About and this puzzle: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/crosswords/daily-puzzle-2024-11-05.htm Unrolling the spirals reveals SAN DIEGO, CUPERTINO, LONG BEACH, and PASADENA. That makes 34 squares that are part of three answer words each.
Continue reading →Direct link: https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/daily/2021/12/24 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/23/crosswords/daily-puzzle-2021-12-24.html?smid=url-share Constructor Notes I’ve expressed my philosophy about themeless crossword construction, and it holds true for this puzzle: Pack as many interesting, novel entries into a grid as possible without sacrificing fill quality. I strive to construct the sorts of puzzles that I most enjoy solving, and I hope you enjoyed the ride. Surprisingly, the final across entry is a debut to the New York Times Crossword and even stumped Jeff Chen’s impeccable word list. My proposed clue was: “Setting for gifted children?” Sam’s clue is fantastic as well! I was thrilled that the editors kept my cluing angles … Continue reading →
Available online, evening of 11/17/21, in print, 11/18/21 Online here https://www.wsj.com/articles/wide-angles-thursday-crossword-november-18-11636651725
Continue reading →(disregard the September date, they made an error) https://www.wsj.com/articles/here-comes-trouble-tuesday-crossword-september-10-11612719458 Review Evan Kalish’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Here Comes Trouble!”—Jim P’s review I’m going to start off-topic here because Evan’s title for this puzzle reminds me of his post office escapades. You’ve probably done plenty of Evan’s puzzles, but you probably don’t know he has this whole other life of visiting and documenting America’s post offices. At current count, he’s been to more than 10,000 in all 50 states in the past 10 years. He’s been interviewed by NPR, featured on the BBC, and runs his own blog … Continue reading →
Tuesday 1-14-20 Syndicated puzzle Direct link for the day: http://syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/crosswords
Continue reading →Monday, 11/9/19 Direct link for the day: http://syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com/puzzles/crosswords?fbclid=IwAR0fsvZocHKHyRpWbq9MyjE2DTvd-vEjlILw3OPPo419vOy7uwSiLS6yg_Q
Continue reading →Happy Birthday to Evan! A puzzle published on his birthday! Click links below! Daily Crossword Column Jeff Chen’s notes, answers See next blog for 11/12 puzzle info in The Wall Street Journal
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