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PUZZLES BY TRIP PAYNE |
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WHERE TO FIND MY PUZZLES
Right now, there are two places where you can find my puzzles on a regular basis; details about those are below. I'm also listing where you can find my one-time puzzles that appear in various newspapers, magazines, or other media. (I won't list the puzzles that aren't publicly available, such as those for private individuals or certain corporate assignments.) This list will be updated regularly, but those updates won't always be mentioned on the homepage.
TV Guide: the weekly sudoku puzzle. Instead of numbers, the puzzle uses letters; solvers can find a long TV-related entry somewhere in the filled diagram. (My occasional crosswords for the magazine will be listed below when they're published.) Yahoo! Daily Games: five 13x13 crosswords per week (Monday through Friday) for the "Daily Crossword with Hints" feature. These puzzles focus on current pop culture and other modern references. Weekend contributors include Patrick Berry and Matt Jones.
ONE-TIME PUZZLES 2010 January 9: sports quiz at www.sporcle.com January 20: themed 15x15 crossword in The New York Times February 24: geography quiz at www.sporcle.com March 19: themeless 15x15 crossword in The New York Times
2009 January: themed crosswords in TV Guide (January 5, January 12, and January 19 issues) February 9: themed crossword in TV Guide February 13: Wacky Weekend Warrior in the New York Sun March: themed 15x15 crossword in Quarterly Review of Wines (Spring 2009 issue) March 30: advertising crossword in TV Guide for Starz network April 3: themed 15x15 crossword in The Chronicle of Higher Education April 26: themed 21x21 crossword in The New York Times May 1: themed 15x16 crossword in The Chronicle of Higher Education May 5: themed 15x15 crossword in The New York Times June 27: themeless 15x15 crossword in The New York Times October 30: themed 15x15 crossword in The Chronicle of Higher Education December 10: themed 15x15 crossword in The New York Times
2008 January 18: themeless 15x15 crossword in The New York Times January 18: many puzzles in the MIT Mystery Hunt. Individual puzzles that are still solvable after the fact (each of which leads to a specific word or phrase) include X2, Subservient Chicken Loves the '80s, Breaking Away, At the Canyon, and The Big Musical Number; ones no longer solvable include Case Study and (possibly) Nationwide Hunt. March: a greeting card, with art by Sue Mattero, for Design House Greetings April 4: Wacky Weekend Warrior in the New York Sun. This puzzle is similar to the "Something Different" puzzles on this website. (If you have a hard time downloading it once it's available, try right-clicking and saving it to your desktop, then opening in AcrossLite.) July 20: the weekly puzzle on NPR's "Weekend Edition Sunday", presented by Will Shortz September: Emmy-themed crosswords in TV Guide (September 15 and September 22 issues) October: themed crosswords in TV Guide (October 20 and October 27 issues) November: themed crosswords in TV Guide (November 3, November 10, November 17, and November 24 issues) December 8-14: the Weekly Teaser at Puzzability December 14: 23x23 crossword in The New York Times; I also did an interview with them about the puzzle. December 19: 21x21 crossword in The Wall Street Journal |
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