People of the world! Fans of the CrosSynergy crossword! There’s a new game afoot. Antony Lewis, the developer of Crossword Compiler, has also created a crossword Puzzle Solver application. It’s a free download and works for both Windows and Mac OS X. Puzzle Solver can be used much like Across Lite, but it can open [...]
Tags: Andrea Carla Michaels, Joon Pahk, Matt Jones, Peter A. Collins, Tyler Hinman
All new! The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament has released the list of puzzle-makers in advance, rather than making people wait until they pick up their registration folders on site. Read the constructors’ bios, and ponder who’s made which puzzle—because that information is still embargoed until each puzzle is flipped over during the ACPT.
Tags: Brad Wilber, Doug Peterson, Joon Pahk, Martin Ashwood-Smith
NYT 2:55 LAT 2:52 CS 4:51 (Evad) BEQ 4:57 P.S. Deb Amlen has commandeered the Wordplay blog, effective immediately. She’s funny. I like her.
Tags: Brendan Emmett Quigley, Ian Livengood, Joon Pahk, Randall J. Hartman, Victor Barocas
I’m just catching up over at the forum and discovered a birthday puzzle by regular reader Tuning Spork! You don’t have to be me or have a mid-August birthday to appreciate the puzzle. In the two weeks since His Sporkness posted that, several others have shared their work: Joon Pahk posted his first newspaper-style constructing [...]
Tags: Anna Gundlach, Brad Wilber, Caleb Madison, Gareth Bain, Joon Pahk, Tuning Spork
NYT 6:48 Newsday 6:06 LAT 4:24 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle tba — Mike Shenk “Shapeshifters”
Tags: Joe Krozel, Joon Pahk, Lester Ruff, Patrick Blindauer
CHE 5:15 NYT 4:51 LAT 3:45 Tausig untimed CS untimed WSJ 9:01 Chicagoans! I’ve got a hot entertainment/arts tip for you. Ameba Acrobatic & Aerial Dance gets modern dance off the stage and into the air, with a trapeze, Lyra hoop, lycra sling, bungees, silks, and gymnastic moves. Some of the dances mesmerize; some amuse; [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Colin Gale, Jeffrey Harris, Joon Pahk, Mel Rosen, Mike Shenk, Tyler Hinman
NYT 14:49 Newsday 8:48 LAT 4:28 CS untimed WSJ Saturday Puzzle 10:52—here’s the PDF of Mike Shenk’s “Labyrinth”
Tags: Doug Peterson, Gail Grabowski, Joe DiPietro, Joon Pahk, Mike Shenk
NYT 6:09 (joon—across lite) WSJ untimed (PG) CS untimed LAT untimed (PG) CHE not this week, i think the scoobies are out in full force this week, so i decided to pitch in even though i’ve been on blogging paternity leave. puzzlegirl will be back later tonight/tomorrow morning with the WSJ and LAT.
Tags: Andrea Carla Michaels, Byron Walden, Joon Pahk, Mark Feldman, PuzzleGirl, Randall J. Hartman, Robin Schulman
BEQ 6:12 NYT 5:09 CHE 4:16 (long theme clues—might want to print this one out) LAT 3:54 CS 5:15 (Evad)/2:52 (Amy)
Tags: Brendan Emmett Quigley, Joon Pahk, Mike Peluso, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer
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