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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Amy Reynaldo

CS tk (Ade)

LAT 10:05 (Derek)

Newsday 20:06 (Derek)

NYT 4:46 (Amy)

WSJ untimed (pannonica)

Hey! It’s not just Oscar weekend, it’s also Orcas weekend! Stay tuned for the inimitable Sam Donaldson’s series of posts on 2015’s coolest puzzles.

And check out Crossword Fiend’s collection of the year’s best puzzles, as chosen by you, the readers who rated them. Half of the honorees have links so you can solve the puzzle if you missed it the first time around—thanks to subscription-only venues AV Club, MGWCC, and Crossword Nation for including some of their treats for free.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Doug Peterson, Julian Lim, Randolph Ross | 18 Comments

Friday, February 26, 2016

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Amy Reynaldo

CS 8:04 (Ade)

LAT 6:12 (Gareth)

NYT 6:32 (Amy)

CHE untimed (pannonica)

BuzzFeed 7:22 (Derek)

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged David Steinberg, James Sajdak, Lynn Lempel, Paula Gamache, Todd McClary | 22 Comments

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Amy Reynaldo

BEQ 9:05 (Ben)

CS 7:14 (Ade)

LAT 3:59 (Gareth)

NYT 4:20 (Amy)

WSJ untimed (Jim)

This week’s Fireball is a contest puzzle. Write-up in a few days, after the deadline.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, C.C. Burnikel, Joel Fagliano, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Steven L. Zisser | 9 Comments

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

NYT 6:04 (Erin)

WSJ untimed (Jim)

LAT 4:13 (Gareth)

CS 6:42 (Ade)

BuzzFeed 5:13 (Amy)

Today’s AV Club puzzle from Erik Agard has a meta contest – we’ll have a writeup next Monday.

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Damien Peterson, Donna S. Levin, Kenneth J. Berniker, Mike Shenk, Peter Wentz, Ruth B. Margolin | 22 Comments

MGWCC #403

Posted on February 23, 2016 by joon

crossword 4:28
meta about 5 minutes

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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 27 Comments

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Amy Reynaldo

CS 8:04 (Ade)

Jonesin' 6:11 (Derek)

LAT 3:22 (Derek)

NYT 3:32 (Amy)

WSJ untimed (Jim)

Xword Nation untimed (Janie)

If you have a question for Will Shortz, he’s recording a podcast for the Times on Wednesday. You can submit your questions here, deadline Wednesday (don’t know what time).
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