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ACROSS LITE PUZZLE: [ STUFFY NOSE]
PROGRAM: [Across Lite]
PRINTOUT PUZZLE: [ STUFFY NOSE]
PROGRAM: [Adobe Acrobat]
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I also have several other books available, including Diagramless crosswords, an anthology of my early New York Times crosswords, as well as some sports-related puzzle books (Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Phillies, Notre Dame to name a few). Browse all titles here: [Amazon] [B & N]
"Brendan Emmett Quigley's crosswords are awesome" -- Entertainment Weekly
"Best New Website" -- 2008 Oryx Awards
"One of the greatest crossword constructors in the biz also has one of the greatest blogs" -- Sherman Alexie
"Just got turned on to this awesome website. Awesome if you like crosswords" -- Sarah Haskins
"With modern, hip references and an appetite for unusual letter combinations, he brings a fresh approach to the art form... he’s still pushing the envelope." -- Jim Horne, The New York Times
"I think he's awesome." -- Brian Cimmet, Fill Me In: The Podcast (interview)
Brendan Emmett Quigley creates custom-made puzzles for all occasions: birthdays and bar mitzvahs, anniversaries and retirements. You name it. Need a puzzle for your website or your publication? He can do that, too.
Brendan's custom work clients have included The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, BeerAdvocate, Boston Magazine, De Beers, The Decemberists, ESPN, The Improper Bostonian, Lollapuzzoola, McSweeney's, Phish, Reflexive, The Smithsonian Magazine, St. Martin's Press, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, and Andrew Weil.
Call (617) 2-999-BEQ or click here for rates.
Brendan Emmett Quigley has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996. In fact, he's the sixth-most published constructor in The New York Times under Will Shortz's editorship. Brendan's puzzles have also appeared in every major market including Creators Syndicate, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Crosswords Club, Dell Champion, Games Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Sun, Tribune Media Services, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
He regularly contributes work to The Gameological Society, The Onion, Quarterly Review of Wines, Spirit Magazine, and Visual Thesaurus. At one point in time, Blender, Electronic Business, Paste Magazine, The Stranger, Time Out New York, and Wired.com ran his work. His puzzles have been mentioned on episodes of "The Colbert Report," "Jeopardy!," and "Sunday Night Football."
He is the author of over thirty different books. In his spare time he can be seen banging on typewriters in the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. He will be posting two puzzles a week — on Monday and Thursday. Email Brendan
