Search NYTimes. Loading... Ozier Muhammad/The New York TimesThe keys of a Steinway from the mid-19th century. Premium Crosswords is available through subscription only.SATURDAY’S PUZZLE – I’ve never had a crossword puzzle make me think of the actor Keanu Reeves right off the bat, but that’s exactly what Ashton Anderson’s and James Mulhern’s grid did for me. The WHOA at 1 Across, made even more Keanu-y by the “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” clue “That’s crazy, dude!” got Mr. Reeves stuck in my head while I tackled the northwest corner.This cracklingly fresh puzzle has a whopping 14 new entries, although AMBERS has not been seen since before Will Shortz took over and is clued terribly: “One may prefer them to blondes”? Really? How many people do you know who have AMBER hair? Eyes, maybe.Separate and apart from AMBERS, though, I really liked LEGALIZE IT (just for the daringness of the entry/clue pairing alone) which hilariously crosses REEFER, MAKE BANK, PRIMAL URGE (even if I don’t quite get the clue), HABANERO, I DO BELIEVE, FIONA APPLE, SEX SYMBOL (where are the male SEX SYMBOLS in the puzzles? I’m lodging a formal complaint here), SHE SAID YES and PATTY CAKE.Clue of the Day for me was 14 Down’s “Forever in the past?” which leaves out the comma to misdirect us, but which is actually the suitably archaic and poetic ETERNE.A lot of work, this one, mostly due to some names I either didn’t remember or recognize (there is little difference to me these days), but a worthy opponent on a Saturday. Ashton Anderson: A quick intro: I’m a Ph.D student in computer science. James and I met during our undergrads at McGill University, where he first introduced me to crosswords and, later, to the idea of constructing them. I never thought I’d be a “crossword person,” but it has turned out to be a weirdly perfect combination of many things I love (language, pattern, misdirection, etc.) I think of constructing as a craft, or a minor form of art, and it makes for a great creative outlet for me.When James and I collaborate, I usually start off with the first corner (seeded with an entry from James), then pass it off to James who fills in the opposite corner (seeded with one of my entries), and we try to design the grid so that the 3rd and 4th corners can then be finished simultaneously. This is because I’m a hopeless puzzle perfectionist and love the freedom of the first corner (but my solo output is mostly a folder full of first corners), whereas James is much better at making shrewd compromises to squeeze great corners out of constrained situations — I open, he closes. I did the top half of the puzzle (seeded by LEGALIZE IT) and James did the bottom (seeded by SHE SAID YES, although I was thinking of the ecstatic phrase.) I’m especially excited about this one because it has a lot of answers that feel very “us”, like I GOT YOU, MAKE BANK, DUCHAMP, and PATTY CAKE.James Mulhern: Despite almost ruining our friendship (PEELINGS led to a heated debate), it was a blast making this puzzle. Ashton’s NE corner in particular is a beaut, with LEGALIZE IT crossing REEFER, and my favorite clue, [Drive to drink, e.g.] for the super-fun PRIMAL URGE.Speaking of cluing, our cluing method for our collaborations involves each of us writing a set of clues without talking to each other, then brainstorming as we merge them. That way, we get two perspectives — that is, assuming we don’t have the same clue … and that Ashton actually manages to finish his (3+ months to write clues is not unusual for him!)And finally, a huge thank you to Will Shortz for agreeing to run this puzzle today. I reached out to him a few weeks back about the possibility of having it in the paper on the day I propose to Kate, my one, and he graciously agreed. 58-Across will be a keepsake for life. How fun, and I hope she did, indeed, say yes. More on nytimes. Welcome to our conversation about word games. Here you'll find a new blog post for each day's crossword plus a bonus post for the Variety puzzle. Along with discussion about the day's challenge, you'll get backstage insights about puzzlemaking and occasional notes from The Times's puzzlemaster, Will Shortz. Deb Amlen is a humorist and puzzle constructor whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Onion and Bust Magazine. Her books, “It's Not P.M.S., It's You” and “Create Your Life Lists” are available where all fine literature is sold. Numberplay is a puzzle suite that will be presented in Wordplay every Monday. The puzzles, which are inspired by many sources and are reported by Gary Antonick, are generally mathematical or logical problems, with occasional forays into physics and other branches of science. While written for adults, many of the concepts here are suitable for and can be enjoyed by math students of all ages. Previous PuzzlesGary Antonick, who has created or edited over 100 logic and math puzzles for The New York Times, secretly believes every math problem can be solved using circles and straight lines. He is a visiting scholar at Stanford University, where he studies mathematical problem solving. Hand-to-Hand Coordination Saturday crunchiness with Ashton Anderson and James Mulhern. Sol Mates An opinion on stacking and a collaboration by Martin Ashwood-Smith and Joe Krozel. Chorus Starter David Benkof and Jeff Chen make me sing. Going to the Show The April 2014 crossword puzzle post for Times Insider. Out of This World David Levinson Wilk gets out. Crossword Tournaments ... Crosswords L.A. WEB's N.Y.T. Puzzle DatabasesCruciverb. Puzzlecraft (M. Selinker & T. When your need to know is right now. 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