Monthly Archives: October 2012

Puzzlewright Press Puzzles and Games Contest

In November, 20 Barnes & Noble stores across America will host a puzzle night sponsored by Puzzlewright, the puzzle book publisher that employs Peter Gordon and Patrick Blindauer and that is owned by B&N. Peter asked me to emcee the … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 10/24/12

If you’re looking for the answers to the Sunday NYT contest, I posted those Tuesday evening after the puzzle deadline had passed.

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NYT contest puzzle answers from Sunday

Did you enter the New York Times’ crossword contest? Sunday’s puzzle had a somewhat unusual grid, plus a meta answer to figure out. Click through if you’d like to see the answer grid and read an explanation of the meta.

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MGWCC #229

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Tuesday, 10/23/12

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The Week In Crosswords

Congratulations to Mark Goodliffe, who set a new record this weekend with five consecutive wins at the London Times cryptic crossword tournament… then just about finished another puzzle while waiting for Jason James to come in second.

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Monday, 10/22/12

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Sunday, 10/21/12

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Saturday, 10/20/12

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Friday, 10/19/12

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