Fireball 10:25
NYT 4:25
LAT 3:10
BEQ untimed (whoops, timer didn’t start itself)
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Doug Peterson, John Doppler Schiff, Patrick Blindauer, Peter A. Collins, Peter Gordon
Fireball 6:35
NYT 5:09
BEQ 4:24
LAT 3:32
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
For kicks, go here and plug in your name to generate an anagram. I used the full name on my birth certificate and got LAZY, SNAKY MEN.
Tags: Ben Tausig, best clue, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Jeremy Horwitz, Patrick Blindauer, Patrick Jordan, Pete Muller
CHE 5:15
NYT 4:51
LAT 3:45
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
WSJ 9:01
Chicagoans! I’ve got a hot entertainment/arts tip for you. Ameba Acrobatic & Aerial Dance gets modern dance off the stage and into the air, with a trapeze, Lyra hoop, lycra sling, bungees, silks, and gymnastic moves. Some of the dances mesmerize; some amuse; most all of them will amaze [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Colin Gale, Jeffrey Harris, Joon Pahk, Mel Rosen, Mike Shenk, Tyler Hinman
Onion 4:56
NYT 3:38
LAT 3:14
CS untimed
I won’t be home tonight when the NYT crossword comes out, and will be getting home late. With any luck, the place I’m going is not lying about having functioning Wi-Fi, and I’ll be able to blog the puzzle at a respectable time. We shall see.
Tags: Ben Tausig, Bruce Venzke, Michael Black, Patrick Blindauer
BEQ 7:55
Fireball 6:43
LAT 3:30
NYT 3:28
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Dan Naddor, John Farmer, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Peter Gordon
Fireball 7:49
BEQ 6:59
LAT 3:45
Tausig untimed
NYT untimed
CS untimed
So, last Wednesday I skipped the crossword in United Airlines’ Hemispheres magazine, because they run the subpar Greg Bruce puzzle. My return flight on Sunday was cancelled so I ended up on AirTran. “Hey, the magazine will have a different crossword! At last, a silver lining in the travel [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Clive Probert, Patrick Blindauer, Peter Gordon, Robert A. Doll
NYT 13:49 (Sam)
Fireball untimed (Sam)
Tausig 8:18 (Sam)
LAT 11:14 (Sam)
BEQ8:18 (Jeffrey – paper)
CS untimed
Six puzzles and three bloggers! Jeffrey will cover the BEQ and Janie will review the CrosSynergy, while I (Sam Donaldson) have all the rest. Fasten your seat belts!
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, John Farmer, John Lampkin, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Peter Gordon
Fireball 7:55
BEQ 7:49
NYT 4:49
LAT 3:35
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
Oh, dear. Six puzzles for Thursday? Too many! And I’m tired. Not as tired as my husband, who pulled a travel all-nighter last night and went to sleep an hour after he got home this evening. Glad that was him and not me! (she says lovingly)
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Corey Rubin, Patrick Blindauer, Peter Gordon, Robert W. Harris
Fireball 7:25
NYT 5:06
BEQ 3:45
LAT 3:08
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Dan Naddor, Gail Grabowski, Mike Nothnagel, Peter Gordon
Fireball 6:08
Tausig untimed
BEQ 4:06
NYT 4:02
LAT 3:46
CS untimed
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Mark Bickham, Patrick Blindauer, Peter Gordon
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