Four brief announcements:
- Boswords is holding an online Winter Wondersolve tournament Sunday, 1/31, 2-5 pm Eastern. $20 to register ($5 for students and the otherwise strapped-for-cash).
- The Muller Monthly Music Meta for 2021 begins next Tuesday, 1/12. Sign up here.
- The Browser newsletter is launching a weekly cryptic crossword (ed. Dan Feyer; constructors include Andrew Ries, Stella Zawistowski, Will Nediger, Nate Cardin, Sara Goodchild, and Paolo Pasco) for subscribers. I sampled one by Ries; it took me about 2-3 times longer than an NYT cryptic, so check it out if you crave challenging cryptics.
- Also for cryptic fans: Longtime cryptic puzzlemaker John de Cuevas died in 2018 and his website archive of puzzles has been restored at Dan Chall’s site. I know nothing about these puzzles, but if difficult variety cryptics are up your alley, 200+ puzzles await you.
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