Tuesday, 5/31/11
NYT 1:43 ... LAT 1:47 ... CS 1:24 ... ND 1:14 ... BT 2:03 ... TO 2:06 ... PB2 Diagramless (p) 8:35
Sunday, 5/29/11
NYT (p) 8:59 ... LAT 4:27 ... MR 4:16 ... BG 4:42 ... ND 3:05 ... CS 1:59 ... WP (p) 6:52 ... Diagramless (p) 9:25
Just posting this URL for my own reference:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/r/WashingtonPost/Content/Puzzles/Daily/cs11mmdd.jpz
(thanks Joon)
Just posting this URL for my own reference:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/r/WashingtonPost/Content/Puzzles/Daily/cs11mmdd.jpz
(thanks Joon)
Saturday, 5/28/11
NYT (p) 4:07 ... LAT (p) 3:21 ... CS 2:37 ... ND (p) 4:54 ... Section Eight (p) 19:00
I didn't see the NYT's DAN clue until I already had it filled in and glanced over to confirm. Shout-out?
I didn't see the NYT's DAN clue until I already had it filled in and glanced over to confirm. Shout-out?
Friday, 5/27/11
NYT 2:17 ... LAT 2:31 ... CS 1:49 ... ND 1:47 ... WSJ 5:16 ... MGWC (p) 5:18
I'm going away for a couple of days and will return to the "blog" on Sunday.
I'm going away for a couple of days and will return to the "blog" on Sunday.
Crosswords LA Puzzles
Finally got around to solving the LA tournament puzzles, which were lots of fun. Here are my times, on paper:
California Girls (warmup) - 3:50
Middle School (#1) - 2:25
Sizing Things Up (#3) - 2:03
Mix and Match (#4) - 7:25 (6:15 plus 1:10 for the meta)
No End in Sight (#5) - 5:53
Themeless (Final) - 5:25
I also solved "Eating Round-the-Clock", a 29x29 crossword by Frank Longo that was created as a Friday night activity for the 2003 ACPT. I guess they haven't sold all the extras yet, because there was a pile of these massive printouts at this year's ACPT, and of course I grabbed one. (Email me if you haven't seen it but would like to.) My time was 23:45. I still have Longo's 25-Foot-Long Crossword Puzzle on my bookshelf, which I will speed-solve one day...
California Girls (warmup) - 3:50
Middle School (#1) - 2:25
Sizing Things Up (#3) - 2:03
Mix and Match (#4) - 7:25 (6:15 plus 1:10 for the meta)
No End in Sight (#5) - 5:53
Themeless (Final) - 5:25
I also solved "Eating Round-the-Clock", a 29x29 crossword by Frank Longo that was created as a Friday night activity for the 2003 ACPT. I guess they haven't sold all the extras yet, because there was a pile of these massive printouts at this year's ACPT, and of course I grabbed one. (Email me if you haven't seen it but would like to.) My time was 23:45. I still have Longo's 25-Foot-Long Crossword Puzzle on my bookshelf, which I will speed-solve one day...
Thursday, 5/26/11
NYT 3:00 ... LAT 1:59 ... CS 1:41 ... ND 1:32 ... BEQ 2:46 ... FB 2:37
Sorry about the hiatus there - I couldn't log in to Blogger for a couple of days. Turns out clearing my cookies did the trick. But I'll still blame it on Google!
Sorry about the hiatus there - I couldn't log in to Blogger for a couple of days. Turns out clearing my cookies did the trick. But I'll still blame it on Google!
Wednesday, 5/25/11
NYT 1:57 ... LAT 1:54 ... CS 1:48 ... ND 1:33 ... AR #24 (p) 11:50 ... AR #26 (p) 17:00
Tuesday, 5/24/11
NYT 1:57 ... LAT 1:45 ... CS 1:26 ... ND 1:26 ... BT (p) 4:00 ... TO 2:16 ... AR #23 (p) 16:30 ... AR #25 (p) 17:00
I still have to do Aries #24, and Ross Beresford's guest cryptic on BEQ.com...
I still have to do Aries #24, and Ross Beresford's guest cryptic on BEQ.com...
Monday, 5/23/11
NYT 1:46 ... LAT 1:48 ... CS 1:55 ... ND 1:05 ... JON 2:32 ... BEQ 5:19
New record on the Newsday. Clearly it's possible to get under 60 seconds on a very easy 15x15, but I won't go out of my way to make that happen.
New record on the Newsday. Clearly it's possible to get under 60 seconds on a very easy 15x15, but I won't go out of my way to make that happen.
Sunday, 5/22/11
NYT 6:56... LAT 4:40 ... MR 3:45 ... BG 5:38 ... ND 2:49 ... CS 2:03 ... WP 3:20 ... Acrostic (accidentally) untimed - 7 or 8 minutes, probably
Taking the day off...
Monday update: This is post #900, and I think a speed record for 21x21.
Taking the day off...
Monday update: This is post #900, and I think a speed record for 21x21.
Friday, 5/20/11
NYT 3:03 ... LAT 2:01 ... CS 2:05 ... ND 1:43 ... CHE 2:02 ... WSJ 4:32 ... MGWC 2:20 ... BEQ/RB cryptic 8:00
Thursday, 5/19/11
NYT 2:45 ... LAT 2:38 ... CS 2:20* ... ND 1:39 ... BEQ 1:52 ... FB 5:54
*Solved in the WP.com applet.
*Solved in the WP.com applet.
Wednesday, 5/18/11
NYT 1:57 ... LAT 2:13 ... CS 1:56 ... ND 1:42
Weird rare-fill coincidence between the LAT (1-Across) and ND! Not sure I've ever seen that entry before.
I went back and re-entered my missing times from last week. For completeness's sake, you know. Forgot that I'd hit 1:09 again on a Newsday puzzle.
Weird rare-fill coincidence between the LAT (1-Across) and ND! Not sure I've ever seen that entry before.
I went back and re-entered my missing times from last week. For completeness's sake, you know. Forgot that I'd hit 1:09 again on a Newsday puzzle.
Tuesday, 5/17/11
NYT 1:35 ... LAT 1:36 ... CS 1:43 ... ND 1:20 ... BT 2:29 ... TO 2:08
Home in NY, and I managed to get some time off today!
Home in NY, and I managed to get some time off today!
Monday, 5/16/11
NYT 1:32 ... LAT 1:36 ... CS 1:35 ... ND 1:17 ... JON 2:24 ... BEQ 3:56
I'm traveling back to NYC today, and working all day tomorrow, so I'll be puzzle-free until probably Wednesday.
update: OK, now I'll be puzzle-free until Wednesday. Also, dammit, my Thursday posts are still missing. I want my money back!
I'm traveling back to NYC today, and working all day tomorrow, so I'll be puzzle-free until probably Wednesday.
update: OK, now I'll be puzzle-free until Wednesday. Also, dammit, my Thursday posts are still missing. I want my money back!
Sunday, 5/15/11
NYT 4:41 ... LAT 4:11 ... MR 4:49 ... BG 3:45 ... ND 4:04 ... CS 3:41 ... WP 4:43 ... Cryptic 10:15
Friday, 5/13/11
NYT 2:30 ... LAT 3:15 ... CS 1:39 ... ND 2:02 ... CHE 2:23 ... WSJ 5:14 ... MGWC 2:43
Boy, I will be pissed if Blogger doesn't restore all my updates from yesterday. I don't want to have to dig up and re-post 25 solving times...
Boy, I will be pissed if Blogger doesn't restore all my updates from yesterday. I don't want to have to dig up and re-post 25 solving times...
Thursday, 5/12/11
NYT 3:28 ... LAT 1:52 ... CS 1:44 ... ND 1:45 ... BEQ 3:31 ... FB 4:35
All caught up.
All caught up.
Wednesday, 5/11/11
NYT 1:54 ... LAT 2:00 ... CS 2:15 ... ND 1:23
I'm back! Will probably finish catching up tomorrow.
I'm back! Will probably finish catching up tomorrow.
Sunday, 5/8/11
NYT 5:21 ... LAT 4:14 ... MR 4:33 ... BG 3:48 ... ND 3:50 ... CS 1:54 ... WP 2:58 ... Acrostic 8:00
Gonna take a couple days off. I'll be back home in New York in a week, so I may just wait and solve the LA tournament puzzles on paper then.
For non-facebookers: my word-search book will be in stores (Barnes & Noble only) sometime soon. As of the release date last week, exactly one U.S. location had it in stock...
Gonna take a couple days off. I'll be back home in New York in a week, so I may just wait and solve the LA tournament puzzles on paper then.
For non-facebookers: my word-search book will be in stores (Barnes & Noble only) sometime soon. As of the release date last week, exactly one U.S. location had it in stock...
Saturday, 5/7/11
NYT 2:46 ... LAT 2:18 ... CS 1:36 ... ND 6:34 ... Acrostic 6:00
Huh! The NYT's Wednesday puzzle took me longer than any other this week.
Huh! The NYT's Wednesday puzzle took me longer than any other this week.
Friday, 5/6/11
NYT 2:08 ... LAT 2:22 ... CS 1:38 ... ND 1:43 ... CHE 2:15 ... WSJ 5:45 ... MGWC 4:11 ... BEQ/AB 3:38
Tuesday, 5/3/11
NYT 2:11 ... LAT 1:53 ... CS 2:29 ... ND 1:36 ... BT 2:23 ... TO 2:33
I bought the Crosswords LA puzzles, and will solve them when I have a chance... probably won't bother printing them out, but I'll post my Across Lite times.
I bought the Crosswords LA puzzles, and will solve them when I have a chance... probably won't bother printing them out, but I'll post my Across Lite times.
Monday, 5/2/11
NYT 1:47 ... LAT 1:41 ... CS 1:49 ... ND 1:31 ... JON 2:28 ... BEQ 3:27
If anyone wants to test-solve an easy puzzle (custom, not for publication) today or tomorrow, let me know!
If anyone wants to test-solve an easy puzzle (custom, not for publication) today or tomorrow, let me know!
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