Tag Archives: Daniel Mauer

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Amy Reynaldo

There are a couple new online games from crossword constructors: On the wordplay front, Jeff Chen brings us Squeezy, where players squeeze letter tiles into words to make new words (example: squeeze a P into SORT to create SPORT). For … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alan Massengill, Azriel Wasser, Daniel Mauer, Doug Peterson, Jack Murtagh, Patrick Berry, Rafael Musa, Susan Gelfand | 27 Comments

2022 Orca Awards

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Rich Proulx

The Orca Awards are back! The annual celebration of creativity in crosswords returns to the pages of Diary of a Crossword Fiend to throw a spotlight on interesting puzzles from a broad variety of venues. The Orca Awards were created … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Ada Nicolle, Adam Wagner, Barbara Lin, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brooke Husic, Bryant White, Caitlin Reid, Chandi Deitmer, Christina Iverson, Daniel Mauer, David Steinberg, Ella Dershowitz, Emet Ozar, Emma Oxford, Erica Hsiung Wojcik, Erik Agard, Evan Birnholz, Francis Heaney, Hanh Huynh, Hoang-Kim Vu, Jeremy Newton, Jessica Zetzman, Kate Chin Park, Li Ding, Matthew Stock, May Huang, Michael Lieberman, Natan Last, Pao Roy, Patrick Berry, Paul Coulter, Rafael Musa, Rebecca Goldstein, Robyn Weintraub, Ryan McCarty, Sara Cantor, Sheldon Polonsky, Susan Gelfand, Taylor Johnson, Tracy Gray, Will Nediger, Zachary David Levy, Zaineb Akbar | 3 Comments

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Jim Peredo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Daniel Mauer, David P. Williams, Erik Agard, Freddie Cheng, Patrick Berry, Shannon Rapp | 25 Comments

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Nate Cardin

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Daniel Mauer, David P. Williams, Evan Birnholz, Lynn Lempel, Zhouqin Burnikel | 10 Comments

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Amy Reynaldo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brad Wiegmann, Daniel Mauer, Evan Birnholz, Mark McClain, Matthew Stock | 26 Comments

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Jim Peredo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Christopher Adams, Daniel Mauer, Rachel Fabi, Winston Emmons | 24 Comments

The 2019 Orca Awards

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Sam Donaldson

Welcome to the 2019 Orca Awards, the ninth(!) annual celebration of outstanding achievement in crossword puzzle construction and editing! As in past years there will be Orcas for each of ten categories, including Best Crossword, Best Clue, and Constructor of … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Amanda Rafkin, Andrea Carla Michaels, Andrew J. Ries, Andy Kravis, Anne Larsen, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Byron Walden, Caitlin Reid, Daniel Larsen, Daniel Mauer, David Steinberg, Doug Peterson, Emily Carroll, Erik Agard, Evan Birnholz, Evan Kalish, Evan Mahnken, Francis Heaney, Gary Larson, Howard Barkin, Jack Reuter, Jeff Chen, Jim Horne, Joanne Sullivan, Joel Fagliano, Joon Pahk, Julie Bérubé, Kevin Adamick, Laura Braunstein, Leslie Rogers, Lynn Lempel, Maddie Gillespie, Mark Diehl, Matt Gaffney, Milo Beckman, Natan Last, Neil Padrick Wilson, Paolo Pasco, Patrick Berry, Patti Varol, Pete Muller, Queena Mewers, Rachel Fabi, Rebecca Falcon, Rich Norris, Robyn Weintraub, Ross Trudeau, Sam Trabucco, Sara Nies, Stanley Newman, Tracy Bennett, Tracy Gray, Trent H. Evans, Victor Barocas, Will Nediger, Will Shortz, Wyna Liu, Zhouqin Burnikel | 5 Comments

Monday, November 25, 2019

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Jenni Levy

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Daniel Mauer, Debbie Ellerin, Ed Sessa, Patrick Berry, Will Nediger | 10 Comments

The 2018 Orca Awards

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Sam Donaldson

Welcome to the 2018 Orca Awards! If you’re new, the Orcas is our annual celebration of outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing. Awards include Best Crossword of 2018, 2018 Constructor of the Year, and Best Gimmick Crossword of 2018. … Continue reading →

Posted in Orca Awards | Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Amy Reynaldo, Andrew J. Ries, Andy Kravis, Anna Gundlach, Benjamin Kramer, Byron Walden, Daniel Mauer, Ed Sessa, Elizabeth A. Long, Erik Agard, Evan Birnholz, Finn Vigeland, Francis Heaney, Freddie Cheng, Grant Thackray, Greg Johnson, Herre Schouwerwou, Jeff Chen, Jennifer Nutt, Joe DiPietro, Joe Krozel, Joon Pahk, Kathy Bloomer, Kevin G. Der, Lena Webb, Matt Gaffney, Michael Hawkins, Mike Shenk, Paolo Pasco, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Patti Varol, Pete Muller, Peter Gordon, Peter Wentz, Rachel Maddow, Rich Norris, Robyn Weintraub, Sam Trabucco, Tony Orbach, Tracy Bennett, Will Nediger, Will Shortz, Yacob Yonas, Zhouqin Burnikel | 8 Comments

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Posted on January 3, 2018 by LauraB

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Damien Peterson, Daniel Mauer, Marlea Ellis, Mike Shenk, Robert Ellis | 40 Comments

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