Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Big thanks to Team Fiend for holding down the fort while I was off carousing on campus! Andy, Gareth, pannonica, and Dave on Friday; Joon, Andy, and Dave on Saturday; and Doug, Gareth, Dave, Matt, and...
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Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword, “Bonus Features” I am grateful to infomercials for giving this whole theme away. The central answer is clued 70a: [Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10...
View ArticleTuesday, July 16, 2013
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword Easy puzzle with a simple theme that has inspired several different riffs: “Pro” and “con” are opposites that serve as prefixes for lots of words. Joel includes...
View ArticleTuesday, August 13, 2013
Thanks to Team Fiend for stepping up and keeping this joint hopping while I was off at Lollapuzzoola! Great to see a bunch of old friends and meet some Fiend readers face to face. The tournament...
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Hey, look! Erik Agard has been profiled in the Washington Post. I have hung out with Erik at a few crossword tournaments and I had no idea he was shy. (I think a lot of puzzle people are unshy around …...
View ArticleTuesday, October 1, 2013
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword From a bird-watching standpoint, I’d say that the V formation in this puzzle is rather non-anserine in its wide angle. Geese prefer a more acute angle. The...
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Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword A Halloween puzzle on Wednesday? Does that mean there’s going to be another holiday puzzle tomorrow? This one’s theme is candy that halfway sounds like regular...
View ArticleSunday, December 29, 2013
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword, “Take a Break” I’ve done (essentially) this puzzle before and it was memorable. Back in 2006, it was one of my favorite Sunday puzzles of the year. Cruciverb...
View ArticleFriday, April 25, 2014
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword This is one sassy little crossword, with plenty of slang and other references that never populated older crosswords. Here are the bits I’m partial to: 1a. [Take...
View ArticleTuesday, July 22, 2014
We’re less than 3 weeks out from the 7th Running of the Lollapuzzoola Solving Bulls! Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 9. If you can get yourself to Manhattan then, I encourage you to join the...
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Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword — pannonica’s write-up Today’s theme is all business. Well, it’s inclusive of first and coach classes as well, but it’s a no-nonsense sort of thing. The...
View ArticleSunday, August 31, 2014
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword, “Heard at the Movies” Pun theme! Joel channels his inner Merl Reagle. 109a: BEST PICTURE WINNER is [What you get when you say 23-, 31-, 47-, 64-, 79- or...
View ArticleThursday, September 18, 2014
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword The theme in this 16×15 puzzle is a hoot. We’ve got 16a. CASEY, a [Man trying to clarify the spelling of his name in 21-, 25-, 38-, 52- and 57-Across]. He gives...
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Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword — Matt’s review Grrrr — Rage Review time! I had something extremely similar to this slated as a meta on my site next month, which I’ll now have to scrap. But...
View ArticleTuesday, November 4, 2014
Tuesday is election day! If you are registered to vote in the US and you haven’t already completed your ballot, please take the time to vote. Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword Excellent theme! A...
View ArticleSunday, December 21, 2014
Merl Reagle’s syndicated Sunday crossword, “Puzzling 101″ It’s the crossword’s 101st birthday, so “Puzzling 101″ refers to both an introductory course, such as is provided by the theme answers, and the...
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Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword My solving time is slower than it ought to have been. I blame the fingerless gloves (it is COLD in the Midwest!) for ruining my typing accuracy in the puzzle....
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Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword — pannonica’s write-up Straight-shooting theme here. Adjectival phrases negatively describing ingestibles. They also have strongly metaphorical connotations....
View ArticleThe 2014 Orca Awards – Best Easy Crossword
It’s time for the 2014 Orca Awards! For the uninitiated, the Orcas honor outstanding achievement in crossword construction. This year, unlike years past, the Orcas will be presented over the course of...
View ArticleWednesday, April 15, 2015
Joel Fagliano’s New York Times crossword Now, technically, a word with 44a/46a BILATERAL SYMMETRY would be something like ATOYOTA, where the letters also exhibit left/right symmetry and a mirrory image...
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