Ariadne’s Crossword Library, February 2026

ACL Grid: 8 mins, Meta: 30 minutes (on-and-off) [4.72 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Friday, February 6, 2026

LAT 3:26 (Stella) [4.10 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:55 (Amy) [3.71 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
Universal 3:42 (Jim P) [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

BEQ 10:12 (Eric) [3.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Fireball tk (Jenni) [4.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:09 (Gareth) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 10:47 (ZDL) [2.78 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:23 (Eric) [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 9:23 (Emily) [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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MGWCC #922

MGWCC crossword 3:09
meta very DNF [4.61 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

AV Club 6:52 (Amy) [3.08 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:49 (Gareth) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:47 (Amy) [3.10 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 4:30 (Jim Q) [4.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 12:08 (Emily) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 8:32 (Eric) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Jonesin’ 4:50 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:44 (Eric) [3.58 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) [3.36 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:15 (Eric) [4.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 6:30 (Jim Q) rate it

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WSJ Contest — Friday, January 30, 2026

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 25 minutes; Meta: an hour or so [4.23 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
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Monday, February 2, 2026

BEQ 24:54 (Eric) [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 1:59 (Matt) [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 2:24 (Sophia) [3.36 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 7:46 (Amy) [4.25 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) rate it

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

LAT 8:34 (Kyle) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 19:05 (Eric) [2.79 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 9:49 (Jim P) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:06 (Matt G) [3.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

LAT 2:54 (Stella) [3.42 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Newsday 5:35 (Matthew) [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:06 (Amy) [3.92 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) [1.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 16:12 (Jim Q) rate it

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