Tag Archives: Patrick Berry

Sunday, March 16, 2014

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2013 Orca Awards – Best Crossword Nominees

Now that the Oscars are so five minutes ago, it’s time to get excited for the 2013 Orca Awards, coming to Diary of a Crossword Fiend on Wednesday, March 19! As in prior years, the Orcas will honor excellence in … Continue reading

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Friday, February 21, 2014

You’re reading about Friday crosswords? Then clearly you like a challenge. There are two puzzle suites of interconnected crosswords that lead to a final meta answer that you can buy now (you can order the puzzle suites, not the meta … Continue reading

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

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Friday, January 17, 2014

Attention, New York Times crossword solvers! If you have a puzzle by Ian Livengood in your newspaper, check back next week for the review; it may well be next Friday’s online crossword. There was a scheduling glitch and the puzzle … Continue reading

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The best-loved puzzles of 2013

Have you clicked that “Best Puzzles of 2013” link in the black navigation bar above? It’s a handy listing of the puzzles that Crossword Fiend readers rated the highest last year. The 27 puzzles that garnered an average rating of … Continue reading

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Friday, January 10, 2014

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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Congratulations to Marty Howard, who won the Arlington Heights Memorial Library crossword tournament here in Chicagoland on Saturday! Marty was perfect on all four puzzles and finished them all first as well. His prize was a framed copy of Arthur … Continue reading

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Linkfest! Matt Gaffney is making a meta murder mystery crossword suite. You can buy into the project at Kickstarter; if Matt garners $5,000 of pledges by January 3, the pledges will be collected and the puzzles will be sent out. … Continue reading

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Friday, November 22, 2013

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