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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 4:17 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:35 (Eric) 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.73 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 [3.94 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:29 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 5:17 (Jim Q) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Christopher Youngs, Justin Werfel, Matt Jones, Shmuel Schmell, Wyna Liu, Zhouqin Burnikel | 21 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, September 26, 2025

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 15 minutes; Meta: 5 less 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [4.10 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 13 Comments

Monday, September 29, 2025

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 10:35 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:17 (Stella) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 3:29 (Sophia) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.88 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 8:05 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.45 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 4:57 (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brian Keller, Stella Zawistowski, Tarun Krishnamurthy, Taylor Johnson, Will Nediger | 43 Comments

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 4.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 15:52 (Eric) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 2 [2.84 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [1.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 7:02 (Jim P) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:02(Matt G) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Evan Birnholz, Michael Schlossberg, Rich Katz | 26 Comments

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 3:30 (Stella) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 26:25 (pannonica) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [4.08 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:02 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.55 avg; 20 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Christina Iverson, David P. Williams, Doug Peterson, Samuel A. Donaldson, Zachary David Levy | 17 Comments

Friday, September 26, 2025

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT untimed, grr (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.41 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
Universal 3:31 (Jim P) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ariana Borut, Larry Snyder, Suzanne Oliver | 21 Comments

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Jenni Levy

BEQ 9:35 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 [4.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 10:36 (Gareth) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 14:29 (ZDL) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 5 | 2*: 3 | 1.5*: 4 | 1*: 6 [2.77 avg; 33 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:56 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:44 (Emily) 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [1.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 8:22 (Jim Q) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 [3.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Billy Ouska, Frank Longo, Frnk Lng, Jess Rucks, Jesse Goldberg, Jill Singer, Rebecca Goldstein, Sally Hoelscher | 45 Comments

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Eric Hougland

AV Club tk (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:11 (Gareth) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:00 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.32 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 2 [3.75 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:09 (Emily) [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 6:23 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrianne Baik, Aidan Deshong, Kaela Curry, Kevin Curry, Peter A. Collins, Ricky J. Sirois | 13 Comments

MGWCC #903

Posted on September 23, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 2:48
meta DNF 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 10 Comments

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 4:19 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.20 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT tk (Evan) 4*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 [2.82 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [3.41 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:58 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.70 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 4:22 (Jim Q) 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alexander Liebeskind, Ben Zimmer, Matt Jones, Paolo Pasco | 17 Comments

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MGWCC #903

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