Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Nov. 10 crossword, ‘Word Gets Around’
Every Sunday I solve your puzzle and read your commentary, and it makes a big difference hearing the behind-the-scenes story.
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Oct. 27 crossword, ‘Spare Parts’
While I didn’t intend this to be as challenging as last month’s “Time Travel” meta, I’ll still give a series of hints before ...
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Nov. 3 crossword, ‘Political Football’
Politics and football: Two forms of modern blood sport that I combined into one crossword. Six football-related phrases have ...
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Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Oct. 20 crossword, ‘Long Division’
Avoiding duplications like that can be the worst game of whack-a-mole that crossword constructors play all the time. As if that wasn’t a big enough hassle, I also made things far more ...
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Sept. 15 crossword, ‘Word Processing’
Cryptic crossword solvers are accustomed to seeking out words in clues that might signal an anagram. In cryptic circles these ...
Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Sept. 1 crossword, ‘Beast Mode’
Next up on the tournament schedule are the Boswords Fall Themeless League (which is online only) and the Midwest Crossword ...
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Solution to Evan Birnholz’s Sept. 8 crossword, ‘Shift Dress’
Eight familiar phrases have had some letters shifted to the end to turn them into wacky articles of clothing. The revealer that originally inspired this theme is at 65A: [Making an appearance ...