CROSSWORD #1939: Middle Man

Posted on November 12, 2026 by Brendan Quigley

MIDDLE MAN: [ PUZ][ PDF][ FULLSCREEN]
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Sleaford Mods to put you in the wrong frame of mind during your solving experience. Enjoy.

Share the puzzle. New one on Monday.

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Ethan Whittet says:

November 12, 2026 at 4:00 pm

Clever theme! Lotsa fun.

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Kelly Clark says:

November 12, 2026 at 4:05 pm

Thanks, Brendan!

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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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