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Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-07-25 12:06:08 +0000

Book deal

I will have two books published by Cider Mill Press (a division of Sterling) in April of 2008. Both are crossword puzzle anthologies: one about the Boston Red Sox, one about the New York Yankees. Test-solvers wanted (I can't pay ya, but you can get a shoutout in the introduction).
Posted by Miriam on 2007-07-25 12:09:31 +0000
I can take a stab, but my baseball knowledge is negligible. Can I still get a shoutout if I just support your endeavor?
Posted by Miriam on 2007-07-25 12:09:42 +0000
Congratulations!
Posted by Chopper on 2007-07-25 12:10:40 +0000
Chopper could lend a hand.
Posted by tgl on 2007-07-25 12:13:00 +0000
Woot! Wooot!

An aside: We've recently started to receive the NYTimes at home. While Saturday's crossword stumped me, I was able to complete Monday's while on the throne. Yesterday took me a bit longer, however, a previous solver had left behind some erroneous entries. Anyway, I was a little worried on Saturday that my mad skillz at cruciverbs had eroded. Today's puzzle will tell, I guess.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-07-25 12:16:26 +0000
The Saturday puzzles are the hardest ones of the week! I wouldn't get too discouraged, though, those usually take me usually one or two sittings. Only rarely if I'm on the wave-length of that constructor/editor can I nail it in a sitting (David Quarfoot comes to mind).

This Sunday 21x in the Times is mine.
Posted by jbcardinale on 2007-07-25 12:59:44 +0000
I'd like to test-solve a puzzle or two or three. Congrats!
Posted by Epoisses on 2007-07-25 19:48:14 +0000
You know I'm in. Nice job!
Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-07-25 21:23:43 +0000
Nice work MC.
And sign me up for the solving.
Posted by virtue on 2007-07-26 04:57:03 +0000
Negligible baseball knowledge, but volunteer myself for test solving anyway.
Posted by tgl on 2007-07-26 05:58:56 +0000
Update:

Needed to Google Search for Harpo's brother who wasn't named Groucho. Missed one 3x7 section yesterday. Might have taken a full hour.
Posted by MF DU on 2007-07-26 06:16:42 +0000
late to the thread, but I too am into this. sign me up.
Posted by emitime on 2007-07-26 06:57:03 +0000
Congratulations! I'd love to take a stab at it.
Posted by MF DU on 2007-07-26 07:07:09 +0000
<a href="http://oneacross.com/">Oneacross.com</a>

Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-07-26 07:41:21 +0000
Useless website... There are much better search engines for letter patterns out there.
Posted by respectless on 2007-07-26 08:40:24 +0000
congrats. i'm down to try some baseball CW's!
Posted by tgl on 2007-07-26 09:15:43 +0000
Screw solving, how about Online Fagen for suitable themes:

billspacemanlee
munsondoesntfly
Posted by MF DU on 2007-07-26 09:18:46 +0000
I was wondering when <b>FAGEN™</b> the game would come into its own as an online pasttime.


Posted by Epoisses on 2007-07-26 10:35:58 +0000
PATDARCY
GRAIGNETTLES
BILLYROHR
NUMEROUSHEROICS (15!)
JERRYREMY
DONORSILLO
NEDMARTIN
DICKPOLE

etc. etc.
Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-07-26 11:53:24 +0000
I'm in for test solving.
Posted by emitime on 2007-07-26 14:13:55 +0000
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Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-10-05 20:14:43 +0000
Never thought I'd say this, but here goes. Finished. All that's left is the arduous process of uploading the Yankees manuscript onto their server. And it is arduous as every element (clues, grid, solution) are stand-alone pieces. But whatever. It's motherfucking booze time!
Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-10-05 20:26:34 +0000
<strong>HUZZAH!!!</strong>
Posted by G lib on 2007-10-09 13:41:34 +0000
FUCKING A! Good for you, mr. baseball.
Posted by mahatma chani on 2007-12-07 18:17:14 +0000
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Nation-Crossword-Puzzle-Book/dp/1933662972/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197060209&sr=8-3">Preorder.</a>
Posted by tendiamonds on 2007-12-07 19:26:02 +0000
Well done.
Posted by tgl on 2007-12-07 23:02:44 +0000
Done.
Posted by dyedon8 on 2007-12-08 06:45:45 +0000
Holla!
Posted by Miriam on 2007-12-10 20:31:53 +0000
Amazing that you wrote both the Red Sox and Yankees books. Way to go!
Find me on github.