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Favorite crosswords of 2009
Rex Parker and I aren’t compiling an official set of 2009 Oryx Awards (we hope to do it up big for 2010, though), but I wanted to spotlight the puzzles that enchanted me last year. This list will be heavily … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Tausig, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Byron Walden, Dan Naddor, David Chapus, David J. Kahn, Donna Hoke Kahwaty, Donna S. Levin, Doug Peterson, Ed Stein, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Emily Cox, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Henry Rathvon, Joon Pahk, Mark Diehl, Matt Gaffney, Matt Ginsberg, Matt Jones, Nancy Salomon, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Paula Gamache, Randall J. Hartman, Randolph Ross, Sarah Keller, Stanley Newman, Tony Orbach, Trip Payne, Will Nediger
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Sunday, 3/7/10
NYT 9:12 Reagle untimed (but tough theme) LAT 8:07 BG 8:02 CS 4:19 I’m a couple hours late to the posting party tonight because we were out getting an aquarium and a fancy goldfish for my son, and then had … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Patrick Blindauer, Rich Norris, Sabrina Walden, Tony Orbach
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Sunday, 2/28/10
BG 8:31 Reagle 7:57 NYT 7:49 LAT 7:40 CS 4:43
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Tagged Bob Klahn, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle, Peter Wentz, Yaakov Bendavid
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Saturday, 2/27/10
Newsday 10:40 NYT 4:57 LAT 3:57 CS untimed (Skipping WSJ Saturday Puzzle because it’s the acrostic.) Edited to add: There’s a good interview with Brad Wilber, today’s LAT constructor, at L.A. Times Crossword Corner.
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Tagged Brad Wilber, Doug Peterson, Patrick John Duggan, Sarah Keller
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Gratitude journal, ACPT edition
Thanks are in order. How many thanks? Dozens! (Yes, we’re pretending that “thanks” is a plural form of a count noun here.) In no particular order: Thank you, SethG, for the tireless guest blogging here at Diary of a Crossword … Continue reading
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Monday, 2/22/10
NYT 3:15ish (my browser took naps) LAT 2:28 CS tba BEQ 7:16 Hello! What a wonderful weekend I had at the ACPT. Great friends, great puzzles: What more could you want? Though my flight was canceled and the airline rebooked … Continue reading
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Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Donna S. Levin, Jennifer Nutt, Steve Dobis
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Cru Dinner this Friday
There’s still room for about 20 more people at this year’s Cru Dinner at the ACPT. It’s Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 at the Marriott, a buffet in the spacious lounge off the lobby bar. Details here. The menu features … Continue reading
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Oh, Hemispheres, what happened to you?
United Airlines’ in-flight magazine, Hemispheres, used to run a 21×21 crossword by John Samson. John’s the editor of the Simon & Schuster crossword books, and he plays by the standard rules we’re all familiar with. I haven’t flown United lately, but … Continue reading
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Crossword movie nominated for 5 awards
The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation has announced the nominees for the Razzie awards. I am delighted to report that All About Steve, the movie whose lead character is a crossword constructor, received an impressive five nominations: Worst Picture Worst Actress … Continue reading
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PDF link for Thursday NYT crossword
Here’s that PDF mentioned in the preceding post. Puzzle’s by Liz Gorski.
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