WSJ (Contest) Grid: untimed; Meta: 30 minutes 
[3.57 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Continue reading
Title: “Taken Aback” by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White
Prompt: The meta for this puzzle is a famous singer whose last name is missing from the grid
Answer: Celine Dion, found by 279 solvers
Grid: 7ish
Meta: 12 mins
BEQ 12:27 (Eric) 
[3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:02 (Stella) 
[2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:38 (Eric) [3.29 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 6:29 (Amy) 
[3.90 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Dena) rate it
WSJ 4:17 (Jim Q) [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
LAT 6:29 (Kyle) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 11:47 (Nate) [3.00 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) rate it
Universal (Sunday) 7:58 (Jim P) 
[4.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal Untimed (Adam S) [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:22 (Matt G) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:36 (Stella) [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Newsday 24:21 (Kyle) [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:09 (Amy) [3.85 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:59 (Adam S) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
BEQ 8:43 (Eric) [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:29 (Gareth) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 8:04 (ZDL) [2.83 avg; 20 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:13 (Eric) [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 6:28 (Ben) rate it
WSJ 6:15 (Jim Q) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
AV Club 5:47 (Amy) [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
LAT 4:34 (Gareth) rate it
NYT 3:53 (Amy) [4.23 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:02 (Jim Q) [3.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) rate it
WSJ 7:18 (Eric) [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
MGWCC crossword 2:02
meta -1:30 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Continue reading
Jonesin’ untimed (Jenni) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:42 (Erin) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:44 (Eric) [3.64 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) [4.06 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
Universal 9:40 (Eric) [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 9:15 (Jim Q) 
[2.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it