The Very Hungry Crossword Constructor

We're finally getting a little rain here which we need as my grass had pretty much turned brown again. This past weekend was quite nice, so I spent a lot of time working in the yard but not as much time as I wanted sitting on the deck. Let's take a look at the puzzle...

This One’s for Us

Mid September already... I knew it was going to be a quick month as I have something to keep me busy or traveling every week. I was in Maryland's state capital, Annapolis, most of this past week, so that entailed long days and events in the evening. That's my excuse...

One for All

September is here! September is here! And man, the weather here the past few days has been glorious - clear skies, low humidity, cool nights. I hope it stays this way for a few weeks then gradually cools as we transition to autumn - don't need the hot sticky summer...

Just Cuz

Way behind schedule this week - apologies for those who were waiting eagerly for the blog. Just another busy week and September is shaping up to be very busy for me as well, with several important meetings and travel for both work and leisure every week. I'll try to...

C-grade Crossword

I'm back from my road trip - I packed a lot of activity (and a lot of miles) into 5 days. The weather wasn't great, but it didn't interfere much with my enjoyment (though the boat ride in the pouring rain would have been better were it a tad drier). As part of my...

One Plus One

Greetings all. I hope you weren't affected by the remnants of Debby that came through late last week. We got a day of overcast with intermittent rain, but otherwise not too bad. I'm hoping for good weather the next few days as I head out on my road trip to Port Huron....

For the Record

Happy first full week of August, I guess. As I mentioned last week, there aren't any holidays (at least not national holidays) in North America the United States in August, so we just have to make our own special days. I had a nice weekend with an unexpected crab...

Double Talk

Happy August everyone - can it be September now? Actually, despite the hot and often stormy weather, August is one of my favourite months. I'm a little biased, as it's my birth month, but growing up I liked that my birthday was in a month when school was out and there...

High Fashion

It's still hot but at least we got some rain in the past few days, though I'm not sure my lawn will ever be green again. My workload has returned to near-normal so I may actually get this blog posted Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the puzzle arrives in your inbox....

The X Factor

The heat goes on... it's too hot for me to spend any time out on my deck - the most time I've been spending there is to water my plants and try to keep them alive. We may get a bit of a break this weekend, but I'm already longing for the pre fall days of September....

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.