Diary of a Crossword Fiend
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Reviewing the best crosswords in newspapers and on the Web.
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
8h ago
Peter Gordon’s Fireball Crossword, “Themeless 166” – Jenni’s write-up I struggled a bit with this one because I don’t follow golf and I temporarily forgot Peter’s penchant for starting and finishing a themeless with similar entries. 1a [Golfer Viktor who ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
8h ago
G’day from Downunder! benchen71 here, filling in for joon who was at ACPT this past weekend (where he finished 7th – congrats!), and may not have had time to do the MGWCC. Anyhoo, #828 was entitled “Know Your Place” and we’re ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1d ago
Daniel Bodily’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Double Team”—Jim’s review Theme answers are familiar two-word verb phrases except the first words have been turned into proper names by virtue of doubling the final letter. 17a. [“The Amazing Spider-Man” director Marc catches ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
2d ago
Matt Jones’s Jonesin’ Crossword, “Incomplete Broadway” — some words don’t get an Act 2. – Erin’s write-up Hello lovelies! Let’s delve into this week’s Jonesin’, which involves cutting off the second syllable of the first main word of some Broadway ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
3d ago
Mike Shenk’s Wall Street Journal contest crossword, “In the Country” — Conrad’s writeup. This week we’re looking for something found in the country. There were seven long paired horizontal entries, but not all of them were thematic. I spotted 8a ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
3d ago
Amanda Winters’s New York Times crossword — Sophia’s write-up Happy Monday all! And happy NYT debut to Amanda Winters! Today’s puzzle includes six 2×2 blocks for of shaded squares. In each one, the top two letters are AS, and the ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
4d ago
Congratulations to Paolo Pasco for winning the 46th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament! Find out more here. And, if you’d like to watch the three finalists solving Sid Sivakumar’s final puzzle, check it out here on YouTube. John Rippe and Jeff ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
6d ago
Evan Kalish’s New York Times crossword—Amy’s recap Difficulty Watch: Still playing harder than a Shortz-edited Friday, but it’s a fun puzzle packed with juicy fill and hey, I’m glad it didn’t take me a third less time. Fave fill: “THAT ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1w ago
Geoffrey Schorkopf & Jeff Chen’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Pass the Dinner Rolls”—Jim’s review Theme answers come in pairs of stacked entries. The top entry features a food item, and the lower entry (in circled letters) is a word that ..read more
Diary of a Crossword Fiend
1w ago
Alexander Liebeskind’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “Between the Two of Us”—Jim’s review Theme answers are familiar phrases that have had their letters I changed to letters U. The revealer is “IF I WERE YOU…” (58a, [Lead-in to a bit of ..read more