Brendan Emmett Quigley

CROSSWORD #1870: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:13:24 +0000

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Themeless Monday for you. Keep it real everybody.

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CROSSWORD #1869: Metal Work

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:03:09 +0000

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One from the “write what you know” category. Enjoy.

I saw that Crossword Con is happening again this year. Somewhat thin on details, but I do believe I will be making the trip down. Anybody else?

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CROSSWORD #1868: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:23:39 +0000

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Woke up with this song stuck in my head today. Song is probably being a little generous. But that ridiculous “Hands across the water” moment is wedged in my noodle and refuses to budge. Now it’s probably stuck in yours too. Can you tell we watched “Man On the Run” last night? Good times.

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CROSSWORD #1867: Tickers

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:45:57 +0000

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Man, like we needed even more daily puzzles to occupy ourselves, Josh Wardle (you know, that Wordle guy) very quietly launched a new game this week. Yep, you read that right. It’s called Parseword, a name that probably elicits a chuckle when he says it with his British accent. But I digress. As if Josh wasn’t enough star power, none other than original queen and king of cryptics Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon came outta retirement to provide some real banging material in said game. A supreme Dream Team, What’s the deal? It’s a rather unique way of unravelling the mysterious cryptic crossword. So, if you’ve been hearing me bang on about them for (checks calendar), a long long time now, and you still haven’t pulled that trigger, then give this a try. Tell ’em Brendan sent ya.

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CROSSWORD #1866: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:59:17 +0000

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Things keep on movin’ here at chez BEQ. Themeless Monday for ya to get your week started off right.

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CROSSWORD #1865: Stoned Writings

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:52:31 +0000

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If you’ve got 52 minutes, you might enjoy this latest interview with yours truly. I didn’t realize it went up a month ago, but better late than never. So, yeah. You can listen to my nasally voice while you’re solving today’s puzzle. Enjoy.

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CROSSWORD #1864: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:24:02 +0000

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Breaking news from 2004: The mad lads and gals on a Discord channel dedicated to all things crosswords, have a space that is dedicated to identifying the crosswords that are used as props in movies and TV shows. And those sleuths have discovered that one of your boy’s puzzles in the New York Times was used in a Michael Mann movie called “Collateral.” The still frame above shows Renaissance Man Jamie Foxx working through my puzzle from 9/28/03. I have let it be known before that I’ve always wanted something like this to happen to me ever since I saw Paul Giamatti solve my man Alex Boisvert’s New York Times puzzle while driving a car (a move I used to employ, not anymore) in the movie “Sideways.” And now, here we are. Too bad nobody remembers “Collateral” nor my puzzle from 23 years ago. Anyway, carry on.

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CROSSWORD #1863: Top That

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:00:49 +0000

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I want to let y’all know that you (and you, and you) are all the top. And with that in, I offer you all my latest puzzle. Enjoy.

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CROSSWORD #1862: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:00:52 +0000

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68 worder for your Monday solving experience. Enjoy!

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CROSSWORD #1861: Sweet Puzzle

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:55:32 +0000

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Some sweet stuff for your Thursday solving experience. Enjoy.

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