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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Eric Hougland

AV Club untimed (Amy) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [2.30 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:15 (Gareth) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:20 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 3 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.43 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 [4.36 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.80 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:19 (Emily) 3.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 7:44 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Emily Biegas, Jeremy Newton, Joe Deeney, Karen Lurie, Kevin Shustack, Michael Walschlager | 11 Comments

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 5:58 (Erin) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:23 (Amy) 4*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 [2.82 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 9:30 (Eric) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.85 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:57 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 6:15 (Jim Q) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged C.W. Stewart, Joe Deeney, Matt Jones, Robert S. Gard, Will Nediger | 30 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, November 14, 2025

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 25 minutes; Meta: 20 more 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [4.17 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Mike Shenk | 21 Comments

Monday, November 17, 2025

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 13:35 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 1:53 (Stella) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:45ish (Sophia) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.97 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 7:04 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.58 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WSJ 4:14 (Jim Q) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Aaron Ullman, Alexander Liebeskind, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Enrique Henestroza Anguiano, Rena Cohen | 16 Comments

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 19:37 (Eric) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 4 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 2 [2.86 avg; 21 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 8:37 (Jim P) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:32 (Matt G) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Emma Oxford, Evan Birnholz, Randolph Ross | 29 Comments

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:56 (Stella) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 1*: 2 [3.17 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Newsday 10:11 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:02 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.97 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [1.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged David P. Williams, Freddie Cheng, Kyle Dolan, Rafael Musa, Rebecca Goldstein | 23 Comments

Friday, November 14, 2025

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:17 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 4 | 1*: 1 [3.72 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (Jim P) 4*: 3 | 1*: 1 [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Malaika Handa, Mat Holmes, Stephanie Wildman | 26 Comments

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Eric Hougland

BEQ 7:58 (Eric) rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.67 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:52 (ZDL) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.79 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:42 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:24 (Emily) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 9:08 (Jim Q) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 2 | 1*: 1 [4.00 avg; 8 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Joe Rodini, Joshua Dobrow, Kyle Perkins, Sala Wanetick, Zachary Edward-Brown | 23 Comments

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Eric Hougland

AV Club untimed (Amy) 4*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.10 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 4*: 3 | 1.5*: 1 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:04 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 3 | 1.5*: 6 | 1*: 4 [2.59 avg; 22 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker approx. 3:30 (Kyle) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.83 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.57 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:08 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 7:11 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brad Wiegmann, Caitlin Reid, CJ Tan, Hal Moore, Mike Graczyk, Nicole Wiegmann, Priyanka Sethy, Rajiv Sethy, Zachary David Levy | 27 Comments

MGWCC #910

Posted on November 11, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 3:27
meta 1 or so 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [4.50 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Jeffrey Harris | 13 Comments

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