CROSSWORD #642: Themeless Monday

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Brendan Quigley

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Nowadays, when I make stacks (that is to say three or more grid-spanning entries on top of each other in a themeless puzzle), I try to do two things: debut a 15-letter entry and avoid using phrases that include the word ONES in there somewhere. It doesn’t always work like that, but today’s one of those days that I can say “mission accomplished.” Enjoy.

Share the puzzle. New one on Thursday.

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 #642: Themeless Monday