Tag Archives: Michael Shteyman

The 2017 Orca Awards

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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Saturday, November 11, 2017

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Saturday, November 4, 2017

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

People of earth! I have exciting news for you. If you have the slightest interest in learning to construct crossword puzzles of your own, you can now own Patrick Berry’s seminal handbook (which includes 70 puzzles that illustrate his points … Continue reading

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

If you haven’t done the Thursday NYT puzzle yet or you’re wondering where the heck they’re hiding the PDF, here’s the link for the PDF. The Times, in its infinite wisdom, tells puzzlers they ought to solve on the PDF … Continue reading

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

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Wednesday, 9/19/12

Yay! Hooray! The Chicago teachers are heading back to the classroom tomorrow and my son is too.

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Thursday, 4/12/12

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