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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:38 (Stella) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 16:30 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 [4.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 12:35 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 2 [3.28 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Fritz Juhnke, Gary Cee, John Guzzetta, Matthew Sewell | 46 Comments

Ariadne’s Crossword Library, March 2026

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Ben Chenoweth

ACL Grid: 15 mins, Meta: 2 minutes 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Carina da Rosa, Emma Oxford, Shannon Rapp | Comments Off

Friday, March 6, 2026

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT tk (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:15 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.96 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 3:38 (Jim P) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Jake Halperin | 11 Comments

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Eric Hougland

BEQ untimed (Eric) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:40 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 8:44 (ZDL) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 [4.09 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:05 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 15:46 (Emily) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 9:56 (Jim Q) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brian Callahan, Emma Oxford, Hanh Huynh, Joah Macosko, Susan Gelfand | 14 Comments

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Eric Hougland

AV Club 4:53 (Amy) 4*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.80 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:53 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT untimed (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [4.05 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:01 (Jim Q) 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:52 (Emily) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 1*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WSJ 9:14 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Caitlin Reid, David Alfred Bywaters, Jacob Reed, Justin Werfel, Matthew Luter, Wayne Bergman | 10 Comments

MGWCC #926

Posted on March 3, 2026 by joon

MGWCC crossword 3:14
meta DNF 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.38 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney, Matthew Clark Gaffney | 8 Comments

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 5:08 (Erin) rate it
LAT tk (Jenni) rate it
NYT 5:11 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.14 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (pannonica) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 [4.55 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:46 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.00 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 4:17 (Jim Q) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Daniel Grinberg, Drew Schmenner, Jared Cappel, Matt Jones | 10 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, February 27, 2026

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 15 minutes; Meta: 15 more 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.72 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 12 Comments

Monday, March 2, 2026

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 20:00 more or less (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [2.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:11 (Stella) 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:15 (Sophia) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 [3.59 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 6:58 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.67 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 5:23 (Jim Q) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, C.C. Burnikel, Constance Burnikel, Leslie Benson, Renee Thomason, Will Nediger, Zhouqin Burnikel | 14 Comments

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Eric Hougland

LAT 8:27 (Kyle) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 15:51 (Eric) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 9 | 3.5*: 5 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [3.60 avg; 21 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 7:34 (Jim P) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:47 (Matt G) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Evan Birnholz, Jared Goudsmit, Jeffrey Martinovic, Katie Hale, Matt Proulx, Matt Revis | 29 Comments

Saturday, March 7, 2026

Ariadne’s Crossword Library, March 2026

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MGWCC #926

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