Tag Archives: Emily Cox

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Tip for online/.puz solvers of the Sunday NYT crossword: When keying in your solution, remember this: “Across is the boss.” If you solve on paper, disregard this. It’s the beginning of June! That means Patrick Blindauer has posted another crossword … Continue reading

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Sunday, May 5, 2013

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Sunday, April, 21, 2013

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Here at Fiend Central Amalgamated Satellite Office, I’ve been monitoring some of the goings-on at the ACPT. Seems as if Patrick Blindauer’s puzzle #5 was some sort of soul-crusher, but at the end of Day One, the usual suspects occupy … Continue reading

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

It’s here! It’s finally here! Sunday, the Oscars, and of course the Orcas. Tune in here at Crossword Fiend at noon Eastern/9 am Pacific when Sam Donaldson posts the winners of the Orca Awards. Best easy puzzle! Best themeless! Best … Continue reading

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Sunday, February 10, 2013

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Check out Noah Veltman’s data-crunching using a database of NYT crossword entries from 1996-2012 and the Google Books Ngram tool. Right there at the top of the list of “crosswordiest” fill is ASEA. We may think it’s a super-common word … Continue reading

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