Tag Archives: Erik Agard

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 →

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Friday, February 21, 2020

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Amy Reynaldo

Patrick Berry has a new mini-puzzle extravaganza! For $10, you’ll get the “Sweet 16” PDF with 16 half-page variety puzzles (about the difficulty level of the variety puzzles in the Sunday NYT magazine) plus a meta-puzzle to tie everything together. … Continue reading →

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Amy Reynaldo
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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Amy Reynaldo
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Friday, January 17, 2020

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Amy Reynaldo
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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Jim Peredo
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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Amy Reynaldo

If you’re here on a Saturday, you probably like more challenging crosswords, and that category includes metas. Season 9(!) of Pete Muller’s brainchild, Muller Monthly Music Meta, launches on Tuesday at the Washington Post. Give it a look!

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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Jim Peredo

The Fireball is on hiatus until January.

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Saturday, December 7, 2019

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Jim Peredo
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Friday, December 6, 2019

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Amy Reynaldo
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