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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ untimed (Jenni) rate it
LAT 4:18 (Erin) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:25 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 2 [2.72 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Eric) 4*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Eric) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged John Liber, Katherine Baicker, Paul Hudes, Scott Earl | 1 Comment

WSJ Contest — Friday, June 26, 2026

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: untimed; Meta: an hour or so 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.70 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 22 Comments

Monday, June 29, 2026

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 16:30+ (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:02 (Stella) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:37 (Sophia) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [2.85 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.13 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) rate it
WSJ 4:19 (Jim Q) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brian Callahan, Ginny Too, Rajeswari Rajamani, Will Nediger, Zachary Edward-Brown | 23 Comments

Fireball Contest June 28, 2026

Posted on June 28, 2026 by Jeff Mizrahi

Grid: definitely had to look up a few answers; Meta: not today people! rate it Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Puzzles | 3 Comments

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Nate Cardin

LAT 6:37 (Kyle) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 9:58 (Nate) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [3.34 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) rate it
Universal (Sunday) 9:23 (Jim P) 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [1.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:51 (Adam S) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WaPo untimed (Matt G) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amie Walker, Bob Weisz, Christina Iverson, Emet Ozar, Evan Birnholz, Glenn Cook, Rebecca Goldstein, Zachary Edward-Brown | 19 Comments

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:50 (Stella) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 3 [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Newsday 29:24 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 [3.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:45 (Amy) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 1 [4.39 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:31 (Adam S) 3*: 2 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Amie Walker, David P. Williams, Joe Marangell, Randolph Ross, Zhouqin Burnikel | 31 Comments

Friday, June 26, 2026

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:39 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.81 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:21 (Jim P) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Jeffrey Martinovic, Jeremy Venook, Spencer Leach | 12 Comments

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Posted on June 25, 2026 by Jim Peredo

BEQ untimed (Eric) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball tk (Jenni) rate it
LAT 5:13 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT tk (ZDL) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.57 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:54 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:03 (Emily) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [2.30 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Jake Halperin, Jeffrey Wechsler, Matthew Sherman, Winston Emmons | 13 Comments

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Eric Hougland

AV Club 4:09 (Amy) 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:24 (Gareth) 5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:51 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.27 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 4:17 (Jim Q) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 3 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:45 (Emily) 4.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 5:52 (Eric) 3.5*: 2 [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bharati Hemmady, Dena R. Verkuil, George Simpson, Jeff Chen, Kevin Curry, Max Schlenker, Rebecca Goldstein, Sala Wanetick, Zhou Zhang, Zhouqin Burnikel | 6 Comments

MGWCC #942

Posted on June 23, 2026 by joon

MGWCC crossword untimed (5ish?)
meta 5ish 5*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [4.36 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 11 Comments

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

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