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Home » crosswords

Tag: crosswords

Posted inOther Stuff

Inkwell farewell

by Ben Tausig July 3, 2014August 18, 2021

Inkwell crossword creator Ben Tausig says a fond farewell to loyal solvers.

Posted inOther Stuff

Inkwell

by Ben Tausig June 26, 2014August 19, 2021

Links to PDFs of Reader crossword puzzles and previous weeks’ solutions

Posted inBlogs

Keep the A.V. Club crossword alive

by Sam Worley November 13, 2012August 19, 2021

There’s a Kickstarter campaign

Posted inBlogs

More better crosswords

by Sam Worley April 3, 2012August 19, 2021

A new book for sale by Reader crossword puzzler Ben Tausig

Posted inBlogs

Irony-free zone, part two: “Kites Are Fun”

by Kate Schmidt April 2, 2012August 19, 2021

Kites are fun, and dis Miss Kelly Hogan at your peril, asshole.

Posted inBlogs

Shit Gail Collins says: available in crossword form

by Sam Worley March 29, 2012August 19, 2021

Gail Collins’s obsession with Mitt Romney’s dog inspired a crossword

Posted inNews & Politics

The puzzler and the puzzled

by Sam Worley March 28, 2012August 19, 2021

A Reader staffer searches through, down, and across the history of crosswords to construct his own

Posted inBlogs

How to . . . excel at crosswords

by Sam Worley July 29, 2011August 19, 2021

Common crossword answers.

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