Monthly Archives: November 2010

Tuesday, 11/16/10

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin’ 4:10 LAT 3:17 NYT 2:58 CS 5:01 (Evad)

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Monday, 11/15/10

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 3:23 CS 4:32 (Evad) LAT 2:50 BEQ 5:55 Bored with easy Monday puzzles? Here are three more crosswords you can wrestle with: Patrick Berry posted “Cryptic #3” at his site, A-Frame Games, a month ago. Super-smooth—you know how he … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 11/14/10

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 9:00 BG untimed (Sam) LAT 6:50 Reagle 6:35 WaPo 6:08 CS 9:25 (Evad)/4:43 (Amy)

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Callin’ Them Squares!: A Crossword Taxonomy, Part 1

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Note from Amy: T Campbell, the guy who constructed the Ubercross “Fiddy” 50×50 crossword, has been doing a lot of thinking about crossword themes, coming up with labels and definitions for all sorts of themes. T is breaking up his … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 11/13/10

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 11:15 NYT 6:32 LAT 5:38 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle untimed (“Horseshoes” by Patrick Berry)

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Friday, 11/12/10

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:48 CHE 4:45 LAT 4:35 BEQ guest 4:01 CS untimed WSJ 6:45

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Thursday, 11/11/10

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 5:42 Tausig 7:52 (Jeffrey) LAT 4:56 (Jeffrey) BEQ 3:47 CS untimed

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Shop at Marbles

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Marbles: The Brain Store recently revamped its website, adding demonstration videos (those of you who’ve attended the Marbles Amateur Crossword Tournament will see a familiar face), comments from the “Brain Coach,” and customer reviews. Their bricks-and-mortar stores have demo copies … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 11/10/10

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

Onion 4:33 NYT 3:15 LAT 3:04 CS untimed Hey, did you all figure out the New York Times crossword contest last week? The trick was to punch out the {HOLE} rebus squares in Mike Nothnagel’s Thursday puzzle, overlay the grid … Continue reading →

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MGWCC #127

Posted on November 9, 2010 by joon

crossword 3:46 (paper) puzzle about -3 minutes

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