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	<title>Diary of a Crossword Fiend &#187; Paula Gamache</title>
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		<title>Monday, 1/2/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword puzzle — pannonica&#8217;s review The theme here is prepositional phrases that fulfill the answer for 62-across, [Literal description of  something that is 18-, 24-, 40- or 49-Across] SIGHT UNSEEN. 18a. [Elderly, so to speak] OVER THE HILL. 24a. [Soon to arrive] AROUND THE CORNER. &#8220;Prosperity is just around the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday, 11/9/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword I think I&#8217;ve seen ROLO (14a: [Chewy candy treat]) in at least three recent puzzles. I like caramel and chocolate as much as anyone, but this quasi-cylindrical candy is nowhere near popular enough to be showing up as often as OREO. Paula&#8217;s theme entries are all INNKEEPERs in that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday, 8/14/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword, &#8220;Hack Saws&#8221; Paula has hacked various old saws in half, putting their beginnings into the theme clues and dropping alternative endings into the grid. Hey, that makes for an entertaining crossword. The new endings may be recycled from the hive mind or they may be Paula&#8217;s own doing—I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday, 7/29/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword It would be nice if my browser or internet connection would alert me when it&#8217;s going to be slow as molasses instead of letting me discover it for myself once the NYT applet clock starts rolling. &#8220;Click arrow key a few times, wait and watch the cursor move through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday, 6/17/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tausig tba Hooray! It&#8217;s the last day of school for the Chicago Public Schools! Boo! The school day&#8217;s only an hour and a half long. Cuts into my morning puzzle blogging time, I tell you. Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword Paula seems to be specializing in themeless puzzles without corners, with 11/13/15 stacks at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thursday, 5/19/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword Short-form blogging for me tonight, as I think I&#8217;m coming down with the bug my kid has. Rebus theme is CRUSHED {ICE} and there are six {ICE} rebus squares in all with three letters crushed into the space for one. In each one except the final CRUSHED {ICE}, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday, 4/10/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paula Gamache&#8217;s New York Times crossword, &#8220;All-Pro&#8221; Hello! This is a placeholder so y&#8217;all can talk about the NYT puzzle before I get back from a city walk/dinner outing. Hello again! I&#8217;m back. I can&#8217;t believe nobody commented in the first three hours after the NYT puzzle came out online. My browser crashed on me, [...]]]></description>
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