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	<title>Diary of a Crossword Fiend &#187; Raymond Hamel</title>
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		<title>Friday, 1/27/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Krozel&#8217;s New York Times crossword Hey, there seems to be a Wednesday puzzle in the Friday puzzle slot. This puzzle was operating in the red right from the start, with 1a and 1d being a plural first name and a plural abbreviation (EMMAS, ESQS). You have to work overtime to prove yourself, crossword, when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday, 1/11/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Deodene&#8217;s New York Times crossword APSE! Right there at 1-Across. Is it a signal that more crosswordese is to come? I think so: OTOE, OREL, and EPEE step up to the plate. OREL gets a clue that screams &#8220;Hey, remember that puzzle last weekend that crossed the K in MARIO KART with the K [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday, 12/30/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pannonica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Nothnagel&#8217;s New York Times crossword — pannonica&#8217;s review Chewy, crunchy, nom-nom. Lots of long fill, lots of fresh fill, lots of tricky clues. It&#8217;s pretty much all a solver could want in a themeless Friday. Okay, sure those fluvial blocks break the grid into relatively discrete sections, but the entirety has a sinuous integrity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday, 12/16/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Blindauer sent out his &#8220;Musical Puzzlefest&#8221; crossword suite today. Fret not! If you didn&#8217;t get a chance to order it already, it&#8217;s not too late. There&#8217;s no prize for solving the 10 crosswords and submitting the correct meta answer fastest—the deadline is February 15. So visit Patrick&#8217;s website and buy your crossword set (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday, 11/30/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rolf Hamburger&#8217;s New York Times crossword First off, Rolf Hamburger is an awesome name. The theme is &#8220;add a ONE&#8221;: 18a. The Mod Squad turns into a MOONED SQUAD. Who doesn&#8217;t like buttock humor? 23a. &#8220;My word!&#8221; becomes a MONEY WORD, or &#8220;word that appears on U.S. money.&#8221; Meh. 40a. A humble stagecoach becomes STONE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday, 11/18/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll see you all again on Monday. I&#8217;m heading to New York Friday morning and leave you in the capable hands of Team Fiend, with reviews by Sam, pannonica, Doug, Jeffrey, Janie (she&#8217;s back!), and PuzzleGirl (she&#8217;s also back!). Joe DiPietro&#8217;s New York Times crossword Fun puzzle! Maybe a bit more challenging than the standard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday, 11/2/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Reynaldo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan&#8217;s New York Times crossword Hey, look! It&#8217;s friends of the blog Karma Sartre and Sara, making their joint debut in the New York Times. Congratulations to you both. I felt a little slow because I didn&#8217;t understand the theme at first, but then it dawned on me. 37a: SPLIT INFINITIVE [...]]]></description>
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