Tag Archives: Mike Shenk

Saturday, 1/8/11

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Amy Reynaldo

New feature we’re trying out at Diary of a Crossword Fiend: star ratings! Let the world know how you feel about each crossword. We’re counting on everyone to be decent and just rate each puzzle once rather than stacking the … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 12/26/10

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 7:53 Reagle 8:48 (Jeffrey) BG 18:02 (Sam) WaPo untimed (Jeffrey)/7:45 (Amy) LAT 13:30 (Jeffrey) CS 13:27 (Evad) Special thanks to Jeffrey for taking the lead on the Sunday puzzles so I can take some R&R time.

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Friday, 12/10/10

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:53 LAT 3:40 CHE 3:32 CS untimed WSJ around 13 minutes (Jeffrey)

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Sunday, 11/21/10

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 11:42 (Jeffrey) BG 16:19 (Sam) LAT 8:25 (Amy) Reagle 7:28 (Amy) CS 10:51 (Evad) WaPo 4:41 (Amy)

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Saturday, 10/30/10

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:18 (paper) LAT 4:48 CS untimed Newsday 7:51 WSJ Saturday Puzzle 6:44 (Marching Bands) Special cross-blog tie-in tonight: Over at the NYT’s Wordplay blog, Anne Erdmann has written about her experience with the Times puzzle, a speed solver’s play-by-play. … Continue reading →

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Friday, 10/22/10

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:31 LAT 3:38 CHE 3:25 CS untimed WSJ 7:47

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Sunday, 10/17/10

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 8:24 LAT 8:something Reagle 7:48 BG 23:22 (Sam) CS 11:39 (Evad) WaPo 5:23 NYT Second Sunday puzzle, a diagramless 15:34

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Friday, 9/17/10

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

CHE 6:07 NYT 4:54 LAT 4:39 CS untimed WSJ 7:19

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Sunday, 9/12/10

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 12:33 Reagle 9:05 LAT 7:38 BG 21:05 (Sam, paper)/6:53 (Amy, AL) CS – 16:01 (Evad) WaPo Post Puzzler 6:58 Congratulations to Eric Maddy, winner of today’s Bay Area Crossword Tournament in Alameda, California! (And thanks to Tyler Hinman for … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 9/4/10

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Amy Reynaldo

NY Times 8:54 LA Times 4:20 Newsday 10:20* CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle 7:31—“Spell Weaving” by Mike Shenk (those tend to be not so tough)

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