Good news! Next week’s New York Times dailies (Monday through Saturday) will be part of a contest. You won’t want to miss any of these crosswords because even if you don’t win one of the prizes (a new collection of Will Shortz’s favorite puzzles), they’re all by one of my favorite constructors. I’m looking forward [...]
Tags: Caleb Madison, Gene Newman, Harvey Estes, J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, Patrick Jordan
Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and happy birthday to three dear crossword friends—Dave (“Evad”) Sullivan, Angela (“PuzzleGirl”) Halsted, and Byron (“No Fake Name”) Walden—and happy birthday to my son, who graciously shares his mom with the Crossword Fiend community. Have some cake! And kosher chocolate eggs!
Tags: Caleb Madison, David Blake, Doug Peterson, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, Merl Reagle
* Provided you’re 55 or older. Caleb Madison may be only a teenager, but he’s a gifted crossword constructor who is once again teaching a class for older adults called Get A Clue! A Comprehensive Course on Crossword Construction. The puzzles co-created by Caleb and his previous students were published in the New York Times on [...]
LAT 3:40 Jonesin’ 3:12 NYT 3:09 CS untimed
Tags: Bruce Venzke, Caleb Madison, Dave Mackey, J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, Matt Jones
Fireball 9:37 (subscribe here) NYT 4:27 LAT 4:05 Tausig untimed CS untimed Quick link today: John Farmer, crossword constructor and member of the Fiend community, has a new website, Minute A Day About Movies. To celebrate the launch, there’s a three-part contest including a 23×23 crossword with a meta final answer and a cool movie [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Caleb Madison, Ed Sessa, J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Peter Gordon
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