Tag Archives: Mike Shenk

Friday, April 26, 2013

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo
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Amy’s ACPT wrap-up (no spoilers)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

Hi! It’s me, Amy, back home from New York and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. I went into the weekend feeling like this would be my last year competing at ACPT—my heart just wasn’t in it, I have no interest … Continue reading →

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Posted on March 9, 2013 by pannonica

Here at Fiend Central Amalgamated Satellite Office, I’ve been monitoring some of the goings-on at the ACPT. Seems as if Patrick Blindauer’s puzzle #5 was some sort of soul-crusher, but at the end of Day One, the usual suspects occupy … Continue reading →

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

If you’re attending the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in a couple weeks—whether you’re a first-timer looking to meet congenial people or you’re looking forward to seeing old friends—you’re invited to the annual Cru dinner. Mike Alpern has organized a buffet … Continue reading →

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Amy Reynaldo

Friday! When the hardcore puzzle people come out to play. People who like Patrick Berry’s puzzles. Maybe even people who are into cryptic crosswords. Patrick loves to make cryptics, especially convoluted variety cryptics. But there is little market for variety … 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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Sunday, 12/9/12

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo

Patrick Blindauer’s new puzzle suite, Las Vegas Puzzlefest, was released Saturday. You’ve got two months to solve the set of 11 crosswords and tease out the meta answer lurking within. Hey, what else do you have going on in January? … Continue reading →

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Friday, 11/23/12

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo
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Saturday, 11/10/12

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo
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Friday, 11/2/12

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Amy Reynaldo

WSJ links: PDF here, .puz here.

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