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Favorite crosswords of 2009

Rex Parker and I aren’t compiling an official set of 2009 Oryx Awards (we hope to do it up big for 2010, though), but I wanted to spotlight the puzzles that enchanted me last year. This list will be heavily … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 3/9/10

Jonesin’ 3:24 NYT 3:12 LAT 2:55 CS untimed

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Wednesday, 3/3/10

BEQ 4:17 LAT 4:11 Jonesin’ 4:06 NYT 3:13 CS untimed If, like me, you usually wait for the Jonesin’ puzzle to land in your in-box via the Google Group e-mail, you may have a long wait this week. Instead, head … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 3/2/10

Onion 3:53 NYT 3:43 LAT 2:55 CS untimed The Jonesin’ puzzle will be sent out Tuesday night, so I’m swapping my Jonesin’ and Onion days this week.

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Tuesday, 2/23/10

NYT 3:15 Jonesin’ 3:58 LAT 2:53 CS untimed The Tipsy Tourney puzzles are up! Here’s the crazy-hard one (in which the theme didn’t much help me to solve) by Janet Siefert Goss and Pete Mitchell, and here’s Barry Haldiman’s easier … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 2/16/10

Jonesin’ untimed LAT 2:59 NYT 2:40 CS untimed This weekend is the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I can’t wait! I’ll see many of you there—but those who aren’t going to Brooklyn can still participate. Click the links for “solve by … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 2/9/10

Jonesin’ 4:01 NYT 3:01 LAT 2:49 CS untimed

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Tuesday, 2/2/10

Jonesin’ 4:05 LAT 3:16 NYT 3:06 CS untimed

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Tuesday, 1/26/10

Jonesin’ 4:15 NYT 2:56 LAT 2:34 CS untimed Constructor Shawn Kennedy has a new website, Puzzlement, where he’ll have a “Daily Teaser” and a larger weekly puzzle. This week’s offering is a word puzzle called “Stuffed Birds”—the challenge is to … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 1/20/10

Onion 4:57 BEQ 3:51 LAT 3:48 (but I was falling asleep) NYT 3:35 CS untimed

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