Tag Archives: Stanley Newman

Saturday, 9/4/10

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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Saturday, 8/21/10

Newsday 8:35 NYT 6:12 LAT 5:58 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle, “Riding the Waves” 10:20 – Patrick Berry variety puzzle pdf

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Saturday, 7/31/10

Newsday 9:03 NYT 7:43 LAT 4:27 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle untimed—here’s the PDF of Hex’s cryptic

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Saturday, 7/3/10

Newsday 9:59 NYT untimed LAT 4:45 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle—a Hex cryptic! (PDF here) 22 minutes ’til I got too sleepy to unravel the last corner, 3 more minutes Saturday a.m.

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Saturday, 6/5/10

Newsday 6:38 NYT 6:33 LAT 4:38 CS untimed WSJ Saturday puzzle 19 minutes—whoo-hoo, it’s a Hex cryptic! (PDF here) Did the rest of you watch the Scripps spelling bee on TV tonight? There were some crazy-hard words in the mix, … Continue reading

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Saturday, 5/1/10

Newsday 10:13 NYT 7:24 LAT 4:06 CS 3:13 WSJ Saturday Puzzle (Mike Shenk’s “Spell Weaving”) — about 10 minutes

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Favorite crosswords of 2009

Rex Parker and I aren’t compiling an official set of 2009 Oryx Awards (we hope to do it up big for 2010, though), but I wanted to spotlight the puzzles that enchanted me last year. This list will be heavily … Continue reading

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Monday, 3/8/10

LAT 2:58 NYT 2:31 CS untimed BEQ untimed

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