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Monday, April 13, 2026

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Eric Hougland

BEQ 26:15 (Eric) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [4.25 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:00 (Stella) 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:15 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.36 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 7:43 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.85 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 4:01 (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brad Wiegmann, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Ella Dershowitz, Pranav Daryanani, Tom Kain | 27 Comments

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Eric Hougland

LAT 8:32 (phone) (Kyle) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 13:06 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 5 | 2*: 2 [3.03 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 8:00 (Jim P) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:28 (Adam S) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WaPo tk (Matt G) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Alexandra Doumani, Darryl Gonzalez, Evan Birnholz, John Kugelman, Lance Enfinger, Pam Klawitter | 23 Comments

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:50 (Stella) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 22:11 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:50 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 7 | 4*: 9 | 2.5*: 1 [4.17 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:52 (Adam S) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 14:58 (Eric) rate it

According to WordPress, this is the 8,000th published post here. Thanks for reading and writing!—Amy

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Doug Peterson, Kareem Ayas, Matthew Sewell, Randolph Ross, Samuel A. Donaldson, Willa Angel Chen Miller | 43 Comments

Friday, April 10, 2026

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT tk (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:14 (Amy) 4.5*: 8 | 4*: 6 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.82 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:32 (Jim P) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [4.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (tk) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Dario Salvucci, Erica Hsiung Wojcik | 37 Comments

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Jenni Levy

BEQ 16:34 (Eric) 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:27 (ZDL) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 [3.22 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:26 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:59 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 8:15 (Jim Q) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Barbara Lin, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brian Callahan, Peter A. Collins, Susan Gelfand | 12 Comments

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Eric Hougland

AV Club 5:10 (Amy) 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:02 (Gareth) 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:10 (Amy) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.92 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:30 (Jim Q) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [4.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:54 (Emily) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 7:25 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amie Walker, Ben Abbott, Caitlin Reid, Kareem Ayas, Lynn Lempel, Olivia Mitra Framke, Philippe Monfiston | 23 Comments

MGWCC #931

Posted on April 7, 2026 by joon

MGWCC crossword 2:21
meta 1:30 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.90 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 5 Comments

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 5:35 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 8:14 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.39 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:59 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.69 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (Eric) 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 5:14 (Jim Q) [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adryel W. Robles Ojeda, Aidan Deshong, Jamey Smith, Matt Jones, Michael Hobin, Paolo Pasco | 13 Comments

Ariadne’s Crossword Library, April 2026

Posted on April 6, 2026 by Ben Chenoweth

ACL Grid: 6 mins; Meta: first thing I thought of 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 [4.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Emma Oxford, Heather Gearan | 1 Comment

WSJ Contest — Friday, April 3, 2026

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 10 minutes; Meta: 10 minutes 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [4.00 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Mike Shenk | 6 Comments

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