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Yearly Archives: 2016
AV Club Contest – 2/24/16
Remember last week’s AV Club contest puzzle?
Monday, February 29, 2016
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged C.C. Burnikel, Charlie Oldham, Joel Fagliano, Mike Shenk, Randall J. Hartman, Zhouqin Burnikel
5 Comments
The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Easy Crossword
Today marks the start of the fifth annual Orca Awards, our week-long ceremony cum love-fest honoring outstanding achievement in crossword construction. For the next several days we will look back and toast some of the best puzzles from 2015. #OrcasSoBlackAndWhite … Continue reading
Posted in Orca Awards
Tagged Dan Bischoff, Gary Cee, Jeff Chen, Lynn Lempel, Patrick Berry
3 Comments
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Doug Peterson, Jeffrey Wechsler, Timothy Polin
6 Comments
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Hey! It’s not just Oscar weekend, it’s also Orcas weekend! Stay tuned for the inimitable Sam Donaldson’s series of posts on 2015’s coolest puzzles. And check out Crossword Fiend’s collection of the year’s best puzzles, as chosen by you, the … Continue reading
Friday, February 26, 2016
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged David Steinberg, James Sajdak, Lynn Lempel, Paula Gamache, Todd McClary
22 Comments
Thursday, February 25, 2016
This week’s Fireball is a contest puzzle. Write-up in a few days, after the deadline.
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, C.C. Burnikel, Joel Fagliano, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Steven L. Zisser
9 Comments
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Today’s AV Club puzzle from Erik Agard has a meta contest – we’ll have a writeup next Monday.
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Damien Peterson, Donna S. Levin, Kenneth J. Berniker, Mike Shenk, Peter Wentz, Ruth B. Margolin
22 Comments