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PuzzleNation 2021 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Category
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2021 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re excited to be bringing you our biggest gift guide ever! There are so many
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PuzzleNation 2021 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Age
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! We’re excited to be bringing you our biggest gift guide ever! There are so many
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PuzzleNation 2021 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Price
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2021 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so
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A Cracking Collection of Crossword Clues
Someone recently asked me about my favorite crossword clue, and after mentioning four or five off the top of my head, I cut myself off and tried to
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1940s combat zone in brief / THU 4-15-21 / Emperor who abdicated in 2019 after 30 years / Idyllic spot of myth / Once-plentiful endangered fish nicknamed Albany beef / Gritty films informally / Philosopher who favored simple explanations
Constructor: Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben ZimmerRelative difficulty: EasyTHEME: MIDDLE "C" (58A: Starting point for a piano student, or a
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0415-21 NY Times Crossword 15 Apr 21, Thursday
Constructed by: Brendan Emmett Quigley & Ben Zimmer Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times
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Delving into the 2021 Winter Wondersolve Puzzles!
I finally had a chance to sit down and try my hand at the puzzles from the Winter Wondersolve event a few weeks ago. Given the talent involved
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Tenor part in Donizetti's Don Pasquale / SAT 12-5-20 / Comics character with pug nose / Informal name for Vespa mandarinia / Nickname for a man whose name means merciful / Squiggly musical symbols
Constructor: Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Medium to Medium-Challenging, depending on how well you know the work of John Le Carré
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1205-20 NY Times Crossword 5 Dec 20, Saturday
Constructed by: Brendan Emmett Quigley Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s
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PuzzleNation 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Category
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re excited to be bringing you our biggest gift guide ever! There are so many
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PuzzleNation 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Age
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so many
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PuzzleNation 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Price
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so
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PuzzleNation 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: Grab Bag!
Welcome to the PuzzleNation Blog 2020 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so
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0503-20 NY Times Crossword 3 May 20, Sunday
Constructed by: Ben Zimmer & Brendan Emmett Quigley Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times
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Lexicographer Partridge / SUN 5-3-20 / Maker of Instant Feathers and Hi-Speed Tonic / British spy Christopher in 2016 news / Drum heard in raga music / Casual vodka order / Dr Seuss character who becomes king of mud / Banned display of firepower informall
Constructor: Ben Zimmer and Brendan Emmett QuigleyRelative difficulty: Easy-Medium (10-something, not drunk, but ... having had a strong one, for