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Countdown to the 2018 Orca Awards!
The 2018 Orca Awards will drop on Friday, March 1. As in the past, we will recognize outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing with several awards, including Best Crossword, Constructor of the Year, Best Sunday-Sized Puzzle, Best Freestyle Puzzle, … Continue reading
The 2017 Orca Awards
Welcome, everyone, to the 2017 Orca Awards! It’s the seventh annual celebration of outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing from puzzles published in 2017. Below the fold you’ll read about some amazing crosswords as we discuss the nominees and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Andrew Linzer, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Dan Addams IV, David Steinberg, Doug Peterson, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Eric Berlin, Erik Agard, Evan Birnholz, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Greg Poulos, Jeff Chen, John Lampkin, Joon Pahk, Josh Knapp, Julie Bérubé, Kathy Wienberg, Laura Braunstein, Marie Kelly, Matt Gaffney, Michael Hawkins, Michael Shteyman, Mike Shenk, Neville Fogarty, Paolo Pasco, Patrick Berry, Pete Muller, Peter Broda, Peter Gordon, Randall J. Hartman, Roger Wienberg, Ross Trudeau, Sam Ezersky, Will Shortz, Zhouqin Burnikel
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Get Ready for the 2017 Orca Awards with This Puzzle Featuring Clue of the Year Nominees!
The 2017 Orca Awards will arrive here on Sunday, March 4. That’s just three weeks away! Squee! For the seventh straight year we will honor outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing as we look back on many of your … Continue reading
The 2016 Orca Awards
Everyone’s favorite 8,000-word post is back! It’s time for the (now sixth!) annual Orca Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing throughout several categories in 2016. For the past two years the Orcas have been spread out over … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Andrew J. Ries, Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Haight, Byron Walden, C.C. Burnikel, Dan Schoenholz, David Phillips, David Steinberg, Erik Agard, Evan Birnholz, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Jeff Chen, Jeremy Newton, Joon Pahk, Josh Knapp, Kathy Wienberg, Matt Gaffney, Mike Shenk, Patrick Berry, Paul Coulter, Pete Muller, Peter A. Collins, Peter Gordon, Robyn Weintraub, Sam Trabucco, Will Shortz, Zhouqin Burnikel
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The Orcas are Coming … Can You Solve this Puzzle Containing the Best Clue Nominees?
We’re just two weeks away from the 2016 Orca Awards, our annual tribute to some of the year’s most outstanding crosswords. In addition to Best Crossword, there will be awards in several categories, including Best Easy Crossword, Best Freestyle Crossword, … Continue reading