Saturday, 6/12/10
Newsday 8:28
NYT 5:55
LAT 5:11
CS untimed
WSJ Saturday Puzzle 11 minutes
Tags: Brad Wilber, Donna S. Levin, Doug Peterson, Joe DiPietro, Patrick Berry
Newsday 8:28
NYT 5:55
LAT 5:11
CS untimed
WSJ Saturday Puzzle 11 minutes
Tags: Brad Wilber, Donna S. Levin, Doug Peterson, Joe DiPietro, Patrick Berry
BEQ 6:14
CHE 6:00
NYT 4:21
CS untimed (Janie)/3:36 (Amy)
LAT 3:30
Tags: Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Jerome Gunderson, Patrick Blindauer, Todd McClary
NYT Hours and hours! (Sam)
LAT 9:15 (Sam)
Newsday 48:17 (Sam)
CS untimed
Amy’s in transit from Chicago to a secret sunny destination for spring break, so it’s me, Sam Donaldson, sitting in for the weekend puzzles. Wait, that means I have to go public with my solving times on the Saturday puzzles? Eek! Well, let’s make the best [...]
Tags: Bob Klahn, Brad Wilber, Jeffrey Wechsler, Samuel A. Donaldson
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 weighted towards the types of puzzles I like best (twisty gimmicks! themeless!) and light on [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Byron Walden, Dan Naddor, David Chapus, David J. Kahn, Donna Hoke Kahwaty, Donna S. Levin, Doug Peterson, Ed Stein, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Emily Cox, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Henry Rathvon, Joon Pahk, Mark Diehl, Matt Gaffney, Matt Ginsberg, Matt Jones, Nancy Salomon, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Paula Gamache, Randall J. Hartman, Randolph Ross, Sarah Keller, Stanley Newman, Tony Orbach, Trip Payne, Will Nediger
Newsday 10:40
NYT 4:57
LAT 3:57
CS untimed
(Skipping WSJ Saturday Puzzle because it’s the acrostic.)
Edited to add: There’s a good interview with Brad Wilber, today’s LAT constructor, at L.A. Times Crossword Corner.
Tags: Brad Wilber, Doug Peterson, Patrick John Duggan, Sarah Keller
NYT 9:23
Newsday 4:48
LAT 4:41
CS untimed
WSJ Saturday Puzzle untimed
Even if you get an error message when you try to load Cruciverb’s main page, the LAT archives page should still work, and at the appropriate point in the evening (10ish Eastern time?), the Saturday puzzle should be there. If that doesn’t work, let me know—I can post [...]
Tags: Brad Wilber, Doug Peterson, Mark Diehl, Mike Shenk, Tony Orbach
Newsday 5:33
NYT 5:30
LAT 3:57
CS untimed
Tags: Brad Wilber, Chuck Deodene, Jeffrey Wechsler, Lynn Lempel
Happy New Year!
NYT 5:34
LAT 3:42
CS untimed
BEQ 6:56
Tags: Andy Sawyer, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Tony Orbach
Newsday 9:51
NYT 5:26
LAT 3:51
CS untimed
Bonus puzzle: Caleb Madison’s Bard Bulletin crossword, “A Swift Response.” It’s a 19×19 to accommodate the theme, and if you’ve been plugged into pop culture this fall, you’ll dig it. (Link is for a Java applet; here’s an Across Lite link.)
Tags: Brad Wilber, Bruce Venzke, Kyle Dolan, Merle Baker, Stella Daily