Category Archives: Events

This just in. The ACPT which was scheduled for next weekend March 20-22 has been canceled due to the pandemic. Shortz and co. are working to see if it can be rescheduled for a later date this year. In the … Continue reading →

It’s time to move on. This quirky little feature has always been a little divergent from Diary‘s core content, and I feel like I’ve accomplished about as much with it as I can. I mean, the Taylor Swift lyric is … Continue reading →

ANNOUNCEMENT: In conjunction with my new book, I have begun work on my latest (and probably last) giant crossword. Ubercross Fiddy was a 50×50 New York Times-style grid, and Ubercross C-Spot a record-setting 120×120 New York Times-style grid. The Ubercross … Continue reading →

My own book, On Crosswords, is hitting stores next month, and is now available for review in both digital and print form! (Digital, naturally, will reach you faster.) Contact me if interested. I’d be remiss if I didn’t say here … Continue reading →

I’m actually going to release this one ahead of schedule, just to let you all know that the Wired 20 puzzlehunt is on! Mike Selinker and Tyler Hinman are among the contributors, so if you’re a Wired reader and puzzle … Continue reading →

I know, I know. Still behind. We’ll be catching up to current events this weekend, for sure! Let’s start the chart with Crossword Race #3, “Turtle Power…” New York Times seeks “games job director” to handle “digital crosswords and other … Continue reading →

The New York Times crossword, measured independently of the rest of the paper, is more profitable than ever… but the company itself faces a grim decline in profits which could still affect that fabled institution over the long run. (Is … Continue reading →

Shall we just go with “life got in the way?” Leaving one job, starting another, fighting and mending fences with two old friends and finishing the final draft of On Crosswords are just the things I can talk about. So … Continue reading →

The week’s biggest story concerned a pair of crossword clues and answers, “The political belief of preserving traditional moral values by restricting personal freedoms and encouraging prosperity through economic freedom (CONSERVATISM)” and “The political belief of equality and personal freedom … Continue reading →

The most entertaining find this week is Crossword, the charming 7-minute silent film below that uses its simple conceit with a very dry wit. Hugh Stephenson reviews his 16 years editing Guardian crosswords, mulling the incremental changes the feature has … Continue reading →