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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 14:59 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:57 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.38 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 [4.00 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal 7:16 (Eric) 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Corry Cropper, Gary Cee, Mark Valdez, Matt Jones, Matthew Stock, Paolo Pasco, Tarun Krishnamurthy | 4 Comments

Ariadne’s Crossword Library, October 2025

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Ben Chenoweth

ACL Grid: 6 mins, Meta: 15 mins 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Emma Oxford | 3 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, October 3, 2025

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 15 minutes; Meta: 20 more 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.57 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Mike Shenk | 8 Comments

Monday, October 6, 2025

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ DNF (Eric) 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 1:49 (Stella) rate it
NYT 3:10 (Sophia) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [3.68 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 7:39 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [4.45 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 1*: 1 [1.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 6:30 (Jim Q) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Agnes Davidson, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Hannah Binney, Kameron Austin Collins, Mike Shenk, Philip Wolfe, Zhouqin Burnikel | 16 Comments

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 4*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 18:20 (Eric) 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 | 1.5*: 5 | 1*: 6 [2.15 avg; 23 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) rate it
Universal (Sunday) untimed (Jim P) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 4:02 (Matt G) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Evan Birnholz, John Kugelman, Kareem Ayas, Will Eisenberg, Zachary David Levy | 30 Comments

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 3:49 (Stella) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 17:06 (pannonica) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [4.20 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:49 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 11 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [4.24 avg; 23 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) 4.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amy Ensz, August Miller, Brad Wilber, Doug Peterson, Gary Larson, Lars G. Doubleday, Ryan McCarty | 39 Comments

Friday, October 3, 2025

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT tk (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:42 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 7 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 [4.06 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:11 (Jim P) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Jake Halperin, Rafael Musa, Rebecca Goldstein | 9 Comments

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Eric Hougland

BEQ 10:56 (Eric) 3*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [1.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 11:35 (ZDL) 5*: 16 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 3 | 1*: 1 [4.22 avg; 32 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:47 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:40 (Emily) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.80 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Aidan Deshong, Ben Zimmer, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Jake Halperin, Kevin Bhavsar, Peter Gordon | 36 Comments

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Eric Hougland

AV Club 5:53 (Amy) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:54 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 4 [3.72 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:06 (Kyle) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 [4.50 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:06 (Emily) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 7:14 (Eric) 5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [4.00 avg; 7 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Margot Kohn, Neville Fogarty, Noelle Griskey, Patrick Berry, Paul Hudes, Victor Schmitt | 34 Comments

MGWCC #904

Posted on September 30, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 4:41
meta 15ish 5*: 8 | 4.5*: 1 [4.94 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Will Nediger | 13 Comments

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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