About Me
Amy Reynaldo, the author of How to Conquer the New York Times Crossword Puzzle, is a top-10 finisher at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Her first New York Times crossword byline appeared July 5, 2009. She solves at least three crosswords a day and writes about them here.
Tag Archives: Lynn Lempel
Saturday, January 19, 2013
There are two upcoming crossword tournaments in the Midwest, both. (Yay, Midwest!) Minnesota Crossword Tournament—Saturday, February 2—James J. Hill Reference Library, St. Paul, MN. Details here. The event’s part of Winter Carnival, yes, but it will take place indoors. (Of … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Slack, David Quarfoot, Lynn Lempel, Nancy Salomon, Steven St. John
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Wednesday, 12/26/12
It’s me again. Jeffrey.
Sunday, 12/9/12
Patrick Blindauer’s new puzzle suite, Las Vegas Puzzlefest, was released Saturday. You’ve got two months to solve the set of 11 crosswords and tease out the meta answer lurking within. Hey, what else do you have going on in January? … Continue reading
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Tagged Lynn Lempel, Merl Reagle, Mike Shenk, Patrick Berry, Tom Heilman
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Thursday, 11/29/12
If you are reading this Thursday night and you haven’t peeked outside at the full moon, go now! The bright object above the moon and a little to the left is Jupiter. My first time knowingly seeing it.
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Tagged Ben Tausig, James Sajdak, Lynn Lempel, Peter Gordon, Sharon Delorme
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Wednesday, 10/24/12
If you’re looking for the answers to the Sunday NYT contest, I posted those Tuesday evening after the puzzle deadline had passed.