Brendan Emmett Quigley

CROSSWORD #1931: What Are The Odds?

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:52:52 +0000

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Little bit of R.E.M. to go along with your solving experience. Enjoy.

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CROSSWORD #1930: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:22:44 +0000

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Here’s a Themeless Monday hopefully full of the stuff you love. Savor it.

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CROSSWORD #1929: 1st and 10

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:29:44 +0000

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Odd that it took me this long to get to a football theme. But here we are. Dig in.

Programming note, in just over a month I’ll be giving a talk about puzzles and other such things at Lynfield Public Library on November 12. I realize that this site has an international reach, so I’m not expecting all of you to jump in planes to make the event, but for those who live in the eastern side of the Commonwealth, you might consider dropping by. It’s free, but registration is required, so click here and lock in.

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CROSSWORD #1928: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:43:50 +0000

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Themeless Mondays continue apace. Hope it starts your week off with a bang.

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CROSSWORD #1927: Fishy People In The Music Biz

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:58:15 +0000

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Industry Rule #4080: “Record company people are shady.”

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CROSSWORD #1926: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:58:53 +0000

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Here’s another moment of life’s rich pageant. My gal Miriam Estrin was visiting London’s Quentin Blake Centre For Illustration recently, and whaddya know? Your boy was up there hanging on the wall. Sure, it was a display of work by Sophy Hollington, but it just so happens that her artwork was surrounding my puzzle on the cover of Puzzle Mania from a few years back (number 2 in the photo. That’s my Petal Puzzle). Don’t let anybody tell you that puzzles aren’t art!

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CROSSWORD #1925: Crossed Ends

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:09:37 +0000

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Shout out to Jon Delfin for one of today’s theme answers. Hopefully it’s the one you like the best.

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CROSSWORD #1924: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:07:38 +0000

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Themeless Monday. Hope it starts your week off on the right foot.

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CROSSWORD #1923: Chemical Attractions

Brendan Quigley — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:16:05 +0000

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Here’s something that happens, probably more often than we think. Especially now that there are more puzzles put out today than we can possibly hope to solve them all. But still. Consider today’s offering a “who wore it better” competition with yesterday’s WSJ. And if you’re going to have synchronicity with somebody in the field, why not line up with somebody like Andrea Carla Michaels.

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CROSSWORD #1922: Themeless Monday

Brendan Quigley — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:17:42 +0000

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Themeless Monday for you with only 60 words. Hope you enjoy it.

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