I made my travel arrangements the other day for the upcoming American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, March 16-18 in Brooklyn. For more info about the weekend’s events and to register, click here.
Tags: Gail Grabowski, Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Tony Orbach, Trip Payne, William I. Johnston
The Trip Payne puzzle cited above is a variety cryptic called “Minefield,” posted in PDF form last month at Triple Play Puzzles.
Tags: Ed Sessa, Henry Hook, Jeff Chen, Mark Halpin, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Merl Reagle, Trip Payne
Tags: C.C. Burnikel, Don Gagliardo, Emily Cox, Frank Longo, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle, Patrick Jordan, Trip Payne
Mr. Doug Peterson, themeless-crossword specialist (you may know him from such venues as the NYT, LAT, Newsday, and Washington Post Puzzler) and man about town, had been blogging the syndicated Sunday Los Angeles Times crossword for PuzzleGirl over at L.A. Crossword Confidential. Please give a warm welcome to Doug, who will rock on with his [...]
Tags: Gareth Bain, Henry Hook, Joel Fagliano, Merl Reagle, Trip Payne, Tyler Hinman
Tags: Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Kay Anderson, Merl Reagle, Patrick Jordan, Robert H. Wolfe, Trip Payne
Tags: Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle, Mike Peluso, Pamela Klawitter, Patrick Jordan, Trip Payne
After I finish blogging the New York Times puzzle, I’m off to see Aerial Dance Chicago’s concert, UnEarthed. My cousin’s wife, Chloe Jensen, is the troupe’s founder and artistic director, and a talented dancer, aerialist, and acrobat. Dance that isn’t bound to the stage is inordinately interesting to watch. If you’re in Chicagoland, don’t miss [...]
Tags: David Levinson Wilk, Henry Hook, Lynn Lempel, Merl Reagle, Mike Torch, Trip Payne
Three announcements: Registration is now open for Lollapuzzoola 4, now organized by Brian Cimmet and Patrick Blindauer and now held in a church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan rather than in Queens. Movin’ on up! Saturday, August 6. Be there and be really square. Do you like science fiction? Is your brain packed [...]
Tags: Barry C. Silk, Bob Klahn, Bonnie L. Gentry, David Quarfoot, Patrick Berry, T Campbell, Trip Payne
If you’ve got a smartphone, please stop by crosswordfiend.com on your phone. Pursuant to a suggestion from techno-wizard Alex Boisvert, Evad installed a blog plug-in that provides for a more mobile-friendly format. It’s blue instead of orange, but crisp and clean. Evad even managed to tweak the code to get the star ratings widget into [...]
Tags: Bob Klahn, C.C. Burnikel, Cathy Allis, Don Gagliardo, Henry Hook, Merl Reagle, Trip Payne
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