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The 2013 Orca Awards
The Orcas are back! Budget cuts forced us to scrap the fancy-shmancy awards ceremony this year. (Now we’ll just have to imagine what Henry Hook would have worn on the black-and-white carpet.) We had a cute little magic show all planned … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Shechtman, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Dan Schoenholz, David Sullivan, Finn Vigeland, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Ian Livengood, Jeff Chen, Joon Pahk, Kevin G. Der, Lynn Lempel, Marti DuGuay-Carpenter, Matt Gaffney, Matt Jones, Merl Reagle, Mike Shenk, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Pete Muller, Peter Gordon, Rich Norris, Stanley Newman, Tom Pepper, Trip Payne, Will Shortz
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Still wondering what was up with the Tuesday NYT? Here’s the explanation. The first letters of all the clues spelled out various colors and animals, and those tied in with an illusion that constructor/magician David Kwong did at his TED … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Ben Tausig, Jeff Chen, Jim Horne, Raymond Hamel, Samuel A. Donaldson
41 Comments
Friday, March 7, 2014
It’s here! American Crossword Puzzle Tournament time is here! If you’re interested in following the standings as they develop, start checking http://www.crosswordtournament.com/2014/index.htm beginning on Saturday afternoon. My “training” for this year’s ACPT consisted of doing the occasional cryptic, variety puzzle, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Bruce Haight, Jeff Chen, John Lampkin, Mary Lou Guizzo, Matt Ginsberg, Patrick Jordan
30 Comments
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Ben Tausig, Bryan W. Young, Donna S. Levin, Jeff Chen, Ruth B. Margolin
18 Comments
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The ACPT constructor line-up was released today: Anna Schechtman, David Kahn, Kelly Clark, MaryEllen Uthlaut, Merl Reagle, Mike Shenk, and Patrick Blindauer, plus one constructor who is unnamed for some reason.
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged C.C. Burnikel, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Jeff Chen, Matt Jones, Matthew E. Paronto, Raymond Hamel, Zhouqin Burnikel
22 Comments
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Ben Tausig, Doug Peterson, Jeff Chen, Jim Horne, Peter A. Collins
24 Comments
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Bruce Venzke, Ed Sessa, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Jeff Chen, Matt Jones, Matthew E. Paronto
7 Comments
Thursday, February 6, 2014
A local TV station in St. Louis interviewed Patrick Blindauer about his crossword career. Patrick gives excellent interview—thoughtful, articulate. Watch it here.
Posted in Daily Puzzles
Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Francis Heaney, Jeff Chen, Jeffrey Wechsler, Jill Denny, Joe Krozel, Tony Orbach
27 Comments