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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club untimed (Amy) 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 [3.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:15 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT untimed (Amy) 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 4 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.65 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3*: 1 [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:11 (Emily) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 6:17 (Eric) 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Andrea Carla Michaels, Catherine Cetta, Chad Hazen, Drew Donovan, Jeff Chen, Kiran Pandey, Mark Budovitch, Shannon Rapp, Terry Sun | 26 Comments

MGWCC #909

Posted on November 4, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 4:10
meta 5ish 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 6 Comments

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 5:14 (Erin) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT untimed (Jenni) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.32 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 6:23 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.64 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:49 (Eric) 4*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 3.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ tk (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Matt Jones, Patrick Hayden, Paul Leistra, Robert S. Gard, Wyna Liu | 12 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, October 31, 2025

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 20 minutes; Meta: 15 more 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 1.5*: 1 [3.81 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Mike Shenk | 9 Comments

Monday, November 3, 2025

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 15:21+ (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:02 (Stella) 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:17 (Sophia) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 4 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.20 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 4:57 (Amy) 4*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.67 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 3:09 (Jim Q) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ajay Bhargava, Andrea Carla Michaels, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Caroline Hand, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Kevin Christian, Susan Gelfand | 18 Comments

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [1.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 17:46 (Eric) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 4 | 1*: 2 [3.46 avg; 23 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 9:11 (Jim P) 2*: 2 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:44 (Matt G) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Evan Birnholz, Jared Cappel, Rafael Musa | 32 Comments

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 3:40 (Stella) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 18:00 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:23 (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.60 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 22-something (Eric) [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Lester Ruff, Michael Lieberman, Randolph Ross, Ryan Patrick Smith, Stanley Newman | 34 Comments

Friday, October 31, 2025

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:34 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 3 | 1*: 2 [3.07 avg; 22 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:10 (Jim P) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.63 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 Juliana Tringali Golden, Paul Coulter, Wendy L. Brandes | 47 Comments

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Eric Hougland

BEQ 7:29 (Eric) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:21 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:46 (ZDL) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 3 [3.02 avg; 23 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:36 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 11:03 (Emily) 4.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adam Simpson, Andrew Gutelle, Betsy Ochester, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Howard Neuthaler, Joseph Avdek, Mike Shenk, Peter Gordon | 53 Comments

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club untimed (Amy) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 6:15 (Gareth) 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [1.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:14 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.55 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 [4.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:30 (Emily) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 2 [2.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WSJ 7:04 (Eric) 4*: 3 | 1.5*: 1 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged AJ Phillips, Chandi Deitmer, John Donegan, Lillian Leibovich, Rich Proulx, Robert S. Gard | 8 Comments

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

MGWCC #909

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