Thursday, September 22, 2011

Brad Wilber: Themelesses

Tyler Hinman tweeted:

Today's recommendation: If you aren't solving Brad Wilber's themelesses at bradwilber.com, you are wrong.

I trust Tyler.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

MIT Hunt: Outtakes

Dr. Whom writes over on LiveJournal:

The Outtakes section from the 2011 Mystery Hunt has been posted. This includes two puzzles, and one full round structure with metas and supermeta, that were successfully testsolved but were cut from the Hunt because there wasn't enough space for them. I hope you enjoy them!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Zebraboy: Labor Day Extravaganza

Elsewhere, zebraboy writes:

Hi folks,

For whoever on this list might be interested, I'll be posting my annual set of Labor Day puzzles on Saturday Sept. 3rd. 2:00 Eastern at www.markhalpin.com/puzzles/puzzles.html, this year called "Let's Get Away From the City". Some people enjoy doing these solo, and some prefer doing them with a team, since they tend to be on the tougher side. Also, while racing is encouraged via a Leaderboard, leisurely solving is also encouraged by awarding a prize to a random solver from anyone who submits a solution within two weeks, when hints and solutions are posted. Hope many of you play!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

A-Frame: "Double or Nothing"

By Eric Berlin and Patrick Berry, this variety crossword (from the NPL convention) is available in two versions: Easier and Harder.

Eric warns: "I think it's safe to say, in neither case will you want to use a pen."