Monthly Archives: March 2010

MGWCC #93

Posted on March 16, 2010 by joon

crossword 4:07 puzzle about 2 hours

Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 38 Comments

Tuesday, 3/16/10

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Sam Donaldson

NYT 7:15 (Sam) Jonesin’ 5:15 (Sam) LAT 5:32 (Sam) CS Untimed (Janie) Happy St. Patrick’s Eve, crossword fans! Sam Donaldson here filling in for Amy while she completes her March Madness bracket. Now that we survived the Ides of March, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Klahn, Jerome Gunderson, Matt Jones, Paula Gamache | 13 Comments

Monday, 3/15/10

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 5:39 NYT 2:53 LAT 2:45 CS untimed

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Fred Piscop, Lila Cherry, Rich Norris, Tyler Hinman | 9 Comments

Sunday, 3/14/10

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 8:12 LAT 10 minutes (on paper) Reagle 9 minutes (on paper) BG untimed (on paper) CS 3:07 Announcements! Find out what my favorite puzzles of 2009 were, and add your own in comments on this post. Joon gives the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Caleb Madison, Don Gagliardo, Doug Peterson, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle | 11 Comments

Boston Crossword Puzzle Tournament!

Posted on March 13, 2010 by joon

joon here with an announcement for the 2010 (and second annual) boston crossword puzzle tournament, to be held at harvard university on sunday, april 11. if you live in or around boston, you have to come. if you live anywhere … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged BCPT, Will Shortz | 6 Comments

Saturday, 3/13/10

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 5:48 Newsday 5:35 LAT 3:28 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle untimed (download the PDF—it’s a Hex cryptic)

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Barry C. Silk, Byron Walden, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Randall J. Hartman, Robert A. Doll, Tyler Hinman | 25 Comments

Favorite crosswords of 2009

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Rex Parker and I aren’t compiling an official set of 2009 Oryx Awards (we hope to do it up big for 2010, though), but I wanted to spotlight the puzzles that enchanted me last year. This list will be heavily … Continue reading →