Posted on December 26th, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Crossword Fiend commenter Bananarchy, a.k.a. Peter Broda, has a new puzzle blog called Cross Nerd. He’s constructing crosswords over there, both themed and mini-themeless (11×11? 11×13? Why not?), all in the Onion A.V. Club vein (i.e., be prepared for salty language). The emphasis is on freshness of fill rather than impressiveness of grid design (which [...]
Tags: Donna S. Levin, Jeff Chen, John Dunn, Matt Jones, Peter Broda
Posted on July 27th, 2011, by Amy Reynaldo
Posted on November 7th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
Posted on June 10th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
NYT 4:59 LAT 3:29 6/4 CHE 3:10 CS untimed Bonus puzzle! Prolific themeless constructor Brad Wilber has started a blog at which he’ll occasionally post crosswords. The first one’s up now, right here. There are two versions of the puzzle, both PDFs, with crunchy (tough) and smooth (easier) clues. I opted for crunchy, of course. [...]
Tags: best clue, Donna S. Levin, Doug Peterson, John Dunn, Nina Rulon-Miller
Posted on March 28th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
BEQ 6:41 NYT 3:18 LAT untimed CS untimed Hello! Florida is humid, people. Dry Midwestern-winter skin drinks up the moisture. My son and his cousins are splashing in the pool after dark. Yay for a swimming pool whose water is juuust warm enough for the kids to enjoy, even if it’s cold enough to make [...]
Tags: Barry C. Silk, Brendan Emmett Quigley, John Dunn, Patrick Jordan