Where’s the Beef?

It's hot, hot, hot most everywhere out there so I hope wherever you may be that you are able to keep cool. I'm headed out for my annual visit to Port Huron and will spend a lot of time looking across the river at Sarnia and other towns (well, actually looking at ships...

Both Sides Now

We're a third of the way through August already - blink and you'll miss it. I'm starting to see signs of the end of summer - some trees just barely starting to change colour, more leaves in my yard after a breeze, and clear nights are getting almost pleasantly cool....

You’ll Eat Your Words

Greetings a day late (again) from the wifi black hole of the Baltimore court house where I am on jury duty and apparently unable to connect to websites with a .ca ending. So this will get posted when I am sprung this afternoon or if I can grab a non-restricted wifi...

She’s Ahead of the Rest

Wow! It's Thursday already?! Seems like I just finished last week's blog - and now I'm a day late for this week. Oh well, I hope I haven't left you hanging too much - feel free to express your displeasure in the comments below. I hope everyone is staying cool - it...

In the Midst of It All

Greetings everyone - back home after a short but enjoyable weekend in Montreal. I didn't notice any of the smoke from the Quebec fires during my visit, but it was here to greet me in Baltimore on my return home. Rain is helping wash it away now, so there's that silver...

At the Restaurant

Hey everybody - getting this done on time this week because I'm eager to head off for a long weekend in Montreal. I haven't been there in about 15 years, so if you have any suggestions (we're staying near Vieux-Montréal and will be walking/using public transport)...

Climate Change

Even though I essentially had Monday and Tuesday off (US Independence Day - and a belated happy Canada Day everyone!) I still was too busy to get to the puzzle much earlier - though I did get a lot of yard work done in between thunderstorms. I hope everyone had a...

One for Two

I'm making a special effort this week to get the puzzle done earlier than I have these past few weeks and get the blog post ready to go Wednesday afternoon. Thanks for bearing with me as my work has intruded on my weekly pastime (how dare it!). Title: One for Two Grid...

Animal Exchange

Whew - TGIF for sure! Hopefully getting this out a day or so late doesn't cause anyone distress - if so, my sincere apologies and I hope the puzzle was engaging enough to keep you entertained while you waited. Title: Animal Exchange Grid size: 15x15 Number of entries:...

Members of the Board

Greetings everyone - another hectic week (this seems to becoming a habit...) so let's jump into the puzzle and see how it goes. Title: Members of the Board Grid size: 15x15 Number of entries: 74 Difficulty: Medium Hard (my solve time: 8:23) I really needed the title...

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.