Something out of the ordinary to celebrate the 10th year that the Wall Street Journal has been publishing crosswords. Cool! Full details can be found here. I know many a solver who bristles at the idea of metas, and I’m hot and cold with them myself. But my curiosity is piqued. So let’s get into it.
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BEQ 15:16 (Eric) 
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NYT 3:46 (Sophia) 
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The New Yorker 5:59 (Amy) [3.56 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 
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USA Today tk (?) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 4:40 (Jim Q) rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 
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NYT 16:33 (Eric) [3.28 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 
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Universal (Sunday) 9:58 (Jim P) [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WaPo 5:47(Matt G) [2.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:30 (Stella) [3.08 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Newsday 21:51 (Amy) [3.86 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
NYT untimed (Amy) [3.24 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WSJ 13:59 (Eric) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (pannonica) [2.83 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:25 (Amy) [3.57 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:18 (Jim P) [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Programming note update: A week later, crossword constructor Paolo Pasco is still on Jeopardy! He won his seventh match Thursday and had already qualified for the Tournament of Champions. Exciting to watch Paolo thrive in the competition!. Last time I saw him was at SporcleCon in August. I was actually getting up to go say hi to Paolo and Adam Aaronson when suddenly—boom, I was on the floor with a fractured femur. (Trivia is a dangerous sport, y’all!)—Amy
BEQ 7:17 (Eric) [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:19 (Gareth) [3.56 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
NYT 10:28 (ZDL) [3.34 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:39 (Eric) [2.90 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today 6:21 (Emily) [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WSJ n/a (Jim Q) rate it
***The WSJ puzzle will feature an entire week of metas to celebrate its 10th Anniversary of puzzle publication. The puzzle suite will be written about as a whole once the meta answers are released***
AV Club 7:37 (Amy) [2.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:09 (Gareth) [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:06 (Amy) [2.38 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 2:40 (Kyle) 
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Universal untimed (pannonica) [2.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:47 (Emily) rate it
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***The WSJ puzzle will feature an entire week of metas to celebrate its 10th Anniversary of puzzle publication. The puzzle suite will be written about as a whole once the meta answers are released***
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MGWCC crossword 2:04
meta DNF 3 days 
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Jonesin’ 5:45 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) [3.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:40 (Eric) [3.59 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) [3.44 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:02 (Eric) [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
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***The WSJ puzzle will feature an entire week of metas to celebrate its 10th Anniversary of puzzle publication. The puzzle suite will be written about as a whole once the meta answers are released***
WSJ (Contest) Grid: 15 minutes; Meta: 8 more [4.08 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
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