Sadie Keesbury

Games lover games on

By – 5 months ago

I have lived on the back page of the paper for almost four years. There’s very little I’ve done for four years at Vassar. I’ve known The Misc longer than…

Online Exclusive Crossword Column

By – 8 months ago

Welcome to The Miscellany News’s online exclusive crossword column, where I, your Games Editor, give short commentary and solving tips for large crossword puzzles. As a warning, this column will…

Demanding bike path etiquette

By – 12 months ago

I have been quoted as saying: “If I could either have my bike or my laptop on campus, I would choose my bike.” Recently, though, I have been worried about…

First Impressions

By – 1 year ago

ACROSS  1. Poisonous chemical element  8. Trade preventer  15. Temporary computers, for example  16. Shoreside realty boon  17. Mosque tower  18. Corpus _____  19. Walker, Cooper or Monroe  20. Sweet…

The Book of Matthew

By and – 1 year ago

ACROSS 1. “Be bear ___ !” (rhyming hiking advice) 6. Light weapon? 11. Pie ___ mode 14. Matthew who will play Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film 15. [Crossing my…

Mini Mania

By – 1 year ago

ACROSS  1. Enzyme suffix  4. “Hand over that Smirnoff,” colloquially  6. What might murder someone, in Clue  7. Fry, as in spinach  8. Toilet paper measure  DOWN  1. “I don’t…

April Showers I

By – 2 years ago

ACROSS  1. Alternative to saying the Lord’s name in vain  5. Expel saliva  9. Ellipse  13. Husband’s mother, for example  15. Opposite of 6D  16. Sniffer  17. Super _____ bros. …

We’ve Got Chemistry

By – 2 years ago

ACROSS  1. Freshwater fish  5. What to catch a cub in  13. Accessory for a stylish flightless bird  15. Ethanol, Isopropyl, Methanol, etc.  16. Off the cuff  17. Hydrogen, helium,…

Welcome Back Puzzle

By – 2 years ago

ACROSS  1. Sea in Spanish  4. Sebastian who played the Winter Soldier  8. Drinks, in a pub  10. French airport, or nail polish brand  11. Schnapp or Centineo or Kahan …

Future Telling

By – 2 years ago

Across 1. Acronym with a hotly debated pronunciation 4. Sans _____ 6. Well hydrated, as plants 8. Suffix with lemon or lime 9. _____ Manning, former Giants quarterback 10. C,…