Posts Tagged ‘Brad Wilber’

Saturday, 6/12/10

Posted on June 11th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 8:28
NYT 5:55
LAT 5:11
CS untimed
WSJ Saturday Puzzle 11 minutes

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Friday, 4/23/10

Posted on April 22nd, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 6:14
CHE 6:00
NYT 4:21
CS untimed (Janie)/3:36 (Amy)
LAT 3:30

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Saturday, 3/27/10

Posted on March 26th, 2010, by Sam Donaldson

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 [...]

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Favorite crosswords of 2009

Posted on March 12th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo

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 [...]

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Saturday, 2/27/10

Posted on February 26th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo

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.

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Saturday, 1/30/10

Posted on January 29th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo

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 [...]

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Saturday, 1/9/10

Posted on January 8th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 5:33
NYT 5:30
LAT 3:57
CS untimed

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Friday, 1/1/10

Posted on December 31st, 2009, by Amy Reynaldo

Happy New Year!
NYT 5:34
LAT 3:42
CS untimed
BEQ 6:56

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Saturday, 12/5/09

Posted on December 5th, 2009, by Amy Reynaldo

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.)

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