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The 2012 Orca Awards

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Sam Donaldson

We’re back on the black and white carpet, just minutes from the start of the 2012 Orca Awards! Just like last year, this year’s Orca ceremony promises lots of surprises and special moments, including the Margaret Farrar Award for constructor … Continue reading →

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

No Fireball writeup until after the contest deadline Sunday, when Matt will regale us with the story of how the meta is so easy, once you know where to look. (I may be looking in the wrong place so far.) … Continue reading →

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

Check out Noah Veltman’s data-crunching using a database of NYT crossword entries from 1996-2012 and the Google Books Ngram tool. Right there at the top of the list of “crosswordiest” fill is ASEA. We may think it’s a super-common word … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 12/6/12

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo
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Sunday, 11/25/12

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo
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Tuesday, 11/13/12

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo

If you’re having trouble accessing the New York Times’ crossword page tonight, as I am, you can download the .puz file from Crossword Fiend’s “Today’s Puzzles” page.

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Friday, 10/19/12

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo
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Saturday, 8/25/12

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo
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Wednesday, 8/8/12

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo

Spent all my crosswordfiend.com time today rooting out malefactors in the forum. Did you get an “account suspended” message when you tried to load this page? Yeah. That was the result of the bad eggs. If you should try to … Continue reading →

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Friday, 8/3/12

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo

Announcement! Patrick Berry just posted a new variety cryptic at his A-Frame Games website. Here’s the PDF link. Haven’t had a chance to poke the puzzle yet.

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