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New York Times Crossword Answers and Insights

XWord Info is the essential resource for crossword constructors and enthusiasts.

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Sep 21 acrostic by David Balton & Jane Stewart   (Solve, Print, Blog)
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NewSep 28 cryptic puzzle by Fred Piscop   (Solve, Solution, Print, Collaborate)
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Midwest Crossword Tournament, Oct 4

The second annual Midwest Crossword Tournament is taking place October 4 in Chicago and online. While in-person seats are very limited, there is still plenty of room in the online tournament. Our roster includes NYT constructors Evan Birnholz, Kyle Dolan, Katie Hoody, Hemant Mehta, and Taylor Johnson and editors Christina Iverson and Tracy Bennett. www.mwxwt.com

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Crosswords from The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project

Data from puzzles before Will Shortz became editor are kept separate from modern puzzle stats. XWord Info has all 16,083 pre-Shortz crosswords from 2/15/1942 to 11/20/1993.

Selected pre-Shortz observations