Here we are trying something new.

Every week for a few weeks I’ll be participating in a crossword race against one of the greatest crossword solvers of all time. But since I’d never have a chance in a fair fight, he’s going to get an increasingly ludicrous handicap each time out. In this first episode, he has to enter all the entries in the grid backward. Will that be enough for me to win? THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME.

Huge thanks to Brendan Emmett Quigley for allowing us to use his puzzles and to Mike Richards for allowing us to use the awesome XWord software for these videos.

Once I get a blog up on Crossword Nexus you will be able to find these videos there. Enjoy!