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Written on Aug, 05, 2014 by in , | 2 Comments.

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Time for a meta contest! You know the drill. Solve the grid, find the hidden meta, send it in. I’m aiming this meta to be tougher than the last two metas I threw at you, but I’m hoping it gives you far less trouble than it caused me in building it. If only I were someone who knew how to actually spell correctly the words I want you to solve. That would be awesome.

A couple other things of note in the crosswording universe:

1) Meta master Matt Gaffney is running his annual tip jar. It runs until this Saturday at midnight ET, so show him some love in PayPal form.

2) Pete Muller has his monthly music meta out today. The last one completely stymied me. We’ll see how I do here.

3) Lollapuzzoola 7 is upon you! Sign up now and come say hi to me. Or if the trip to New York City isn’t doable, you can always get the at-home version for $10.

4) I’ll be pinch-hitting for Rex Parker on tomorrow’s and Thursday’s New York Times puzzles. I’ll be sure to talk at length about such fascinating topics as the OGEE.

The answer to this contest puzzle is a video game console. Please submit your answer to me (devilcrosswords@gmail.com) by 6 pm ET on Tuesday, August 12. Only one answer per entrant, please — so make sure you’ve got it right before hitting “Send.” One randomly selected winner will receive a Devil Cross t-shirt.

Enjoy! There will be a new Devil Cross puzzle on August 16.

p.s. Happy birthday, Momma!

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Written on Jul, 19, 2014 by in | 11 Comments.

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First thing’s first — today’s puzzle is a 70-word themeless, hopefully a tad easier than the last few I’ve put up.

Second, Lollapuzzoola 7 is almost upon us! For those of you that don’t know (and I expect most of my solvers probably already do), Lollapuzzoola is an incredibly fun crossword tournament in New York City run by the estimable Brian Cimmet and Patrick Blindauer. I’ve done it twice and had one-and-a-half great times on each occasion (I had to leave one of them halfway through for a friend’s wedding). It’s on Saturday, August 9, so be sure and grab yourself a seat soon. I might actually not be able to go this year since it’s on the same weekend as my wife’s ten-year high school reunion, but you should still sign up for it. As they say, it’s the best crossword tournament held on a Saturday in August.

Finally, I’ve decided to join the 21st century. I now have a Twitter account and a Devil Cross Facebook page. If you’re in the Twitterverse or the Facespace and you’d like to get your Devil Cross updates there, follow me at @devilcrosswords and hit “Like” on Facebook. Or just tweet at me with small talk, or whatevs — I’ll use it for non-puzzle stuff too. I’ll still have the Devil Cross Google Group, though I’m curious to see how these new social media gadgets take over my life.

Hope you enjoy today’s puzzle. There will be a new one on August 2.

Update, 7/19/14 @ 11:10 am ET: My original clue for 18-Across got cut off. I hate it when that happens. It has now been fixed.

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