Tag Archives: Francis Heaney

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

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Jim Peredo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Blake Slonecker, Francis Heaney, Kate Hawkins, Matthew Stock, Samuel A. Donaldson | 17 Comments

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Jim Peredo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alex Eaton-Salners, Francis Heaney, Roland Huget, Winston Emmons, Zachary David Levy | 17 Comments

AVCX Contest – “The Nutcrackers”, December 18, 2019

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Ben Smith

The latest meta contest puzzle from Francis Heaney, “The Nutcrackers”, had its deadline for submissions close earlier this week. Here’s the solution.

Posted in Contests | Tagged Francis Heaney | 1 Comment

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Jim Peredo

Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged David Alfred Bywaters, Francis Heaney, Peter A. Collins, Peter Collins, Roland Huget, Samuel A. Donaldson | 13 Comments