Monthly Archives: October 2011

Friday, 10/14/11

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Good news! Next week’s New York Times dailies (Monday through Saturday) will be part of a contest. You won’t want to miss any of these crosswords because even if you don’t win one of the prizes (a new collection of … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 10/13/11

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Bonus puzzle! Matt Gaffney has created a crossword in honor of Joon Pahk’s Jeopardy! run. You can catch it over at the Island of Lost Puzzles.

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Wednesday, 10/12/11

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Don’t believe the applet leaderboard when it claims the NYT puzzle took me 6:24. It was 3:39 before it went blank for a few minutes, during which time I paid a final visit to L.A. Crossword Confidential, which the delightful … Continue reading →

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MGWCC #175

Posted on October 11, 2011 by joon
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Tuesday, 10/11/11

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo
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Monday, 10/10/11

Posted on October 9, 2011 by pannonica
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Sunday, 10/9/11

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo
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Saturday, 10/8/11

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

WSJ (Saturday) tba Joo-oo-oon! Friday’s episode is here: Part 1, Part 2. In his own homeland (the Boston viewing area), Jeopardy‘s channel shows football hooha in lieu of Joonstravaganza on fall Fridays, so Bostonians who missed today’s episode can catch … Continue reading →

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Joon Pahk: “A modern-day nerd cowboy”

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Basketball blog Dribble Penetration’s David Aguilar wrote a highly entertaining sports recap of Joon’s Jeopardy! run thus far (his fifth match airs today). Joon is compared to Kobe Bryant and Muhammad Ali, which (correct me if I’m wrong) I don’t … Continue reading →

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Friday, 10/7/11

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

Shoot! I wasted my time blogging the puzzle that was in the applet, only to find out that it was supposed to have been replaced at the last minute with another puzzle. Hang on. Let me blog the Across Lite … Continue reading →

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