Monthly Archives: June 2010

Oddities: Wednesday and Thursday NYTs

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

The next two New York Times crosswords have features that will be displayed differently in Across Lite vs. in print/PDF. The Wednesday puzzle has a visual aspect you can see here in the blank grid. If you’d like the solving … Continue reading →

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MGWCC #107

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Evad

crossword 20ish meta 5ish Welcome to week #107 of Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest, “Go, Go, Go.” Evad here for the generous joon who gave in to my insistence that he spend more time with his new daughter while I … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 6/22/10

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin’ 3:45 NYT 3:11 LAT 2:53 CS untimed Two announcements: First, Simeon Visser is developing new (and free) software for constructing crosswords, to run on multiple platforms. If you’re interested in helping to shape the program, read Simeon’s announcement at … Continue reading →

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Monday, 6/21/10

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 10:17 LAT 2:52 NYT 2:29 CS untimed Do you like themeless crosswords? Do you admire Frank Longo’s work? Do you like crosswords edited by Peter Gordon? Did you miss yesterday’s Washington Post themeless? If the answer to any of … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 6/20/10

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Reagle 9:44 (sooo tired) NYT 8:45 LAT 8:15 BG 7:42 CS 15:37 (Evad)/4:02 (Amy) WaPo Post Puzzler tba—Oh, no! My post on this vanished! I forgot to publish it! Um, it took me 7:something, and I loved the puzzle! Frank … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 6/19/10

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 10:45 NYT 6:25 LAT 4:23 CS untimed

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Friday, 6/18/10

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:12 CHE 4:29 LAT 3:54 CS untimed WSJ 7:53

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Thursday, 6/17/10

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Fireball 7:55 BEQ 7:49 NYT 4:49 LAT 3:35 Tausig untimed CS untimed Oh, dear. Six puzzles for Thursday? Too many! And I’m tired. Not as tired as my husband, who pulled a travel all-nighter last night and went to sleep … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 6/16/10

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Onion 4:21 NYT 4:07 LAT 3:34 CS untimed

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MGWCC #106

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

crossword 5:30 meta puzzle a minute or two Surprise! It’s me, Amy, blogging the MGWCC this week. Joon’s daughter was born in the very wee hours yesterday, so he is otherwise occupied at present with a toddler boy, baby girl, … Continue reading →

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