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Monday, January 25, 2016

Ian Livengood’s New York Times crossword — pannonica’s write-up In the center, 39-across [Puppy amuser … or the end of the answer to each starred clue] CHEW TOY. Unusual set-up for those four starred...

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Kyle Mahowald’s New York Times crossword—Erin’s write-up Hope you’re toasty warm while solving this crossword full of COLD WEATHER PUNS: 20a. [Informant trapped after an icy storm?] EDWARD SNOWED IN...

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The 2015 Orca Awards – Best Freestyle and Best Tournament Crossword

It’s a beautiful day for the Orcas—let’s give two! Today we double the fun with awards for themeless and tournament puzzles. It’s all part of our week-long ceremony honoring some of the best puzzles...

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

This week’s AV Club puzzle from Francis Heaney is a meta contest – a writeup will be posted next Monday once answer submissions have closed. Alex Boisvert and Jeff Chen’s New York Times...

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Friday, March 25, 2016

Ian Livengood’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s write-up My favorite answer in this puzzle is one that I disappointed myself by spacing on until I had some key crossings. SLOW JAM! ([Mellow R&B...

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Ian Livengood’s New York Times crossword, “Moral Thinking”—Amy’s write-up The theme answers espouse  “more L” thinking by adding an “ell”-sound (really a schwa and L) to the end of familiar phrases,...

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

The Fireball puzzle is a contest crossword this week. Write-up to come after the deadline. Crossword tournament announcement from Will Shortz—The 19th Westchester Crossword Puzzle Tournament will take...

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