CROSSWORD #1605: Hit The Decks

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Brendan Quigley

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Straight from the “write what you know” category of theme creation. Dig in.

Looking for more puzzles? The Hub Crossword (Sunday puzzles by me and Joon Pahk) and Marching Bands year eight has begun. So if that To Do list needs even more puzzles, you know what to do.

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2 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #1605: Hit The Decks”

Kelly Clark says:

August 31, 2023 at 4:38 pm

Fun puzzle, Brendan. I didn’t know either part of 57A, but the clue made the answer inferable. And you’re right about 11D and 43A 🙂 Thank you so much!
RS says:

September 1, 2023 at 4:35 pm

Wouldn’t be a BEQ puzzle without at least one absolutely ridiculous and unguessable Natick! Sheesh!

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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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