Crossword Across and Down Clues From a Vintage Puzzle
A compact collection of crossword clues across and down covering topics from places and people to objects and ideas. Includes entries like Iraqi seaport Venice of the East and Dwarf who assists Frodo highlighting varied references and wordplay across a single puzzle.
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Venice of the East
California
Southwest Shrine
Baseball V.i.p.s
Indianapolis
Notting Hill Buggies
San Diego
Bloomies Alternative
Old Hollywood
Vox Populi
Vox
Perrier Produit
Frodo Baggins
Zilch
Mem
Resident seeks puzzle help contact Steve Green at OC Register
A note directs readers to report any problems with today’s puzzle to Steve Green at sgreen ocregister.com, providing a contact method for assistance.
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Steve Green
Sgreen
Ocregister.com
Puzzle fragment hints at a prior week's AIRI DII solution
The OCR fragment presents a disjointed puzzle hint and partial letters. It suggests a monthly or week based wordplay with missing vowels and capitalization irregularities. No clear names, dates, or events emerge to anchor a full newspaper card.
Puzzle maker Mark McClain Ties Regions and Interests
Mark McClain, a native of Oklahoma, now lives in southwest Virginia near the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway. He volunteers with conservation, education, veterans, and hiking groups and enjoys minor league baseball, DIII basketball, and classical music in his spare time.
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Mark McClain
Oklahoma
Virginia
Appalachian Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway
McClain
Guidelines for submitting a 15 by 15 crossword puzzle
The Orange County Register seeks top quality them ed 15 x 15 puzzles never published before including on the web. Submissions must be Monday to Wednesday NYT level clues with at least three theme entries and a brief puzzle description. Max 78 words and 42 blocks. email to David Steinberg at crossword ocregister com as a Crossword Compiler file for $50 upon publication.
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Orange County
David Steinberg
Crosswords
Ocregister.com
Orange County Register
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ICIHI
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