Don’t miss Matt Gaffney’s Slate article about “the Shortz Factor,” which is a measure of crossword fame vs. real-world fame. Which people who are common crossword answers are more famous in crosswords than in the rest of the pages of the New York Times?
Tags: Brendan Emmett Quigley, Francesco Trogu, Gail Grabowski, Kevin Christian
Wow, I upgraded my Mac OS to Lion today, so I had to download that newer version of Across Lite. It looks good but I hate, hate, hate solving in it. Every time I change directions, the active square jumps to the side. I tried a few different options in the “solving” menu, to no [...]
Tags: Bruce Venzke, Gail Grabowski, Gary Cee, Matt Jones, Randolph Ross
I made my travel arrangements the other day for the upcoming American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, March 16-18 in Brooklyn. For more info about the weekend’s events and to register, click here.
Tags: Gail Grabowski, Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Tony Orbach, Trip Payne, William I. Johnston
More linky goodness! Constructor Brad Wilber posted this month’s free themeless at his blog. You can opt for the smooth or the crunchy clues, depending on your preferred level of rigor. Now, I haven’t done the puzzle yet, but Brad’s a themeless specialist and his New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Newsday crosswords are [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Colin Gale, Daniel A. Finan, Gail Grabowski, Jeffrey Wechsler, Mike Nothnagel, Mike Shenk
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