Tag Archives: Francis Heaney

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

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The 2017 Orca Awards

Welcome, everyone, to the 2017 Orca Awards! It’s the seventh annual celebration of outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing from puzzles published in 2017. Below the fold you’ll read about some amazing crosswords as we discuss the nominees and … Continue reading

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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AV Club Contest – Wednesday, April 19

TWO AV Club contests in a month?  What luck.  Here’s the writeup on last week’s puzzle now that the deadline has closed.

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The 2016 Orca Awards

Everyone’s favorite 8,000-word post is back! It’s time for the (now sixth!) annual Orca Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing throughout several categories in 2016. For the past two years the Orcas have been spread out over … Continue reading

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AV Club Contest – Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The deadline on the latest contest from the AV Club is up! Here’s how the puzzle worked.

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