NYT (p) 2:22 ... LAT (p) 3:00 ... CS (p) 2:20 ... ND (p) 2:02 ... BT (p) 3:16 ... TO (p) 3:16 ... FB (p) 4:36
Today's my last day (for now) working at Sterling Publishing. Last Wednesday I took home an advance copy of The Wrath of Klahn Crosswords, a compilation of Bob Klahn's Sunday Challenges for CrosSynergy. Even though I've only been solving on the subway and during rehearsals, I've already made it through 55 of the 72 puzzles, and plan to finish it up this week. Guess I'll be ready if Klahn is constructing for the ACPT...
Wed. update: Both of Tausig's puzzles took me the same time... is there a connection to Oceanic Flight 316??!?!
4 comments:
I've been working on The Wrath of Klahn as well. I wondered if they were original or CrosSynergy reprints. I figured the latter, but I didn't see that indicated anywhere in the book. Aren't they obligated to disclose that? Anyway, the puzzles are great and probably worth a second solve.
I'm sure we can check if they're reprints, right? Like via Matt Ginsberg's clue database?
Dan says they're Sunday Challenge reprints and I have no reason to doubt that. I figured they were most likely reprints, I just think a book should always indicate somewhere if the puzzles aren't original. Anyway, in this case it doesn't really matter, as I would have bought the book in either case.
Yeah, PB2 told me they're reprints, and I agree it would be nice to make that clear. Other Sterling books, as we know, specify the dates the puzzles originally appeared - but maybe they have to because of the deals with the LAT, Sun, etc. The other CS reissue I have (Challenging 30-Minute) doesn't say anything on the copyright page, but does explain in the introduction.
BTW, Sterling is releasing several more CS books from individual authors this year, but I don't know exactly who. And they'll probably be daily puzzles and not Sunday freestyles.
Post a Comment