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Monthly Archives: January 2011
The Marian (CTS, Pt. 9)
The Marian is named not for Maid Marian or Marian Anderson, but for Marian the Librarian, the prim, priggish, proper, self-possessed, self-described spinster of The Music Man. Like her namesake, the Marian crossword claims to be all business, with no … Continue reading
Posted in Callin' Them Squares
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Friday, 1/14/11
Californians! The Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest is in two weeks. On Saturday, January 29, there’s a day-long line-up of free (!) puzzle workshops on crossword construction, solving diagramless crosswords, sudoku, and more. Sunday, January 30, is competition day. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Annemarie Brethauer, Dan Naddor, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Myles Callum, Randall J. Hartman
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Thursday, 1/13/11
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Elizabeth C. Gorski, John Lampkin, Randolph Ross
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Monday, 1/10/11
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Venzke, Gail Grabowski, James Tuttle
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Sunday, 1/9/11
New star ratings! Once a puzzle’s been blogged, let us know how you liked it by clicking the “rate it” link (you won’t leave this page) to assign stars. I figure 5 stars = A++, 4 = a solid A, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Henry Hook, Jack McInturff, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Merl Reagle, Patrick Berry
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Not Dead, Only Resting
Just a couple of quick notes for “Callin’ Them Squares” readers: Sorry that an unfinished version of this week’s installment, “The Marian” was on the site for a few hours, and sorry the finished version won’t be up till the … Continue reading
Posted in Callin' Them Squares
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