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The Puzzler: 5/28/23 The New York Times Magazine

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NY Times, Sun May 28, 2023 Vowelless Crossword Author: Evan Kalish Editor: Will Shortz Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 64, Blocks: 34     Evan’s latest puzzle is in The New York Times Magazine, “Vowelless Crossword” Link to article is here SUNDAY VARIETY COLUMN Variety: Vowel-less Crossword All consonants are welcome in this outrageous challenge by Evan Kalish. By Caitlin Lovinger May 25, 2023 VOWEL-LESS CROSSWORD — This puzzle is the latest installment of a variety grid that comes around roughly once a year. It’s also Evan Kalish’s third such construction and a ton of fun. I am definitely not getting better as … Continue reading →

The Puzzler: 2/19/22: The L.A.Times and The Washington Post: with Constructor Article

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direct link     and …   direct link     Link to article and puzzle solution (below) is here Feb 19, 2022 Saturday, February 19, 2022, Evan Kalish  Themeless Saturday by Evan Kalish I had to walk away several times to get this one to unfold corner by corner. I’ll tell you where I struggled as I go through the write-up. Here are Evan’s generous comments:   When I first developed this puzzle in May 2020 I thought this grid was a great for developing interesting—and intersecting—stacks. The seed was the final across entry (clued as: [A masterpiece!]), which was a … Continue reading →

The Puzzler #36-ish: 4/13/2020 The New York Times

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  Go to WordPlay Command to a Base Runner “Evan Kalish opens the gates to another solving week.” Review and constructor notes. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Evan Kalish’s New York Times crossword—Jenni’s review is here The theme entries have progressively larger flows of water. New York Times, April 13, 2020, #0413, Evan Kalish, 21a [Kind of economics, disparagingly] is TRICKLE–DOWN. 26a [Make more aerodynamic] is STREAMLINE. 44a [Theatrical show featuring traditional Irish music] is RIVERDANCE. 50a [Ballpark illuminators] are FLOODLIGHTS. It’s a smooth, consistent theme, and the increase in size as we go down the grid is a lovely touch. I liked it! And then I saw 62a … Continue reading →