CROSSWORD #1230: Themeless Monday

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Brendan Quigley

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I love it when a great clue literally comes out of nowhere. It’s almost like it just fell out of the sky. Now, would that happen 72-78 times in a row, then these puzzles will just write themselves. Wouldn’t that be nice? I could take care of all the grids, and the Acts of God can take care of all the clues. Just think of how many crosswords I could crank out. The mind boggles.

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4 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #1230: Themeless Monday”

Glinda says:

January 27, 2020 at 12:23 pm

50A! Talk about timely! I gather you switched the clue last minute.
PeteRimkus says:

January 27, 2020 at 3:23 pm

Not puzzle related, but BTO made it into TheChive today:
https://thechive.com/2020/01/27/awesome-facts-for-your-awesome-self-17-photos/
BlindPursuit says:

January 27, 2020 at 8:18 pm

Love the clue for 9D
D says:

January 28, 2020 at 8:19 pm

Now, would that happen 72-78 times in a rowDamn, that’s one wide row. Is that how you built the the mega-puzzle a while back?

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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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