tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.comments2024-02-08T14:52:44.857-08:00The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle ProjectUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-25998258263500264002024-02-08T14:52:37.226-08:002024-02-08T14:52:37.226-08:00I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad the P...I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad the Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project was a help during this tough time.David Steinbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-5717978504212379312024-02-08T14:47:23.027-08:002024-02-08T14:47:23.027-08:00OMG!! Our mom, Sylvia Baumgarten, passed away last...OMG!! Our mom, Sylvia Baumgarten, passed away last week. Thanks to the Google, we found her July 4, 1971 Sunday puzzle and--on this site--the answer key!! Thank you!!RHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949464880930533973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-91424626930865850362022-02-17T09:32:59.959-08:002022-02-17T09:32:59.959-08:00Jim Page: METTLED water does not exist. Just wrong...Jim Page: METTLED water does not exist. Just wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225679090246867708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-32306080353377397192022-02-03T02:06:56.068-08:002022-02-03T02:06:56.068-08:00You take an obscure meaning of revel (roister) hav...You take an obscure meaning of revel (roister) have it entered backwards, and cross it with 'naiant' and 'oroide'(neither of which are recognized by my spell checker, by the way, even though they do exist)???? You call it 'brilliant' I'm more inclined to use the word 'diabolical'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-2977144923516165362020-10-03T07:28:21.693-07:002020-10-03T07:28:21.693-07:00[Snivel] leads to the CRY part of the answer. If ...[Snivel] leads to the CRY part of the answer. If you reverse the word "snivel," you get [Levins], which leads to the IRA ET AL part of the answer that reads backward!David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-23051082587682661242020-10-02T20:46:13.121-07:002020-10-02T20:46:13.121-07:00What is "crylateari," the answer for sni...What is "crylateari," the answer for snivel, supposed to mean?Stephanie Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02914503846164073469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-6611080057791505072020-03-12T18:24:31.255-07:002020-03-12T18:24:31.255-07:00I didn't see the puzzle you posted, Bugman! Pl...I didn't see the puzzle you posted, Bugman! Please feel free to email it to me at the address on the Contact page and I'll investigate.David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-14602657376199367632020-03-11T15:55:32.583-07:002020-03-11T15:55:32.583-07:00I keep getting “unsupported file type”. And is the...I keep getting “unsupported file type”. And is the “monster” the one I posted from the bookstore in Beachwood, OH from 1978? I though Shortz was the constructor?Bugmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12239553179538425126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-14847222632297227582020-02-10T21:20:53.853-08:002020-02-10T21:20:53.853-08:00I'm working my way though the NYT archives, an...I'm working my way though the NYT archives, and I just solved a puzzle by Mr. Micci (from 10 Nov 94); I enjoyed it -- clever theme -- so I went in search of some info about him. Thanks very much, David Steinberg, for this wonderful project, and thanks very much, Mr. Micci's family, for sharing some info.Vandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389229267863119352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-19884987777046292092019-05-02T21:16:00.025-07:002019-05-02T21:16:00.025-07:00Thanks so much for writing! This is fascinating—i...Thanks so much for writing! This is fascinating—if you'd be willing to be interviewed for this blog, please contact me at preshortzianpuzzleproject [at] gmail.com.David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-7627493374497473972019-05-02T17:37:27.298-07:002019-05-02T17:37:27.298-07:00Hello! I'm Alfio's grandson, and I can'...Hello! I'm Alfio's grandson, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate reading this article. I think Alfio's approach to writing puzzles connects to his whole personality. He was the most loving grandpa a boy could hope for, and he supported his family unceasingly. I remember the off-white plastic frame he used to construct puzzles and the bookshelf of reference materials he used to solve them (including the first copy of Ulysses I ever saw). Also, few know this but he wrote lyrics (Grandma wrote music) to a musical for the local school to perform entitled "Bearin' Camp." It was about a bear in a camp. The artistic and intellectual legacy lives on with me and my son, Lennon. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371220009298341847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-20442773661903867392018-07-29T19:59:36.146-07:002018-07-29T19:59:36.146-07:00Thanks so much, Mark! Neat that you published som...Thanks so much, Mark! Neat that you published some puzzles with Mel.David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-78866007048060204522018-07-29T18:59:11.189-07:002018-07-29T18:59:11.189-07:00Nicely done, David! I had the honor of having a f...Nicely done, David! I had the honor of having a few puzzles accepted at the start of his run with The Pen and Pencil Club series - he was always a pleasure to work with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601101058128463777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-24243345224314778652018-03-13T19:11:37.318-07:002018-03-13T19:11:37.318-07:00So sorry for your loss!So sorry for your loss!David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-90948267312879460602018-03-13T15:12:36.626-07:002018-03-13T15:12:36.626-07:00Wish you were here grandma ♥️♥️♥️Wish you were here grandma ♥️♥️♥️Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295891475682541457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-58288187326259755912018-03-13T15:11:46.463-07:002018-03-13T15:11:46.463-07:00Wish you were here grandma ♥️♥️♥️Wish you were here grandma ♥️♥️♥️Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295891475682541457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-75008982413164384792018-03-13T15:11:27.387-07:002018-03-13T15:11:27.387-07:00Wish you were here grandma ♥️♥️Wish you were here grandma ♥️♥️Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295891475682541457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-41517772525978700022018-03-13T15:09:43.848-07:002018-03-13T15:09:43.848-07:00Despite only meeting her a few times,maura(grandma...Despite only meeting her a few times,maura(grandma) is the best great grandmother a girl could ask for,I hope to one day follow in her footsteps and also become a legend like her.♥️wish you were here xxKeirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295891475682541457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-29289131891801230422018-03-13T15:04:02.700-07:002018-03-13T15:04:02.700-07:00A wonderful mum, grandmother,great grandmother
I l...A wonderful mum, grandmother,great grandmother<br />I loved her very much♥️Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295891475682541457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-41795882408042023862017-12-04T22:47:03.340-08:002017-12-04T22:47:03.340-08:00Please see the comment above!Please see the comment above!David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-81327806798216853432017-12-04T02:00:12.342-08:002017-12-04T02:00:12.342-08:00What are litzers?What are litzers?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434811846624504792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-40084960075738357012017-09-01T11:41:49.181-07:002017-09-01T11:41:49.181-07:00Indeed! But that would be a whole other projectIndeed! But that would be a whole other projectDavid Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-47617486826177039152017-08-31T20:15:43.334-07:002017-08-31T20:15:43.334-07:00Were not many of Ms. Jacobson's puzzles publis...Were not many of Ms. Jacobson's puzzles published in New York Magazine? Might they be amenable to making them available for the interests of historical analysis?johnGalthttp://www.xwordinfo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-32030752485218361122017-06-30T20:38:54.164-07:002017-06-30T20:38:54.164-07:00Thanks, Brian—I've made the change.Thanks, Brian—I've made the change.David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867962515042485457.post-59645717315221408702017-06-30T20:25:59.858-07:002017-06-30T20:25:59.858-07:00Just for the record I am only 81, not 83. My wife...Just for the record I am only 81, not 83. My wife, Nancy used to baby sit for my sister and her children while she went to Rosemont<br /><br />Brian TorsneyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126196687321206821noreply@blogger.com