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By Rachel Fabi
July 6, 2021
WEDNESDAY PUZZLE Well, that was exhilarating! Congratulations to Peter A. Collins, who is making his 117th appearance in the New York Times Crossword with a puzzle that is the stuff of legend.
I may need a moment to catch my breath, both because the puzzle flew by for me, and because well, you’ll see. I don’t want to dig too deep into the theme up here, but I will say that this is one of the best uses of visual elements I’ve seen in some time. It’s so dramatic! As a solver, I loved the storytelling in this puzzle, and as a constructor, I can only admire the impeccable grid work that went into its creation.
Katie Hale sings a familiar refrain.
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By Rachel Fabi
July 5, 2021
TUESDAY PUZZLE Let’s give a hearty welcome to the constructor Katie Hale, who is making her debut with a puzzle you’re not likely to get out of your head anytime soon. Ms. Hale’s New York Times debut perfectly illustrates the type of puzzle that might result from noticing an incredible coincidence in the sights and, er,
Peter Gordon writes letters to solvers.
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By Rachel Fabi
July 4, 2021
MONDAY PUZZLE Peter Gordon, a veteran constructor who is making his 122nd (!!!) appearance in the New York Times Crossword today, knows a thing or two about letters. Along with the constructor Frank Longo, Mr. Gordon publishes a set of A-to-Z Crosswords for subscribers that are all pangrams (that is, they incorporate every letter of the alphabet at least once).
Although this puzzle is not a pangram, it does make you think about the
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Follow your hunches in Howard Barkinâs Sunday puzzle.
A log tower that once held up a tram line to haul salt out of a lake in Death Valley, Calif.Credit.J. Emilio Flores for The New York Times
July 3, 2021, 6:00 p.m. ET
SUNDAY PUZZLE â It is really nice to see Howard Barkin back in the New York Times Crossword puzzle, and on a Sunday. He is a software quality-assurance specialist in Hillsborough, N.J., and a speed solver who won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in 2016, earning him some lasting solving cred. His latest is a quick-paced, boisterous solve, with plenty of crackle in the fill and theme alike.