Posted on May 15th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
NYT untimed…21 minutes but not exactly speed solving
NYT cryptic 9:03
BG 7:43 (joon—across lite)
LAT 7:35
Reagle 6:18
WaPo Puzzler 5:29
CS 8:45 (Evad)
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If you want to do the puzzle on your computer rather than printing out, even though it will make for a subpar theme experience, Jim [...]
Tags: Bonnie Gentry, Doug Peterson, Emily Cox, Frank Longo, Henry Hook, Henry Rathvon, Matt Ginsberg, Merl Reagle
Posted on May 13th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
NYT 5:14
CHE 4:38—I suggest you solve this one on paper (long theme clues)
LAT 4:27
BEQ Marching Bands 5:09
CS untimed
WSJ 8:29
Tags: Barry C. Silk, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Gail Grabowski, Marie Kelly, Matt Ginsberg, Mike Shenk, Pete Muller, Steve Atwood
Posted on April 7th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
NYT 4:51
Fireball 4:50
LAT 4:16
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Ben Tausig, Jascha Smilack, Matt Ginsberg, Patrick Blindauer, Peter Gordon
Posted on March 12th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
Rex Parker and I aren’t compiling an official set of 2009 Oryx Awards (we hope to do it up big for 2010, though), but I wanted to spotlight the puzzles that enchanted me last year. This list will be heavily weighted towards the types of puzzles I like best (twisty gimmicks! themeless!) and light on [...]
Tags: Ben Tausig, Brad Wilber, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Byron Walden, Dan Naddor, David Chapus, David J. Kahn, Donna Hoke Kahwaty, Donna S. Levin, Doug Peterson, Ed Stein, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Emily Cox, Francis Heaney, Frank Longo, Henry Rathvon, Joon Pahk, Mark Diehl, Matt Gaffney, Matt Ginsberg, Matt Jones, Nancy Salomon, Patrick Berry, Patrick Blindauer, Paula Gamache, Randall J. Hartman, Randolph Ross, Sarah Keller, Stanley Newman, Tony Orbach, Trip Payne, Will Nediger
Posted on February 13th, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
LAT 9:29
NYT 8:49
Reagle 8:09
BG 7:02
CS 3:31
Yes, I know there’s not supposed to be an “m” in Valentine’s Day. But that’s how I pronounced it when I was a wee bairn.
Tags: Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Lynn Lempel, Matt Ginsberg, Merl Reagle, Natalie Dyvens, Pete Muller, Rich Norris
Posted on February 3rd, 2010, by Amy Reynaldo
Fireball 6:57
NYT 6:15
LAT 3:01
Tausig untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Ben Tausig, Doug Peterson, James Sajdak, Matt Ginsberg, Peter Gordon
Posted on December 2nd, 2009, by Amy Reynaldo
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