Thursday, January 8, 2026

BEQ untimed (Eric) [4.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) [3.29 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:37 (ZDL) [3.17 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:26+ (Eric) [3.33 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:11 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 12:00 (Jim Q) [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

AV Club untimed (Eric) [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:31 (Amy) [3.32 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:19 (Jim Q) [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) [2.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:08 (Emily) [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WSJ 6:54 (Eric) [2.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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MGWCC #918

MGWCC crossword 2:30ish
meta 1ish [2.67 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
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Ariadne’s Crossword Library, January 2026

ACL Grid: 8 mins, Meta: 30 minutes (on-and-off) [4.19 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Jonesin’ 4:07 (Erin) [3.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 10:04 (Eric) [2.33 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) [3.38 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:something (Eric) [3.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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WSJ Contest — Friday, January 2, 2026

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 30 minutes; Meta: 20 more [4.28 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Monday, January 5, 2026

BEQ 14:47 (Eric) [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:02 (Stella) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:16 (Sophia) [3.94 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 6:13 (Amy) [3.42 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Sunday, January 4, 2026

LAT 7:16 (Kyle) [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 19:30 (Eric) [2.74 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 8:12 (Jim P) [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WaPo 4:45 (Matt G) [3.20 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

LAT 2:30 (Stella) [3.80 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 21:55 (pannonica) [3.80 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:16 (Amy) [4.12 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) [3.20 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Friday, January 2, 2026

LAT untimed (pannonica) [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:26 (Amy) [3.71 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:21 (Jim P) [3.57 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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