Many of my friends from the National Puzzlers' League self-publish puzzles on irregular schedules. I thought it would be a good thing to have a "blog" (such as it is) that simply consolidates announcements of such puzzles. And here it is.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Uc: Cryptic: "Both Ways on the 6"
Monday, July 15, 2013
Uc: Convention Cryptics: "Austin, We Have Two Problems", "Texas 741-Step", and "Centuple Threat"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/con13a.pdf
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/con13b.pdf
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/con13c.pdf
(A set of cryptics brought to the 2013 National Puzzlers' League convention.)
Monday, June 3, 2013
Uc: Cryptic: "Sixth of All"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/dchunt13.pdf
(A cryptic I brought to the 2013 Washington Post Hunt.)
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Uc: ACPT Cryptic: "A Competitive Bunch"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/acpt13.pdf
(My yearly unofficial ACPT cryptic, 2013 edition.)
Monday, February 25, 2013
Uc: Oscar Cryptic: "16 Changes"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/oscar13.pdf
(An Oscar-watching party cryptic.)
Monday, February 18, 2013
Uc: Cryptic: "Games on the 17th"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/gamesonthe17th.pdf
(A gaming party cryptic.)
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Uc: Cryptic: "Twenty-Second Puzzle"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/twentysecond.pdf
(Another holiday party cryptic.)
Monday, December 17, 2012
Uc: Cryptics: "If At First You Succeed" and "12/15/12"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/ifatfirstyousucceed.html
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/121512.pdf
(My annual pre-Mystery-Hunt cryptic, and a holiday party cryptic.)
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Uc: Cryptics: "The Little Marathon Thing" and "Largish Quiz Thing"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/littlemarathonthing.pdf
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/largishquizthing.pdf
(Brought to the Big Quiz Thing marathon, and to a party, respectively.)
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Uc: Noncryptic: "Founding" and "Bounding"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/foundingbounding.pdf
(Two noncryptic crosswords for Election Day 2012.)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Uc: Cryptics: "Forensics & 7 & 7"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/forensicsand7and7.pdf
(Written for the first 2012 Presidential Debate.)
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Uc: Cryptics: "I Scrambled Here" and "Side Products"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/lollapuzzoola12.pdf
(A revised version of the puzzle I brought to this year's Lollapuzzoola crossword tournament.)
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/sideproducts.pdf
(A cryptic brought to a party.)
Monday, July 16, 2012
Uc: Convention Cryptics: "Port(ent)land", "The Second City", and "The Capital"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/con12a.pdf
(A cryptic suite brought to the 2012 National Puzzlers' League convention.)Thursday, July 5, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Uc: Cryptic: "On One Condition"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/ononecondition.pdf
(A cryptic brought to a party.)
Uc: Cryptic: "The Hinger Games"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/dchunt12.pdf
(A cryptic I brought to the 2012 Washington Post Hunt)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Uc: Cryptic: "5/20"
http://math.uchicago.edu/~wald/520.pdf
(Revised version of a cryptic written for a games party on May 20.)