Monthly Archives: October 2015

Sunday, November 1, 2015

(Reagle, original write-up from 1 Nov 2009)

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Happy Halloween!

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Last Saturday, the Crosswords LA tournament entertained and challenged participants with a line-up of excellent crosswords—and now you can obtain a set of these puzzles (plus assorted bonus puzzles by other terrific constructors!) for a mere $8 from Crossword Nexus. … Continue reading

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

The Fireball crossword is a contest puzzle this week, so watch for the write-up Sunday night or Monday. (Peter, please remind me on Sunday!)

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Rest in peace, Henry Hook

I haven’t had the presence of mind to pull together my thoughts on legendary crossword constructor Henry Hook, who died this week (the crossword community just learned the sad news this afternoon), but I want to get something up here … Continue reading

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MGWCC #386

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Hey, did you notice that you can rate puzzles on the blog’s main page now, rather than having to first click into an individual post? Please don’t be a Goofus and exploit that to assign ratings at random—just be a … Continue reading

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AV Club Contest – October 21, 2015

Remember last week’s AV Club contest puzzle?

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WSJ Contest – Friday, October 23, 2015

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