Thursday, 6/30/11

NYT 2:25 ... LAT 2:15 ... CS 1:31 ... ND 1:40 ... FB 3:10 ... BEQ untimed

Wednesday, 6/29/11

NYT 2:07 ... LAT 1:39 ... CS 1:35 ... ND 1:32

Tuesday, 6/28/11

NYT 1:47 ... LAT 2:01 ... CS 1:47 ... ND 1:26 ... BT 3:01 ... TO 3:14

Monday, 6/27/11

NYT (p) 2:15 ... LAT 1:57 ... CS 1:40 ... ND 1:15 ... JON 2:21 ... BEQ 4:09

Sunday, 6/26/11

NYT 5:03 ... LAT 5:03 ... MR 4:38 ... BG 5:12 ... ND 3:38 ... CS 2:16 ... WP 3:27 ... Diagramless (p) 7:50 ...


Fun brunch with puzzlers - pretty much the whole Bay Area contingent, in fact.

Saturday, 6/25/11

NYT 4:02 ... LAT 3:11 ... CS 1:45 ... ND 6:10 ... Marching Bands (p) 5:30

Friday, 6/24/11

NYT 2:58 ... LAT 2:47 ... CS 1:38 ... ND 2:00 ... WSJ 4:00 ... MGWC 3:30

I'm headed to San Francisco for ten days. Looking forward to Sunday brunch with puzzle people like Andrea, Tyler, Manny, Byron, Jeremy, Lee, and others who aren't identifiable by just one name...

Thursday, 6/23/11

NYT 2:50 ... LAT 2:10 ... CS 2:30 ... ND 1:59 ... BEQ 2:09 ... FB 6:25

Wednesday, 6/22/11

NYT 2:57 ... LAT 1:51 ... CS 1:49 ... ND 1:30

Tuesday, 6/21/11

NYT 1:43 ... LAT 1:32 ... CS 1:56 ... ND 1:30 ... BT 3:22 ... TO 3:02

Monday, 6/20/11

NYT 1:45 ... LAT 1:21 ... CS 1:50 ... ND 1:13 ... JON 2:08 ... BEQ 2:39

Sunday, 6/19/11

NYT (p) 6:40 ... LAT 4:20 ... MR 4:04 ... BG 4:25 ... ND 3:53 ... CS (p) 2:52 ... WP (p) 3:47 ... Acrostic 7:45

Saturday, 6/18/11

NYT 3:18 ... LAT 2:42 ... CS 1:45 ... ND 5:06 ... Hex Cryptic (p) 15:15

Friday, 6/17/11

NYT 3:23 ... LAT 2:42 ... CS 1:27 ... ND 1:52 ... CHE 3:13 ... WSJ 4:52 ... MGWC 2:44

Thursday, 6/16/11

NYT 2:07 ... LAT 2:06 ... CS 1:49 ... ND 1:44 ... BEQ Acrostic 9:00 ... FB 5:01

Wednesday, 6/15/11

NYT 1:55 ... LAT 1:54 ... CS 1:47 ... ND 1:25

Tuesday, 6/14/11

NYT 1:40 ... LAT 1:19 ... CS 1:50 ... ND 1:25 ... BT 2:35 ... TO 2:31 ... AR #28 (p) 12:10 ... AR #29 (p) 17:30

Monday, 6/13/11

NYT 1:53 ... LAT 1:43 ... CS 1:38 ... ND 1:08 ... JON 2:02 ... BEQ 3:44

Sunday, 6/12/11

NYT 5:27 ... LAT 5:14 ... MR 3:43 ... BG 4:40 ... ND 3:40 ... CS 2:07 ... WP 3:54 ... Spiral (p) 4:10

Saturday, 6/11/11

NYT 3:30 ... LAT 2:15 ... CS 2:01 ... ND 3:07 ... Rows Garden (p) 12:40

Friday, 6/10/11

NYT 2:36 ... LAT 2:25 ... CS 2:38 ... ND 1:53 ... WSJ 5:15 ... MGWC 2:20

Heading out of town for the weekend! Solving will be sporadic through Tuesday.

Thursday, 6/9/11

NYT 2:13 ... LAT 2:06 ... CS 1:44 ... ND 1:36 ... BEQ 2:43 ... FB 3:39

Wednesday, 6/8/11

NYT 2:18 ... LAT 2:33 ... CS 1:55 ... ND 1:51 ... BEQ bonus 6:02 ... AR #27 (p) 19:00* (some errors)

Tuesday, 6/7/11

NYT 1:52 ... LAT 1:43 ... CS 1:27 ... ND 1:14 ... BT 2:15 ... TO 2:21

Monday, 6/6/11

NYT 1:42 ... LAT 1:37 ... CS 1:48 ... ND 1:24 ... JON 2:29 ... BEQ 3:36

Sunday, 6/5/11

NYT (p) 6:40 ... LAT 5:42 ... MR 4:28 ... BG 4:13 ... ND 4:58 ... CS (p) 2:40 ... WP (p) 5:31 ... Acrostic 14:50

Didn't think I'd finish the acrostic without cheating, because I had only 3 or 4 sure answers. Guessing the first word off of 3 letters got me started.

Saturday, 6/4/11

NYT 6:20 ... LAT 2:48 ... CS 1:43 ... ND 3:12 ... Acrostic 10:30

Friday, 6/3/11

NYT 3:00 ... LAT 2:30 ... CS 1:35 ... ND 1:55 ... CHE 2:30 ... WSJ 4:37 ... MGWC 1:59

Thursday, 6/2/11

NYT 2:41 ... LAT 2:01 ... CS 1:46 ... ND 1:31 ... BEQ 1:59 ... FB 4:51

Wednesday, 6/1/11

NYT 2:16 ... LAT 1:35 ... CS 1:47 ... ND 1:42

NPLer Nathan Curtis is attempting to post a new puzzle every day in June. They won't all be word puzzles, but the variety crosswords already on his site are solid, so if you can't get enough Spirals and Marching Bands, check it out!

I've also been meaning to plug a new site called 14 Across. It's developed by an Israeli fellow, and allows easy uploading and solving (and apparently selling) of crosswords. There are no quality puzzles on the site yet, and the solving applet could use some work, but if it ever takes off, the site could be a fun and useful tool.