google celebrates the 100th anniversary of the crossword

If you haven't seen it already, you should head on over to google's search page and click on the google doodle for today (Dec 20 2013). It's the 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle and they've got a nice (but easy!) crossword for everyone to fill out.

summer break

We're having a summer break at World of Crosswords, going to a reduced schedule of two puzzles per month. Look forward to the new crossword next weekend!

oops!

We apologize for the lack of a new puzzle this week...  If you're looking for a substitute, please visit the archives, or check out a new puzzle from inkwell or BEQ. We promise we'll be back with a fresh crossword next week!

vacation week

We're taking a short vacation break from the crossword business this week... This is our first break since we started. Stay tuned for a new puzzle next week! Meantime you may wish to peruse our archives, or check out one of Brendan Emmett Quigley's tough puzzles.

Solve our crosswords on mobile devices!

This month, World of Crosswords became a puzzle provider for the Crosswords app produced by Stand Alone, Inc. You can use their app on devices like the iPod, iPad, and Android tablets to work our crosswords!

We'll be providing the first puzzle of each month via Crosswords, and I'll post a reminder when this happens. The puzzle will remain available on our site, as well, so you can solve it in your browser, if you prefer (or you can print it out as usual from our website).

Our first puzzle to show up in Crosswords is 'fiscal cliff notes.' You can take a look at the screenshots below to get an idea of how the puzzles look in the app. The screenshots are from my Asus EEE Transformer Prime tablet (Android), but you can get the puzzles on many different devices, including the iPod Touch and the iPad.

chocolate chip cookies

I'm baking chocolate chip cookies!

This post is not about crosswords, but cookies! They looked (and tasted) so good, I just had to blog them.

Happy Holidays, everyone!