Blogs about: Will Shortz
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Tyler's stylin'
Tyler Hinman, four-time — and defending — American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion, wears his fabulous Silicon Valley Puzzle Day T-shirt at a Friday night event at this year’s t… more →
My Point Exactly
This Day in History 12/21: The Birth of the Crossword Puzzle
ldorazio1 wrote 1 week ago: If you’ve ever thrown down a pencil at frustration at the New York Times, today’s post i … more →
On the Road with Joanne Robinson: Show 207 Stanford, CA
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fttgreenroom wrote 2 weeks ago: Hi all! I just returned home from Silicon Valley and the beautiful campus of Stanford University, wh … more →
The Solution
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jhmathre wrote 2 months ago: It had to have been a Tuesday. If it had a Friday or a Saturday a passion would never have been born … more →
Puzzling Crosswords
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agoodspirit wrote 2 months ago: Last night my husband and I watched the delightful film Wordplay. Here’s the trailer: I … more →
The Rival Rundown: Indiana vs. Purdue
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Sara C - Fordham wrote 2 months ago: Welcome back to The Rival Rundown! If you’ve always wanted to give props to your school on CC, now’s … more →
Etui
Tench Ringgold wrote 5 months ago: There is an entire genre of words that seems to exist for the sole purpose of getting the writers of … more →
Gettin’ My Game On
Andy wrote 5 months ago: The upside of following the ALA conference tweets is that I’ve picked up my puzzle books again. (Spe … more →
Pencil or Ink? LAZY Sunday Crossword Puzzles
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annlopatin wrote 5 months ago: Ahhh Sundays and the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. I have always envied those of you who can fini … more →
Delightful Documentaries
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infomantic wrote 8 months ago: Sometimes, flipping through the channels, it seems like there’s nothing on worth watching. While, th … more →
because i kenken can
Andy wrote 9 months ago: In the last month, I have been rediscovering my love of games. I’ve constructed a wish list on … more →
The Day Spa
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Karen wrote 9 months ago: I have been to a day spa: Avia Day Spa. It was a confluence of gifts that brought me there. First, I … more →
Extra difficult crossword puzzles
fashionshowsatlunch wrote 10 months ago: now advertising with Paul Rudd … more →
Tyler's stylin'
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Lisa Pampuch wrote 10 months ago: Tyler Hinman, four-time — and defending — American Crossword Puzzle Tournament champion, … more →
Will Shortz Can't Keep Me Down
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Willy Blackmore wrote 10 months ago: It’s Tuesday afternoon and I’m still working on the Monday New York Times crossword puzzle. As pathe … more →
KenKen is coming
Lisa Pampuch wrote 10 months ago: And Slate’s Matt Gaffney says you are powerless to resist it: Perhaps the new Japanese arithmo … more →
Will Shortz Presents KenKen Easy to Hard Volume 3: 100 Logic Puzzles That Make You Smarter (Will Shortz Presents...)
raisand wrote 10 months ago: KenKen can be described simply as sudoku with basic math (addition, subtraction and/or multiplicatio … more →
Pencil, pen, or glue stick, it's a lot of fun
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Lisa Pampuch wrote 11 months ago: “It is one of man’s curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them … more →
Bert vs. Ernie
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rocketgirlsf wrote 11 months ago: Living in small spaces can be difficult, but little pleasantries make up for it: the rent, the conve … more →
Show your local library love
Lisa Pampuch wrote 11 months ago: Libraries are popular places during recessions. Anyone who’s worried about whether or not they’ll be … more →
