June 17, 2013

CROSSWORD #548: Themeless Monday

THEMELESS MONDAY: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] 
PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader]

PROGRAM: [Java]

Props to my man Ben Zimmer who provided the seed answers that span the top of the grid. Always a pleasure to hear new crazy words from Ben. Then again, with him being Mr. All Things Words, I would expect nothing less than the best. Solvers who wish to send me suggestions for seed entries, be my guest.

There's still plenty of time to enter the latest BEQ.com contest. What are you waiting for? Get cracking!

Share the puzzle. New one on Thursday.

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June 13, 2013

CONTEST CROSSWORD: Theater in the Round

THEATER IN THE ROUND: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF] 
PROGRAMS: [Across Lite] [Adobe Reader]

PROGRAM: [Java]

Contest time at BEQ.com? Contest time at BEQ.com. It's been a while, so I figured, hey, why not? The answer to the meta is the name of a famous play. Once you've got your answer, drop me an email with your answer in the subject line. Simple as that. One answer per puzzler, and I will need your answers by Wednesday June 19th 7:00 p.m. Boston time. One randomly selected winner will receive either a book I wrote of their choosing, or something in my house that I don't want anymore of my choosing. Good luck to all.

Confused about how to solve metas? Read "Miracle" Matt Gaffney's how-to post here.

Also, thanks to everyone who has contributed to the June drive already. I've been overwhelmed with the generosity and am currently working on a new way to say thanks to those who have tipped (stay tuned!). Click here to hear why you should donate.

Share the puzzle. Good luck to all with the meta. New one on Monday.

Posted at 08:47 AM in Easy, Hard, Medium | | Comments (1)

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