Tag Archives: Stanley Newman

Saturday, 4/16/11

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Saturday, 4/2/11

You don’t mind if a crossword constructor toys with the symmetry rules on occasion, do you? I don’t. Patrick Blindauer‘s posted a new puzzle, “Campfire Meeting,” on his website. I just did it and loved the never-before-seen theme.

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Saturday, 3/5/11

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Saturday, 2/12/11

Dear Readers: If you hate all rebus puzzles as a matter of principle/taste, would you please just ignore the crosswords that have them and refrain from assigning a star rating here? We see that you give rebus puzzles 1-star ratings, … Continue reading

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Saturday, 2/5/11

If you have long yearned for your very own set of the Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest pen, pencil, and notepad, February may be your lucky month. This month is Literary February, and every solver who figures out all four … Continue reading

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Saturday, 1/1/11

NYT 9:26 LAT 5:22 CS untimed Newsday 10:06 (Java applet) Happy New Year!

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Saturday, 12/25/10

NYT 4:41 LAT 4:09 Newsday 8:11 CS untimed NYT Second Sunday: 7 minutes, 15 minutes—Eric Berlin’s “Wry Tangles” (PDF) Merry Christmas! And Happy Hanukkah-was-weeks-ago! Diary of a Crossword Fiend will adhere to a holiday blogging schedule for the next week … Continue reading

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Saturday, 12/4/10

Newsday 17:25 NYT 5:35 LAT 4:00 CS untimed

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Saturday, 11/6/10

Newsday 9:23 NYT 8:29 LAT 4:08 CS untimed

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Saturday, 10/2/10

Newsday 6:43 LAT 4:40 NYT 3:57 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle 24:37 (Patrick Berry’s “Section Eight”)

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