![]() He does mention the crossword in the victim’s pocket, which has only sporadic across clues filled in. He’s polite enough to ask what a crossword editor does, then proceeds to be a mild jerk about her explanation. Tess is peppy and interested, while Logan is dismissive. And then cross paths again when Logan talks to Harris. Our two protagonists have a meet-awkward while waiting in line for coffee. It turns out the victim was friends with Tess’s aunt, and she’s about to have lunch with her. She shares a desk with the paper’s crime beat reporter, Harris, and he briefs her on the murder at the art gallery. In a quick chat with the newspaper’s editor, Tess is credited with an uptick in online readers thanks to her puzzle editing. Tess looks around the room for ideas in order to complete her crossword, as she’s one 8-letter word shy of finishing. The only clues are a single shell casing (whereas the victim was shot three times) and an unfinished crossword in the victim’s back pocket. We then return to the scene of the crime, where detective Logan O’Connor (Brennan Elliott), briefs the police chief on the scene. Tess, our intrepid puzzler, meets her mentor Pierre at the elevator, and they discuss the Sentinel’s upcoming crossword puzzle tournament. They’re practically mobbed in the streets by eager solvers looking for hints.) She is accosted by no less than three people en route to her desk, which is obviously routine. He then gets shot for his trouble.Ĭut to Tess Harper (Lacey Chabert), a crossword editor strolling through New York City on her way to work at The New York Sentinel newspaper. ![]() ![]() A man walks into the room, interrupting the robbery in progress, and smiles, seemingly recognizing his attacker. The film opens with a stealthy thief sneaking into an art gallery via the skylight, then focusing on one particular painting. If you’d like to read my conclusions but skip the spoilers, scroll down to the next solid black line. I’ll recap the story below, and then give my thoughts on the whole endeavor. This past Sunday, the film finally made its debut on cable television, starring Hallmark Mysteries stalwarts Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in their fourth outing together, but the first under the Crossword Mysteries brand, collaborating to solve a twisty mystery worthy of the channel. In January of 2018, it was announced that Hallmark Movies and Mysteries would be teaming up with Will Shortz of The New York Times Crossword fame to produce a mystery film with crosswords at the heart of the story.
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