The Orcas conclude today with the award for Best Crossword. Before we get to the last award, let’s recap the winners thus far: Best Easy Crossword, Lynn Lempel Merl Reagle Award for Best Sunday-Sized Crossword, Jeremy Newton Best Freestyle Crossword, … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Evan Birnholz, Jeff Chen, Jeremy Newton, Matt Gaffney, Patrick Berry | 3 Comments

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Amy Reynaldo

Must-read article! Those of you who subscribe to the Cruciverb-L mailing list have already heard about this. A guy named Saul Pwanson (honest!) built a database that could compare thousands of published crosswords and calculate the degree of overlap between … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Andrew J. Ries, Andrew Ries, Barry C. Silk, Brad Wilber, Roland Huget | 20 Comments

The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Clue and Constructor of the Year

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Sam Donaldson

Orcas Week is winding down. Today we present the Bob Klahn Award for Best Clue and the Margaret Farrar Constructor of the Year Award. Tomorrow the festivities end with the award for Best Crossword. There’s mystery in the air this … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Alan Arbesfeld, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Jeff Chen, Kameron Austin Collins, Matt Gaffney, Mike Shenk, Mike Torch, Patrick Berry, Patrick Jordan, Paul Coulter, Peter Gordon, Rich Norris, Victor Barocas, Will Shortz | 14 Comments

Yearly Archives: 2016

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The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Crossword

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The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Clue and Constructor of the Year

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