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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Eric Hougland

BEQ tk (Eric) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Fireball tk (Jenni) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 9:43 (ZDL) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.82 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:55 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 6:31 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 11:23 (Jim Q) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged George Jasper, Jason Reuben, Michael Drusedum, Nikhil Bailey, Rebecca Goldstein | 7 Comments

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Eric Hougland

AV Club tk (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 3 [3.67 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:46 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:56 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 5 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 2 [2.73 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:40 (Jim Q) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 [4.21 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) rate it
WSJ 8:13 (Eric) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Aidan Deshong, Caitlin Reid, David J. Kahn, Ethan Quigley, Peter A. Collins, Steve Jopek | 15 Comments

MGWCC #940

Posted on June 9, 2026 by joon

MGWCC crossword 2:42
meta ??? 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 17 Comments

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ untimed (Jenni) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:55 (Erin) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 8:34 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 [3.54 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (panonnica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 6 | 2.5*: 2 [3.85 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal 7:35 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ tk (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amanda Rafkin, Amie Walker, Matt Jones, Rebecca Goldstein, Will Nediger, Zachary Edward-Brown | 6 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, June 5, 2026

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: untimed; Meta: 15 minutes 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 3 [3.89 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 13 Comments

Muller Monthly Music Meta — June 2026

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Matt Gaffney

Title: “The World Is Not My Oyster” by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White
Prompt: The meta for this puzzle is a famous rock group.
Answer: Dawes
Grid: 7ish
Meta: almost had it…

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Andrew White, Mack Meller, Muller Monthly Music Meta, Pete Muller | 17 Comments

Monday, June 8, 2026

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 20:16 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.90 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:01 (Stella) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:09 (Sophia) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.27 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 6:04 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 [4.25 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) rate it
WSJ 6:13 (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Lynn Lempel, Patrick Berry, Patti Varol, Tom McCoy | 17 Comments

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Adam S

LAT 6:53 (Kyle) 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 21:22 (Nate) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 3 | 1*: 1 [2.81 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) rate it
Universal (Sunday) 10:18 (Jim P) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal 3:52 (Adam S) [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:14 (Matt G) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 6 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adam Wagner, Evan Birnholz, Rafael Musa, Rebecca Goldstein, Ricky J. Sirois, Simeon Seigel, Zhouqin Burnikel | 22 Comments

Ariadne’s Crossword Library, June 2026

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Ben Chenoweth

ACL Grid: 9 mins; Meta: 10 mins 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 [4.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Emma Oxford, Lee Taylor | Leave a comment

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:33 (Stella) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 15:07 (Kyle) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:05 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 4 | 1*: 2 [3.09 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:56 (Adam S) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) 4.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 8:47 (Kyle) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, August Miller, Daniel Bodily, Mike Graczyk, S.N., Vasu Seralathan | 24 Comments

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

MGWCC #940

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

WSJ Contest — Friday, June 5, 2026

Muller Monthly Music Meta — June 2026

Monday, June 8, 2026

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Ariadne’s Crossword Library, June 2026

Saturday, June 6, 2026

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