Tag Archives: Joe Deeney

The 2020 Orca Awards

Welcome to the 10th Annual Orca Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing from puzzles published in 2020! Winners in ten different categories will be announced after the jump. Anagram fans are quick to point out that Orcas … Continue reading

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

We see a lot of comments along the lines of “I can’t do metas,” and last Sunday’s Washington Post crossword had an easier-than-usual meta that solvers were happy to have cracked. If you want to try a different sort of … Continue reading

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Saturday, January 30, 2021

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Saturday, January 2, 2021

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Note: No WSJ puzzle due to the holiday and the Fireball is on hiatus this week.

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Saturday, November 14, 2020

Hey! There’s a new monthly crossword contest to check out. It’s part of the Beyond Wordplay newsletter (scroll down). This first one has a contest deadline this Sunday, so click through, download the puzzle (.pdf or .puz), and see if … Continue reading

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