Posted on April 16th, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Quick recap of the Marbles Chicago Crossword Tournament: Eric Maddy took first place, Marty Howard placed second, and Kent Brody came in third. Congrats, gentlemen! Anne Erdmann was Chief Paper Collector and Bob Petitto was Head Clock-watcher—thanks to Anne and Bob for judging, thanks to Marbles: The Brain Store for hosting, and thanks to Will [...]
Tags: Bruce Venzke, Dan Naddor, Henry Hook, Matt Ginsberg, Merl Reagle, Patrick Berry
Posted on March 31st, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Posted on March 18th, 2011, by SethG
Posted on March 1st, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Announcement the First: That Cru dinner I mentioned in yesterday’s post? Don’t be daunted by that “Cru” designation. If you are reading any crossword blog, you are officially a member of the Cru(civerbal) crowd. I encourage you to sign up for the dinner gathering, particularly if you are heading to the ACPT for your first [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Dan Naddor, David Poole, Tony Orbach
Posted on February 17th, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Posted on January 26th, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Posted on January 13th, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Californians! The Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest is in two weeks. On Saturday, January 29, there’s a day-long line-up of free (!) puzzle workshops on crossword construction, solving diagramless crosswords, sudoku, and more. Sunday, January 30, is competition day. You can try your hand at the sudoku tournament in the morning and the crossword tournament (future [...]
Tags: Annemarie Brethauer, Dan Naddor, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Myles Callum, Randall J. Hartman
Posted on December 21st, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
Posted on December 7th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
Onion 4:25 NYT 3:34 LAT 2:59 CS untimed
Tags: Dan Naddor, Matt Jones, Mike Nothnagel, Patrick Blindauer
Posted on November 22nd, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
NYT 3:39 Jonesin’ 3:25 LAT 3:46 (Jeffrey) CS 5:47 (Evad)
Tags: Dan Naddor, Matt Jones, Richard Chisholm, Sarah Keller