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Crosswords LA puzzles available for $5! (Or more.)
Pay what you want, minimum $5, for the five tournament puzzles from last weekend’s Crosswords LA event. All the constructors are women! Pretty cool. You can order here.
Crosswords LA online/at-home tournament now open!
Elissa Grossman, the founder of the Crosswords LA tournament, has just launched this year’s outing as an online/at-home event. Here’s the scoop: Trick-or-puzzle … As the Halloween clock struck midnight, we opened Crosswords LA 2016 — an online “tournament,” entirely for … Continue reading
Crosswords LA puzzle set available for $5
People! You can buy the crosswords from the Crosswords LA tournament for a mere $5. I curated these puzzles myself and was excited to get to work with these constructors. There are tough puzzles by David Quarfoot (themeless) and Byron … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Andrea Carla Michaels, Byron Walden, Crosswords LA, David Quarfoot, Melanie MIller, Merl Reagle, Patti Varol, Susan Gelfand, Trip Payne
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
Tournament news! The Crosswords LA tournament runs this Saturday morning and afternoon. Wish I could be there! I had a blast working with the constructors on a fabulous set of crosswords. And the Indie 500 tournament has set a date and … Continue reading
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Tagged Crosswords LA, Evan Birnholz, Indie 500, Julian Lim, Lester Ruff, Patrick Jordan, Stanley Newman
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Tuesday, 4/5/11
I just test-solved all but the finals puzzle for the upcoming Crosswords LA tournament. Hoo-wee! The “bastard” puzzle is a beaut. Elegantly conceived and executed. And then there are the other five crosswords, too, all solid. Excellent group of constructors. … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal, 5/7/10 and Crosswords LA recap (2)
“Capitalist Pig” by Dan Fisher – 10:45 Last weekend, sandwiched by visits to Disneyland, I attended the Crosswords LA 2010 Tournament. Eric Maddy gave a recap here, and the puzzles have been reported as they appeared in the New York … Continue reading
Crosswords LA recap
Eric Maddy squeaked out a win at the Crosswords LA tournament today. Here’s Eric’s recap: Damn near a photo finish, but I defended the title, winning by less than three seconds over John Beck and Jonathan Berman in the final. … Continue reading