Monthly Archives: February 2010

Monday, 2/22/10

NYT 3:15ish (my browser took naps) LAT 2:28 CS tba BEQ 7:16 Hello! What a wonderful weekend I had at the ACPT. Great friends, great puzzles: What more could you want? Though my flight was canceled and the airline rebooked … Continue reading

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Sunday, 2/21/10

NYT 16:34 (SethG) Reagle Untimed LAT 17:44 (SethG) BG Untimed CS 6:59 (SethG) And…it’s ACPT Day 2. Amy and the gang are still in Brooklyn, one more SethG day. See the current standings here .

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Saturday, 2/20/10

NYT Untimed CS Untimed LAT 11:50 (SethG) Newsday Untimed It’s ACPT Day 1. Amy and the gang are in Brooklyn, so more SethG today. Yay!

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Friday, 2/19/10

NYT 32:47 (SethG, Jill, Google) CS Untimed LAT 9:25 (SethG) CHE 7:13 (SethG) WSJ ~16:00 (yup, SethG) BEQ 11:15 (and again, SethG) Hey there! Amy and the gang, the whole gang, are off ACPTing, so for the next few days … Continue reading

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Thursday, 2/18/10

NYT 4:17 LAT 3:49 Tausig untimed CS untimed I’m heading to New York for the ACPT Thursday morning! The usual Crossword Fiend suspects (Janie, Joon, Jeffrey, PuzzleGirl, Sam, and Evad) are all heading out of town this weekend too—all but … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 2/17/10

Onion 6:07 BEQ 5:03 Fireball 4:51 LAT 4:01 NYT 3:14 CS untimed

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MGWCC #89

crossword 6:19 puzzle 0:33

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Cru Dinner this Friday

There’s still room for about 20 more people at this year’s Cru Dinner at the ACPT. It’s Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Marriott, a buffet in the spacious lounge off the lobby bar. Details here. The menu features … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 2/16/10

Jonesin’ untimed LAT 2:59 NYT 2:40 CS untimed This weekend is the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I can’t wait! I’ll see many of you there—but those who aren’t going to Brooklyn can still participate. Click the links for “solve by … Continue reading

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Monday, 2/15/10: My half-birthday!

BEQ 4:30 NYT 2:28 LAT 4:27 in that L.A. Times Flash interface that stymies me CS untimed My mother listened to Puzzlemaster Will Shortz on NPR this morning. The special guests at the ACPT—which is coming up next weekend (!!) … Continue reading

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