Letter Writing

The weather is warming up after a week of seasonal temperatures (maybe a tad cooler than usual) which is fine by me. I hope it was seasonal wherever you are and that if you had extreme weather it had minimal impact. We're starting up our election primary season here...

Tweet, Tweet!

Snow! We had actual snow! And it's cold enough that it's sticking around and we may get more later this week. I feel like we're finally having winter for the first time in nearly two years. Apparently it's cold all over North America - hopefully you are enjoying the...

It’s a Jumble Out There

Man, I'm ready for this week to be over, and it's only hump day... At least the upcoming weekend is a holiday here in the US. We had a wicked storm come through and it looks like we may actually get snow this weekend - possibly it will be the first real snow in this...

Hockey Match-ups

Happy New Year! 2024 is starting out a mixed bag. After a nice week mostly off with lots of good times with family and friends, it's back to the regular grind. Many of my colleagues are taking this week off, but January is shaping up to be a crazy month so lots of...

Up Close and Personal

Happy Twixmas everyone! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday (or however you spent last weekend) and are preparing for a good New Year. I'm working about half time this week and making a few short trips to see family and friends, but nothing too strenuous (I...

Long Division

Greetings everyone! My wrist is much better this week - not sure what that was all about, so no (physical) excuses for any trouble I have with this week's puzzle. I hope everyone is getting ready to enjoy the holidays (or has been/is enjoying them already) - I am...

Gifted People

I will not comment about the weather, how late in the year it is, or that there are oh-my-god only 12 days left until Christmas. I'll just say that I am happy to be able to type this at you, as I woke up this morning with an achy wrist that I could barely move without...

One for Two

Greetings all. This will be quick and dirty because I'm already a day late and have to run to a holiday event this evening. So let's jump right in Name: One for Two Size: 15x15 Entries: 74 Difficulty: Very Easy (my solve time: 5:04 - 5th fastest solve ever) The title...

Prisoner Escape

Happy December Eve Eve! Yes - December. 🙀 I am still mentally in June (coincidentally about where I am in reading the various periodicals I subscribe to), though I certainly like the weather better now. We are having our first few days with sub-freezing...

Brian Tetreault

Brian Tetreault

Blog Writer

Brian lives in Baltimore, Maryland and has competed in numerous crossword puzzle competitions including the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, Lollapuzzoola, and Boswords. He is a daily solver of the NY Times crossword, and subscribes to AV Club XWordsFireball Newsflash, and of course ClassicCanadian Crosswords, among others. When he’s not solving, blogging, or posting about crosswords, he watches ships on the Great Lakes and elsewhere on the StreamTime LIVE YouTube channel, and roots for the Baltimore Orioles. He recently retired after nearly 40 years of U.S. government service as the Marine Transportation System Program Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Deputy Director of the U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System.