Monthly Archives: January 2013

Friday, February 1, 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

**Patrick Blindauer’s February puzzle is up. Matt Gaffney’s reviewing it tomorrow, so go get it! PDF only this month. You might not recognize the name of puzzlemaker Mike Selinker if you stick to crosswords from the usual venues. He’s had … Continue reading →

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo
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MGWCC #243

Posted on January 29, 2013 by joon
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The Week In Crosswords

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

Trip Payne’s puzzle contest got kicked off Kickstarter (which doesn’t allow contest elements) so he’s raising the funding for it on his own site, much like the elsewhere-mentioned Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon and Henry Hook, funding their CRooked Crossword series. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo
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Peter Gordon’s Fireball Contest Puzzle, “Play 36 Rounds of the Game”

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Matt Gaffney

Fireball untimed (Matt)

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Posted on January 27, 2013 by pannonica
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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

Check out Noah Veltman’s data-crunching using a database of NYT crossword entries from 1996-2012 and the Google Books Ngram tool. Right there at the top of the list of “crosswordiest” fill is ASEA. We may think it’s a super-common word … Continue reading →

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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

Australian puzzler David Astle, whose engaging and crosswordy memoir and discussion of cryptics and more is available in a Kindle edition (Puzzled), is working on a new book called The Great Clue Chase. The new work will be a celebration … Continue reading →

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