CROSSWORD #1697: The Perfect Crossword Doesn’t Exi-

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Brendan Quigley

THE PERFECT CROSSWORD DOESN’T EXI-:
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I’ve been told that this theme takes a moment to click, so just bear with it while those synapses fire. Okay? Okay.

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6 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #1697: The Perfect Crossword Doesn’t Exi-”

Frank says:

July 18, 2024 at 9:20 am

The xx, young fresh fellows, rolling stones, none of whom are NWOBHM. Might even throw in Free. Or am I looking too deep?
Adam says:

July 18, 2024 at 2:01 pm

You’re looking too deep. Took me a while, but you’ll 100% know when you’ve got it
Kelly Clark says:

July 18, 2024 at 4:42 pm

Thanks, Brendan!
Willson says:

July 21, 2024 at 1:29 pm

Thanks! Really enjoyed your Sunday Atlantlc puzzle, too.
Matt says:

July 22, 2024 at 4:52 pm

Took me 3 days to figure this one out. So it was not easy, for me at least. Nice one
Sean says:

July 26, 2024 at 8:00 pm

I gotta be honest, I’ve been staring at this thing for days, and I still cannot figure out what the theme is supposed to be. Can I get a hint?

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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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