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Brendan Quigley

Cambridge, MA

I'm a professional puzzlemaker.

Interests: nfl, nba, indie rock, crossword puzzles, drinking, contract bridge

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CROSSWORD #540: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Crossword grids and clues. They're just like peanut butter and jelly or Eric B. and Rakim. Forever joined at the hip. Inseparable. You can't have one without... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #539: Bands Down a Member

BANDS DOWN A MEMBER: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Who's up for my latest New York Times puzzle? What if I told you it was co-written with my lovely wife? Oh, now I've got... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #538: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Another Monday, another themeless puzzle. And as you do it, you'll no doubt guess I started at 1-Across and just built down. And as you read the... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #537: It's Getting Hot In Here

IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Another rerun today. But hey, it's an oldie but goodie. The gimmick is one I've come back to regularly. It's like my Florida if... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #536: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Tabitha dropped a new word this weekend, and like any infant with a new toy, she couldn't stop using it. Just about every sentence seemed to be... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #535: Flight Connection

FLIGHT CONNECTION: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] At BEQ.com, you are given the option to solve the puzzle how you see fit. While I'm normally pro-solving on screens, this puzzle might be a better... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #534: Themeless Monday

THMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] The Boston Area Puzzle Hunt was this weekend, and the puzzles are posted here. Although I couldn't make it out, I saw a couple of the puzzles... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #533: Child's Play

CHILD'S PLAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] One truly fascinating book arrived on the BEQ.com doorstop the other day: Mike Selinker and Thomas Snyder's "Puzzlecraft." Its subtitle is "The Ultimate Guide On How To... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #532: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] In today's puzzle, I decided to design the grid ahead of time before filling it in. Typically, I design the grid for all of my puzzles while... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #531: Concert Reports

CONCERT REPORTS: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Recently, the above tour de force, totally NSFW, stage banter to end all other stage banter was brought to my attention. It is so amazing, it deserves... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #530: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] I went for six debut answers in the 15-letter entries for today's puzzle, and once those were locked in the rest of grid's pattern dictated itself. It's... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #529: Musical Compositions

MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Alex Boisvert pinged me a while back saying that he was planning to do a weekly video feature wherein he challenged the legendary Tyler Hinman to a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #528: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Only 62 words in this baby. A number so surprisingly low, I had to check twice. Pay no attention to the 41 black squares required to make... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #527: Clearing the Air

CLEARING THE AIR: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] In the early aughts I got into bridge hardcore. Not hardcore bridge, that's something altogether different. But contract bridge. And okay, not to the level of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #526: Themeless Monday

THEMLESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] I've been busy negotiating some exciting new projects lately, all of them unfortunately had to be kept under wraps under penalty of death. You know how it... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #525: Premier Opening

PREMIER OPENING: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] December 2013 marks the 100th birthday of the crossword. That doesn't mean that it can't be a year-long celebration. Case in point, the above photo sent in... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #524: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Seems like now's as good a time as any to announce that I'm writing a book of Marching Bands puzzles. I'm closing in on the halfway mark,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #523: Chilly Reception

CHILLY RECEPTION: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] I forgot to mention on Monday that I had last Friday's Wall Street Journal puzzle. So consider it mentioned now. Print that baby out here. As for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #522: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] I love it when the world high-level crosswordese collides with reality. Two weekends ago at the ACPT, I was chatting with ace solver Amy Reynaldo and noted... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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PUZZLE #512: FROM A TO Z

FROM A TO Z: [ PDF] PROGRAM: [Adobe Reader] SOLUTION: [click here] Thought I'd change it up with a little crossword variant that I believe that the Puzzlemaster himself ole' Dubya Ess invented. Or if he didn't, he certainly popularized... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #520: Themeless Monday and 2013 ACPT recap

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Whew. What a weekend. Big tip of the cap to Dan Feyer on his four-peat at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. While I don't think this was... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #519: Check Your Crossings

CHECK YOUR CROSSINGS: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] Just a bit of advice to all who will be competing in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn this weekend, be sure to check your... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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Flashback Monday and Q & A with Will Shortz

ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] To help you get psyched for this Friday's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, I'm rerunning the first puzzle I made for the ACPT back in... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #518: Lean Meat

LEAN MEAT: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] The 36th annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament starts in a mere eight days. This one's the biggie. The epic All-Star weekend of all things crosswords where superstar... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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CROSSWORD #517: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader] PROGRAM: [Java] On the same day that the Academy gives out its Oscars for (ahem) excellence in movies, the folks over at "Diary of a Crossword Fiend" give out... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Crossword Puzzles by Brendan Emmett Quigley

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