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The Results from the 14th ORCAS Awards!

The ORCAS are the Oscars of the crossword community, dedicated to celebrating excellence in crosswords, and that was certainly the case during last night’s awards ceremony! Clocking in at just under an hour, this was an event at breakneck speed, opening as all online award shows should: with technical difficulties. David Kwong offered some anagram suggestions for other award shows and then…

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PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Price

Welcome to the PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re so excited to be bringing you our biggest ever gift guide! There are so many tremendously fun and puzzly products to share with you this year. We just might be your one-stop shop for all things puzzly! In this edition of the Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide, we have endeavored to strike a balance between the most affordable price we…

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PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Age

Welcome to the PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re excited to be bringing you our biggest gift guide ever! There are so many tremendously fun and puzzly products to share with you. We just might be your one-stop shop for all things puzzly! This guide is broken down by age group, so we’re sure you’ll find the perfect gift for puzzlers of any age on your list! Quick search…

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PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide: By Category

Welcome to the PuzzCulture 2025 Holiday Puzzly Gift Guide! We’re excited to be bringing you our biggest gift guide ever! There are so many tremendously fun and puzzly products to share with you. We just might be your one-stop shop for all things puzzly! We’re sure you’ll find the perfect gift for any puzzler on your list! Quick search links Puzzle Books Email Subscription / Downloadable…

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Recipe for Disaster by Aimee Lucido

Recipe for Disaster by Aimee Lucido

Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew . . . ish. Not that she really thinks about it. She’d prefer to focus on her favorite pastime: baking delicious food! But when her best friend has a beyond-awesome Bat Mitzvah, Hannah starts to feel a little envious …and a little left out. Despite her parents firm no, Hannah knows that if she can learn enough about her own faith, she can convince her friends that the…

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Upcoming Puzzle Events! The Spring Themeless League, Plus ACPT Going Virtual!

In today's blog post, we spread the word about upcoming puzzle events like the Boswords Spring Themeless League and ACPT going virtual!

Most years, the puzzle event season starts with the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in late March/early April, but 2021 is different. We already had the Boswords Winter Wondersolve event last month, and there are plenty of exciting puzzle events on the horizon! Did you know that there’s still time to sign up for the Boswords 2021 Spring Themeless League? It starts Monday night, and you…

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A Cornucopia of Clever Clues

In today's blog post, we share some of our favorite crossword clues and cluing tropes!

Last month, in the afterglow of the Crossword Tournament From Your Couch event, I waxed nostalgic about some of the clever and tricky cluing that the constructors employed to keep the solvers on their toes.

I had so much fun poring over those puzzles and highlighting the clues that caught my eye that I’ve decided to do it again.

You see, I keep track of favorite clues from constructors as I…

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The Quest for the Perfect Crossword Clue on The New Yorker Video