Monthly Archives: March 2015

Monday, March 9, 2015

Posted on March 8, 2015 by pannonica

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Carol Hacker, Debbie Ellerin, Randall J. Hartman | 14 Comments

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Doug Peterson, Ed Sessa, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle, Tom McCoy, Trip Payne | 17 Comments

The 2014 Orca Awards – Best Crossword

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Sam Donaldson

Orcas Week now concludes (finally!) with the coveted award for Best Crossword. Before we get to the big honor, thanks to Amy for giving me permission to run with this idea. It’s both fun and inspirational to take a closer … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Andrew Reynolds, Ben Tausig, Francis Heaney, Matt Gaffney, Pete Muller, Peter Broda, Tom McCoy | 2 Comments

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brad Wilber, Daniel Nierenberg, David C. Duncan Dekker, Doug Peterson, Lars G. Doubleday, Patrick Jordan | 21 Comments

The 2014 Orca Awards – Individual Honors

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Sam Donaldson

On this, the penultimate day of Orcas Week, we present the Bob Klahn Award for Most Outstanding Clue and the Margaret Farrar Constructor of the Year Award. Tomorrow, of course, is the final Orca for Best Crossword. Here’s how Orcas … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ben Tausig, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Doug Peterson, Francis Heaney, Henry Hook, Jeffrey Harris, Matt Gaffney, Patrick Berry, Pete Muller, Peter Gordon, Stanley Newman, Tim Croce, Will Shortz | 5 Comments

Friday, March 6, 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Klahn, Colin Gale, David Phillips, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Janie Smulyan, Mike Shenk, Steve Marron | 30 Comments

The 2014 Orca Awards – Best Gimmick Crossword

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Sam Donaldson

Welcome back! It’s now Day Five of Orcas Week, our annual celebration of exceptional crosswords from 2014. Today we present the award for Best Gimmick Crossword, a puzzle that employs a unique twist or novel concept. After today there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Andrew Reynolds, Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Caleb Madison, Matt Jones, Trip Payne | 1 Comment

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, C.C. Burnikel, Jim Peredo, Patrick Jordan, Peter A. Collins | 12 Comments

The 2014 Orca Awards – Best Meta/Contest Crossword

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Sam Donaldson

It’s Hump(back) Day of Orcas Week, our look back at some exceptional crosswords from 2014. Today we honor the “meta” or “contest” crossword, the “puzzle within a puzzle” that has become very popular in the past few years. Remember that … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Francis Heaney, Matt Gaffney, Pete Muller | 3 Comments

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 30 and go register for the Indie 500 crossword tournament, to be held in Washington, D.C. You could make a puzzly weekend of it and stick around for the Washington Post Puzzle Hunt on … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Byron Walden, Don Gagliardo, Jeff Stillman, Patrick Blindauer, Sarah Keller, Tony Orbach | 11 Comments