Diary of a Crossword Fiend
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Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1d ago
hello, and welcome to episode #833 of matt gaffney’s weekly crossword contest, “Accentuate the Negative”. for this week 3 puzzle, the instructions told us that This week’s contest answer, which is seven letters long, is what meta-crossword instructions should not ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
2d ago
Matt Jones’s Jonesin’ Crossword, “Opera Biffs” — classing it up, but with one letter off. – Erin’s write-up Hello lovelies! For the Jonesin’ this week we have a change-a-letter theme involving opera. 17a. [Opera that’s sorta supernatural, but by chance ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
3d ago
Matt Gaffney’s Wall Street Journal contest crossword, “Letter Openers” — Conrad’s writeup. This week we’re looking for a six-letter adjective that does not apply to most crosswords. There were long horizontal grid entries that were (partially) non-thematic. I spotted the ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
3d ago
Jack Scherban’s New York Times crossword — Sophia’s write-up Happy Monday all, and happy New York Times debut to Jack! Today’s puzzle has the names of three fictional military men: 20a [Beatles album character who apparently is an infantry leader ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
4d ago
Christina Iverson and Katie Hale’s New York Times crossword, “Hold Your Doze” — Nate’s write-up 26A: SHOULD THE DEED ARISE [“If that missing house title ever does show up …”] 43A: WHAT ELSE IS DUE [Question from someone with a ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
5d ago
Adrian Peterson’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s recap Whoa, Joel! You may have swung back too far towards the “let’s ease up on the clues a bit” side. This one played like a Tuesday for me. I gambled on VICTORIA’S SECRET ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
6d ago
Hemant Mehta’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s recap Hey, hey! It’s a Shortzian Friday level of difficulty. Lots of crisp fill today. Fave fill: SCIENCE LAB, FELL IN LOVE, CABLE CAR, TIDAL WAVE, TANGRAMS, MCGRAW (because I appreciate having McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1w ago
Jackson Matz’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Tight Set”—Jim’s review Theme answers are familiar phrases featuring the letters SESH which are rebussed into single squares. 19a. [Sinusoidal offset] PHA(SE SH)IFT crossing 4d. [Picnic game] HOR(SESH)OES. 21a. [Complains vociferously] RAI(SES H)ELL crossing ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1w ago
Christopher Youngs’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Stir Crazy”—Jim’s review Theme answers are familiar phrases except the ending -STER has been tacked on to key words. 18a. [Making an offer that can’t be refused, say?] GANGSTER WAY. Gangway. 29a. [Coffeehouse frequented ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1w ago
hello, and welcome to episode #832 of matt gaffney’s weekly crossword contest, “Name Dropping”. for this week 2 puzzle, the instructions told us that we were looking for an American athlete who has won many medals at the Summer Olympics ..read more