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Monday, August 4, 2025

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 19:31 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 1:54 (Stella) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:41 (Sophia) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 7 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 2 [2.33 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 5:28 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 2 [2.89 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Anna Shechtman, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Noelle Griskey, Patti Varol, Paul Leistra, Zhouqin Burnikel | 20 Comments

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [1.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 22:46 (Eric) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 4 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 2 [3.31 avg; 29 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 10:32 (Jim P) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WaPo 3:48 (Matt G) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.88 avg; 8 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Evan Birnholz, Hanh Huynh, Jeremy Newton | 45 Comments

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:36 (Stella) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Newsday 10:00 (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:11 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.87 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Anna Stiga, Michael Priestley, Robert Logan, Stanley Newman, Will Nediger | 22 Comments

Friday, August 1, 2025

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.86 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:17 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 4 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.83 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 3:14 (Jim P) 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.42 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Abigail Martin, David Levinson Wilk, Kyle Beakley, Prasanna Keshava | 20 Comments

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Jenni Levy

BEQ 8:15 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 9:14 (ZDL) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 7 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.79 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 7:01 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 9:15 (Emily) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 8:02 (Jim Q) 4.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alexander Liebeskind, Brad Wiegmann, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Chase Dittrich, Christina Iverson, Hannah Slovut-Einertson, Matt Revis | 16 Comments

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Eric Hougland

AV Club untimed (Amy) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:55 (Gareth) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:12 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.56 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 [4.33 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:28 (Emily) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 8:11 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Dan Kammann, Daniel Bodily, Katie Hoody, Matthew Stock, Mike Shenk, Sharon Kassing, Thomas Byrne, Zhouqin Burnikel | 15 Comments

MGWCC #895

Posted on July 29, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 4:26
meta DNF 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 [4.63 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 13 Comments

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 10:21 (Erin) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:59 (Evan) 5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.31 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.64 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:35 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 7:52 (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alexander Liebeskind, Joe Rodini, Kelly Richardson, Matt Jones, Paolo Pasco, Peter Gorman | 17 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, July 25, 2025

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 20 minutes; Meta: a day 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.70 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Mike Shenk | 13 Comments

Monday, July 28, 2025

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 16:17 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:00 (Stella) 5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:40 (Sophia) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.14 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 16:46 (Eric) 5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.55 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) rate it
WSJ 4:00 (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brian Callahan, Doug Peterson, Kameron Austin Collins, Sanjay Rao | 18 Comments

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