Brendan Emmett Quigley – Crosswords by Brendan Emmett Quigley

CROSSWORD #1873: Only F An’ S

Posted on March 26, 2026 by Brendan Quigley

ONLY F AN’ S: [ ACROSS LITE][ PDF][ FULLSCREEN]
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I don’t know if this has ever been done before as a theme, but feel free to tell me I’m wrong. Lord knows I have been before.

By the way, the Globe is doing a puzzle supplement not too dissimilar to what the Times does with Puzzle Mania. It’s to coincide with the Boston Marathon, and you can preorder your copy today, if you’re curious. Puzzles by yours truly, Chandi Dietmer, Joon Pahk, the mad lads at Boswords, and more. Click here and tell ’em Brendan sent ya.

Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.

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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 AV Crossword Club, Bawdy Crosswords, Spirit Magazine, Visual Thesaurus, and The Weekly Dig. At one point in time, Blender, Electronic Business, Paste Magazine, Quarterly Review of Wines, 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.

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CROSSWORD #1873: Only F An’ S