Monthly Archives: April 2011

Sunday, 4/24/11

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and happy birthday to three dear crossword friends—Dave (“Evad”) Sullivan, Angela (“PuzzleGirl”) Halsted, and Byron (“No Fake Name”) Walden—and happy birthday to my son, who graciously shares his mom with the Crossword Fiend community. Have some … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Caleb Madison, David Blake, Doug Peterson, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, Merl Reagle | 18 Comments

Algebraic Crosswords (CTS #10)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Wordplayers are easily the most popular form of crossword after themelesses in general, and even more popular if you’re focused on the high-end publications like the Timeses and The Onion. They’re like the phylum Arthopoda of the crossword ecosystem: surely … Continue reading →

Posted in Callin' Them Squares | 11 Comments

Saturday, 4/23/11

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

—Hex cryptic PDF

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Doug Peterson, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Michael Wiesenberg, Mike Nothnagel, Patrick Blindauer | 22 Comments

Friday, 4/22/11

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ashton Anderson, Peter Gordon, Randall J. Hartman, Randolph Ross, Scott Atkinson, Todd McClary | 18 Comments

Thursday, 4/21/11

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Julian Lim, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Neville L. Fogarty | 25 Comments

Wednesday, 4/20/11

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ben Tausig, Byron Walden, C.C. Burnikel, Don Gagliardo, Michael Farabaugh, Raymond Hamel | 9 Comments

MGWCC #150

Posted on April 19, 2011 by joon

Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 21 Comments

Tuesday, 4/19/11

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Gail Grabowski, John Lampkin, Matt Jones, Randall J. Hartman | 15 Comments

Tuning Spork shows how .jpz beats out .puz

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Frequent commenter Tuning Spork (not his real name) just posted a new puzzle called “Roundabout” to the Island of Lost Puzzles. This 19×19 puzzle makes good use of several technical advantages that the .jpz crossword file format offers: Rebus entries … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged .jpz, Puzzle Solver, Tuning Spork | 32 Comments

Monday, 4/18/11

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Gail Grabowski, James Tuttle, Sarah Keller | 14 Comments

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