CROSSWORD #681: Orange Is The New Black

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Brendan Quigley

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK:
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This puzzle came to you as follows: Title first, then theme idea. Then brainstorm session with my man Francis Heaney to bring said theme idea to The Next Level. Then your usual order of grid construction and then cluing. Hope you enjoy it. I guarantee this one’s 100% original.

Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.

5 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #681: Orange Is The New Black”

PJ says:

October 2, 2014 at 10:46 am

Really enjoyed this one. Great way to find a theme to match the title.
Ken says:

October 2, 2014 at 11:02 am

Matt Gaffney had an awesome meta with this theme in one of his Vulture metas. Great minds think alike!
Justin Weinbaum says:

October 3, 2014 at 1:41 pm

Loved it. Thanks BEQ.
Strick says:

February 26, 2016 at 2:00 pm

I didn’t get this one. Even after I solved it, I still don’t understand it…
Woosamonsa says:

January 18, 2023 at 2:46 pm

I solved it but I am still stumped. Can someone please explain?! It’s driving me crazy!

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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 #681: Orange Is The New Black

5 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #681: Orange Is The New Black”