Plus friendzones, teat rays, Monet X-Change, and #protips on how to improve as a crossword puzzle solver.
Talkin' New York Times crossword puzzles, 7/30/18 - 8/5/18
NYT crossword puzzles | 7/22/18-7/29/18
Sunday 7/29 | THREE IN ONE | Will Nediger
Producer, hostess, and borderline ma'am | Rebecca Ryder Neipris
Illustrious co-host and perpetual sir | Andy Kravis
NYT crossword, Sunday 7/24/18: "Creature Feature," by Timothy Polin.
Guest co-host: Alex Gelman!
Producer and hostess: Rebecca RN
NYT crossword, Sunday 6/17/18: "Tricky Trios." Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard.
Guest co-host: Andy Kravis!
Guest sound wizard: Jack Reeves!
Producer and host: Rebecca RN
Date: May 27, 2018
Theme: 21
Constructor: Andrew Chaikin
Date: May 13, 2018
Constructors: Neville Fogarty & Erik Agard
Theme: LOVE AT FIRST SITE
Date: May 6, 2018
Theme: LET'S PLAY TWO
Constructor: Brendan Emmett Quigley
Date: April 29, 2018
Constructor: Peter Wentz
Theme: MIS-UNABBREVIATED
Date: April 22, 2018
Constructor: Ross Trudeau
Theme: PLUSES & MINUSES
Date: April 8, 2018
Theme: Triple Spoonerisms
Constructor: Batrick Perry
Date: April 1, 2018
Theme: 1 + 1 = 5
Constructor: Sam Ezersky
The second installment of our interview series. Live from the floor of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament! (Apologies for the sound quality).
Special eps! This weekend, the Crossnerds went to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, an incredible experience filled with amazing, brilliant, quirky constructors & solvers.
This first interview is with tournament CHAMP Erik Agard, conducted after puzzle 6.
We apologize for the sound quality. Our mics were packed up and we used a stereo room recorder :3 Still, you can hear Erik's wisdom on speed-solving!
Enjoy!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Puzzle Collaboration Directory: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1515117638602016/
Indy500: https://www.theindie500.com/
Date: March 11 2018
Theme: IF FOUND, CALL...
Constructor: Matthew Sewell
See Matthew's CRAWL SPACE puzzle here: http://www1.chem.umn.edu/groups/baranygp/puzzles/crawlspace/
Apologies for late upload! The Crossnerds ran into technical issues that took a few days to fix :-/
Theme: CHARACTER BUILDING
Constructor: Byron Walden
Date: Mar 7, 2018
Date: Feb 25, 2018
Theme: LETTER RECYCLING
Constructor: Will Nediger
Date: Feb 18, 2018
Theme: NAME DROPPER
Constructor: Elizabeth A. Long
Date: Feb 11, 2018
Theme: PARONOMASIA
Constructor: Matt Ginsberg
Date: Feb 4 2018
Constructor: David Levinson Wilk
Theme: CRACKING WISE
Date: Jan 28, 2018
Theme: SURPRISE ENDINGS
Constructor(s): Priscilla Clark & Jeff Chen
Andy Kravis stopped by to talk crossword constructing (and much more) with the Nerds.
To learn more about Andy and grab his puzzles, visit: http://cruciverbalistatlaw.blogspot.com/
Puzzle Collaboration Directory: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1515117638602016/about/
Date: Jan 21 2018
Theme: SUBSTITUTIONS
Constructors: Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis
Date: Jan 14 2018
Constructor: Joel Fagliano
Theme: SUPREME INTELLIGENCE
Date: Jan 7 2018
Theme: VOWEL PLAY
Constructor: David Steinberg