Monday, 4/19/10
BEQ 5:15
LAT 2:55
NYT untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Venzke, Mike Peluso, Randy Sowell, Stella Daily
BEQ 5:15
LAT 2:55
NYT untimed
CS untimed
Tags: Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Venzke, Mike Peluso, Randy Sowell, Stella Daily
NYT 9:28
Reagle 9:00
LAT 7:16
BG 6:38
CS 3:07
Ah, spring! When the crocuses begin to bloom just in time to be blanketed with snow.
Updated to add: Don’t miss Liz Gorski’s discourse on “The Myth of Crosswordese”.
Tags: Adam Fromm, Bruce Venzke, Henry Hook, John Lampkin, Merl Reagle, Stella Daily
BEQ 4:17
LAT 4:11
Jonesin’ 4:06
NYT 3:13
CS untimed
If, like me, you usually wait for the Jonesin’ puzzle to land in your in-box via the Google Group e-mail, you may have a long wait this week. Instead, head to the Google Group page to download the puzzle in Across Lite or JPEG form.
Tags: Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Venzke, Ken Bessette, Matt Jones, Peter A. Collins, Stella Daily
Jonesin’ 4:01
NYT 3:01
LAT 2:49
CS untimed
Tags: Bruce Venzke, Julian Lim, Matt Jones, Robert Cirillo, Stella Daily
NYT 7:50
LAT 7:47
BG 7:35
Reagle 7:23
CS 3:18
If you’re looking for reputable charities to donate to on behalf of the Haitian earthquake survivors, here are three that come highly recommended:
Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
Partners in Health (PIH)
Americans for UNFPA (obstetrics, protection of women)
I urge you to be as generous as you can be.
Tags: Bruce Venzke, Cathy Allis, Don Gagliardo, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle, Stella Daily
Jonesin’ 4:03
NYT 3:21
LAT 3:20
CS untimed
I do love crosswords and I do love blogging, but boy, is it refreshing to take a few days off from the daily, uh, love/grind. Many thanks from sunny (but not quite warm enough) Florida to the entire Crossword Fiend blogging team for filling in!
Tags: Bruce Venzke, Julian Lim, Matt Jones, Peter A. Collins, Stella Daily
Newsday 9:51
NYT 5:26
LAT 3:51
CS untimed
Bonus puzzle: Caleb Madison’s Bard Bulletin crossword, “A Swift Response.” It’s a 19×19 to accommodate the theme, and if you’ve been plugged into pop culture this fall, you’ll dig it. (Link is for a Java applet; here’s an Across Lite link.)
Tags: Brad Wilber, Bruce Venzke, Kyle Dolan, Merle Baker, Stella Daily