Quick post to catch up.
Kevin Wald (I can’t spell Ucaoimhu) is back with a good medium difficulty variety cryptic he set for the Washington Post’s Post Hunt puzzle contest. It’s called “Saturday? Unknown.”
We have a new Puns and Anagrams constructor in the New York Times today: Mark Diehl. Deb Amlen interviews him at Wordplay (spoiler warning). Deb also informs us that the P&A will now appear every 8 weeks, with Diehl and Mel Taub sharing construcing duties. Meanwhile, Hex’s cryptics will appear in the NYT less frequently: every 8 weeks.
Speaking of new constructors, Tom Toce has a guest puzzling for him in Contingencies. Jerry Levy didn’t crete a cryptic, but cryptic solvers will appreciate the kind of wordplay he uses. Will Shortz would appreciate it too: maybe we’ll see Jerry’s byline in the Times.
The Wall Street Journal puzzle is a Rows Garden by Patrick Berry. I found it easier than usual. I’ll post hints for the WSJ and the NYT solution shortly. If you enjoyed that, remember that Andrew Ries publishes a bi-weekly Rows Garden that’s every bit as good. Subscribe at www.ariespuzzles.com.
Stickler is taking a winter break (remember he’s in Australia) for R&R. Wish him well at www.australiancrosswords.com.au
Falcon reports that he weekly Hex cryptic in the National Post was on the stormy side. I haven’t gotten to the Globe and Mail cryptic yet.
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