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Woke up this morning with serious jet lag, and decided to start tackling Frank Longo's gigantic crossword in the Times "Puzzle Mania" section from a few weeks back. If you haven't seen it, it's enormous, it's supposed to be a broadsheet center fold, except for some dumb reason it's printed on two different separate pages. Lame. Anyway, I wanna say it's got like 700 entries. Good God, Frank. I know you're a Jesus and all, but man, I can't tell if you also happen to be a masochist. I couldn't imagine writing that many clues before going completely drooling-on-myself batshit insane. Solid puzzle though.
Random bit of BEQ-ness for you all: my band The Boston Typewriter Orchestra's song is being used in commercials for the new Spielberg movie "The Post." Here's a mini snippet. Pretty wild, eh?
Reminder: This is the LAST WEEK of the end of the year drive. Long story short: the site is free and will always remain free. Just sayin' that if you've enjoyed my work this back half of the year, a $10 tip keeps me happy and productive. Plus, I'll send you two Sunday-sized puzzles as a thank you. PayPal or Venmo (@TheBEQ) preferred, but if you want to send a check, email me. Want more puzzles? Throw in an additional $10 per title: Marching Bands or Diagramless. Thanks again to all who have been able to chip in.
One randomly selected donor will get more BEQ swag. Huzzah!
Share the puzzle. Another puzzle coming up on Thursday.
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.
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