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Sunday, July 20, 2014
I probably won’t get to the Sunday NYT crossword till 10 pm or later. In the meantime, I’ve got Merl’s puzzle, and I can pass along Sunday NYT constructor Eric Berlin’s advice to avoid reading the hint if you want … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Alan Arbesfeld, Eric Berlin, Fred Piscop, Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Mike Nothnagel
37 Comments
Sunday, 10/2/11
If you enjoy learning about the etymology of various idioms and words, you’ll like the word game Orijinz: Words & Phrases. A Seattle tech consultant named Brad Chase runs the game company Entspire as a side gig (the profits go … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Doug Peterson, Eric Berlin, Henry Hook, Jim Leeds, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Merl Reagle, Orijinz
10 Comments
Saturday, 8/6/11
I caught up on some puzzles this morning while getting an oil change. My favorite was the “Double or Nothing” variety crossword by Eric Berlin and Patrick Berry. You can download the easier version (PDF) and get instructions for the … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Brad Wilber, Eric Berlin, Henri Picciotto, Joe Krozel, Joshua Kosman, Lester Ruff, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Stanley Newman
19 Comments
Saturday, 12/25/10
NYT 4:41 LAT 4:09 Newsday 8:11 CS untimed NYT Second Sunday: 7 minutes, 15 minutes—Eric Berlin’s “Wry Tangles” (PDF) Merry Christmas! And Happy Hanukkah-was-weeks-ago! Diary of a Crossword Fiend will adhere to a holiday blogging schedule for the next week … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Bob Klahn, Brad Wilber, Doug Peterson, Eric Berlin, Stanley Newman
8 Comments
Sunday, 5/30/10
BG 9:19 Reagle 8:14 NYT 7:51 LAT 7:14 CS 28:03 (Evad, yeah, I’m not proud!)/7:41 (Amy) WaPo Puzzler 8:01
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Bob Klahn, Eric Berlin, Harvey Estes, Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Mike Shenk
22 Comments
Friday, 4/16/10
NYT 6:00 BEQ 4:46 LAT 3:51 CS untimed CHE tba—Is there a CHE puzzle this week?
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Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Dan Naddor, Eric Berlin, Randolph Ross
18 Comments
Sunday, 2/21/10
NYT 16:34 (SethG) Reagle Untimed LAT 17:44 (SethG) BG Untimed CS 6:59 (SethG) And…it’s ACPT Day 2. Amy and the gang are still in Brooklyn, one more SethG day. See the current standings here .
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Eric Berlin, Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Mike Peluso, Randolph Ross
9 Comments