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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 07:50 am
Jacob McDermott’s New York Times crossword I like a nice sedan, I do, but can also appreciate a good TWO-DOOR, 41a. [Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down]. In this puzzle...
Monday, August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am
Ian Livengood’s New York Times crossword — pannonica’s write-up A relatively unusual—especially in an early-week offering—vertically oriented theme. The central spanner at 7-down lays it out, or throw...
Sunday, August 25, 2013 25 Aug 2013 | 05:12 am
Victor Barocas’s New York Times crossword, “Capital L’s” I enjoyed this theme very much indeed. There are eight state capitals, all of the 6-letter capital names, that are formed from the beginning of...
Saturday, August 24, 2013 24 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
Frederick Healy’s New York Times crossword Hey! I have been binge-watching Orange Is the New Black (I know, I ‘m weeks behind the cool kids who already binged on the Netflix show) and one of the corre...
Friday, August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 08:24 am
Ian Livengood’s New York Times crossword I really enjoyed this six-zone themeless. Right on target with Friday-level difficulty and jam-packed with crunchy fill. The highlights: 18a. [Grammy-winning s...
Thursday, August 22, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 08:19 am
Attention, tough puzzle fans! If you are not subscribing to the AV Club puzzles but you love challenging crosswords, spend a buck to get Tyler Hinman’s puzzle this week before you read my review below...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 21 Aug 2013 | 07:46 am
Jonathan Gersch’s New York Times crossword Do you enjoy word searches? Do you enjoy word searches in which the same word is hidden 14 times? Are you bad at finding diagonal answers in word searches? T...
MGWCC #272 20 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Hi all! Welcome to Episode #272 of Matt Gaffney’s Weekly Crossword Contest. Andy here, filling in once again for joon (don’t worry, he’ll be back next week). It’s the third week of August, but because...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 20 Aug 2013 | 07:43 am
Zhouqin Burnikel and Don Gagliardo’s New York Times crossword Really a nice Tuesday puzzle, no? Big theme: Abner DOUBLEDAY ties together the other theme answers, compound words or two-word phrases in ...
Monday, August 19, 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Jean O’Conor’s New York Times crossword — pannonica’s write-up Really? ELO, ARPS, ETO, LST, AS A, ADA, ON A, AMP, OSOS, X OUT, EEO, TO IT, WTS., et al. Really? Such a crossword rogues gallery on a Mon...
