Tag Archives: Henry Hook

Sunday, 1/8/12

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.

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Sunday, 12/11/11

Puzzle announcement: Peter Gordon’s weekly crossword for The Week is now available in Across Lite. Go to http://theweek.com/puzzle and click the relevant link (e.g. “Crossword – December 16, 2011″). That takes you to a page with a puzzle you can … Continue reading

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Sunday, 11/27/11

The Trip Payne puzzle cited above is a variety cryptic called “Minefield,” posted in PDF form last month at Triple Play Puzzles.

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Sunday, 11/13/11

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Sunday, 10/30/11

* “Hex/Hook” is the same thing as “BG.”

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Sunday, 10/16/11

Mr. Doug Peterson, themeless-crossword specialist (you may know him from such venues as the NYT, LAT, Newsday, and Washington Post Puzzler) and man about town, had been blogging the syndicated Sunday Los Angeles Times crossword for PuzzleGirl over at L.A. … Continue reading

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Sunday, 10/2/11

If you enjoy learning about the etymology of various idioms and words, you’ll like the word game Orijinz: Words & Phrases. A Seattle tech consultant named Brad Chase runs the game company Entspire as a side gig (the profits go … Continue reading

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