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The 2014 Orca Awards – Best Sunday-Sized Crossword
The Orcas continue today with the award for Best Sunday-Sized Crossword, the top honor for crosswords 21×21 and larger. (We thought about calling it the Best 21x Crossword, but we figure lay people would think it honors an extremely obscene … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Gale, Jeff Chen, Merl Reagle, Mike Shenk, Peter Broda, Tom McCoy, Tracy Gray
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The 2014 Orca Awards – Best Easy Crossword
It’s time for the 2014 Orca Awards! For the uninitiated, the Orcas honor outstanding achievement in crossword construction. This year, unlike years past, the Orcas will be presented over the course of a week. That’s eight awards over seven days! … Continue reading
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Tagged C.C. Burnikel, Jeff Chen, Joel Fagliano, Lynn Lempel, Mary Lou Guizzo, Ron Toth
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The 2014 Orca Awards – Best Crossword Nominees
Hollywoodland may be all abuzz about the upcoming Oscars, but Crosswordland is looking forward to the 2014 Orca Awards, coming to this website on Sunday, March 1! As in prior years (namely 2011, 2012, and 2013), the Orcas will honor … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Reynolds, Ben Tausig, Francis Heaney, Matt Gaffney, Pete Muller, Peter Broda, Tom McCoy
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The 2013 Orca Awards
The Orcas are back! Budget cuts forced us to scrap the fancy-shmancy awards ceremony this year. (Now we’ll just have to imagine what Henry Hook would have worn on the black-and-white carpet.) We had a cute little magic show all planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Shechtman, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Dan Schoenholz, David Sullivan, Finn Vigeland, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Ian Livengood, Jeff Chen, Joon Pahk, Kevin G. Der, Lynn Lempel, Marti DuGuay-Carpenter, Matt Gaffney, Matt Jones, Merl Reagle, Mike Shenk, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Pete Muller, Peter Gordon, Rich Norris, Stanley Newman, Tom Pepper, Trip Payne, Will Shortz
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2013 Orca Awards – Best Crossword Nominees
Now that the Oscars are so five minutes ago, it’s time to get excited for the 2013 Orca Awards, coming to Diary of a Crossword Fiend on Wednesday, March 19! As in prior years, the Orcas will honor excellence in … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Matt Gaffney, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Pete Muller, Tom Pepper
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My Big Fat Fun Wedding: Contest Results!
Forty-seven solvers from across the country submitted the correct “final word” to My Big Fat Fun Wedding contest in time for the random drawing. What was the final word? Who won? Where can you get the answers to the puzzles? … Continue reading
Two Weeks Left to Enter “My Big Fat Fun Wedding”
There’s still time to send in your entry for my free puzzle contest, “My Big Fat Fun Wedding.” It’s a collection of easy-to-medium puzzles created in celebration of my upcoming wedding this summer. Solvers who submit the correct final answer … Continue reading
The 2011 Orca Awards
We’re here on the black and white carpet, just minutes from the start of the 2011 Orca Awards! It’s a veritable who’s who of crosswording talent, and many are dressed in DIOR or YSL. The excitement is truly palpable! Before … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Olson Halsted, Bob Klahn, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Chris A. McGlothlin, Dan Naddor, David Quarfoot, Doug Peterson, Francis Heaney, Ian Livengood, Jeremy Newton, Joel Fagliano, Joon Pahk, Josh Knapp, Lynn Lempel, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Merl Reagle, Michael Sharp, Mike Nothnagel, Mike Shenk, Natalia Shore, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Paula Gamache, Tony Orbach, Trip Payne, Tyler Hinman
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