, it’s Jeffrey. The Daily Beast puzzle is no more (sniff) but at the Crossword Fiend Annual General Meeting I was assigned the Wall Street Journal so I can keep my coveted Friday morning … Continue reading →

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Friday, 2/26/10

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 5:38 CHE 4:17 LAT 3:42 BEQ 3:42 CS untimed WSJ 7:45—blogged by Jeffrey in the next post

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Thursday, 2/25/10

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:01 Fireball 5:20 LAT 3:30 Tausig untimed CS untimed Constructor T Campbell has crafted a 50×50 crossword, the Ubercross Fiddy, that follows the rules of American crosswords. That means no 2-letter words, no unchecked squares, and a symmetrical grid … Continue reading →

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MGWCC #90

Posted on February 24, 2010 by joon

crossword 6:16 (paper) puzzle 0:17

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Wednesday, 2/24/10

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Onion 4:27 BEQ 4:12 NYT 3:47 LAT 2:58 CS untimed For blog posts and media coverage of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, scroll down on the ACPT 2010 page for a plethora of links. There’s also a list of the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 2/23/10

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 3:15 Jonesin’ 3:58 LAT 2:53 CS untimed The Tipsy Tourney puzzles are up! Here’s the crazy-hard one (in which the theme didn’t much help me to solve) by Janet Siefert Goss and Pete Mitchell, and here’s Barry Haldiman’s easier … Continue reading →

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Gratitude journal, ACPT edition

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Thanks are in order. How many thanks? Dozens! (Yes, we’re pretending that “thanks” is a plural form of a count noun here.) In no particular order: Thank you, SethG, for the tireless guest blogging here at Diary of a Crossword … Continue reading →

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