Tag Archives: Joon Pahk

The 2017 Orca Awards

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Sam Donaldson

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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Get Ready for the 2017 Orca Awards with This Puzzle Featuring Clue of the Year Nominees!

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Sam Donaldson

The 2017 Orca Awards will arrive here on Sunday, March 4. That’s just three weeks away! Squee! For the seventh straight year we will honor outstanding achievement in crossword construction and editing as we look back on many of your … Continue reading →

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Indie Spotlight: Outside the Box Puzzles by joon pahk

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Matt Gaffney

This month’s Indie Spotlight shines brightly into the visage of joon pahk, puzzling jack-of-all-trades. He’s a: *** top-level solver. joon took 2nd place at this year’s ACPT, won the 2015 Indie 500, and won Lollapuzzoola in 2012, for instance.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Amy Reynaldo
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The 2016 Orca Awards

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sam Donaldson

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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Puzzles for Progress!

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Amy Reynaldo

The brilliant Francis Heaney has assembled 20 pages of crosswords and variety puzzles (along with trivia and a Paint by Numbers puzzle), and the PDF can be yours with a $10 donation to any of the following organizations: the ACLU, Council on American-Islamic … Continue reading →

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The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Freestyle and Best Tournament Crossword

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Sam Donaldson

It’s a beautiful day for the Orcas—let’s give two! Today we double the fun with awards for themeless and tournament puzzles. It’s all part of our week-long ceremony honoring some of the best puzzles from 2015. To recap where we … Continue reading →

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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Do you crave Rows Garden puzzles? How about other types of variety puzzles? Were you bummed when Will Shortz’s Wordplay magazine went under? Joon Pahk is starting up Outside the Box Puzzles (great name!). A Rows Garden puzzle every Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

New meta contest from David Steinberg available here.

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Friday, February 20, 2015

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo
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