Saturday, October 31, 2015

Clever Clue Nominees

Please vote for the best clue from October (either by email or comments below). The Clever Clue of the Month will be announced on Tuesday.

Coming off the market...................SAYINGIDO
Block party?............................TAXPREPARER
Walks on water?.........................PIERS
Driving hazard..........................SLICE
Pickup spots?...........................SCRUFFS
Soul seller.............................KIA

Saturday, October 10, 2015

News

Wall Street Journal's puzzle master Mike Shenk
  • In this golden age of crossword puzzles, things have just gotten even brighter. The Wall Street Journal, which up till now has had only a weekly puzzle, is now giving us daily puzzles! "The reaction has been joy," said the Journal's Senior Deputy Managing Editor Mike Miller in a CNN article
  • You'll want to check out Across and Down, a weekly(?) crossword cartoon by Hayley Gold, a cartoonist and puzzle enthusiast from New York. Here's a frame from a recent posting:


Saturday, October 3, 2015

Clever Clue of the Month


September 2015
Clue: Rock alternative.......................SCISSORS
Constructor/Editor: Peter Gordon
Fireball Crossword, Friday, September 25, 2015