NYT 4:37 (Amy) 
(3.49 avg; 41 ratings)
LAT 4:32 (Gareth) 
(2.38 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 6:04 (Ade) (3.50 avg; 7 ratings)
BEQ 8:20(Ben) 
(3.09 avg; 11 ratings)
No Fireball write-up today—it’s a contest puzzle. Watch for the write-up in next Monday’s post.
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NYT 3:23 (Amy) (3.21 avg; 31 ratings)
AV Club 4:40 (Ben) 
(3.81 avg; 18 ratings)
LAT 6:00 (Gareth) (3.23 avg; 15 ratings)
CS 13:44 (Ade) (3.13 avg; 4 ratings)
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crossword 2:35
meta -0:30 (3.83 avg; 6 ratings)
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NYT 3:35 (Amy) (2.70 avg; 51 ratings)
Jonesin' 6:18 (Derek) (3.67 avg; 6 ratings)
LAT 4:12 (Derek) (4.03 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 31:16, while inside of Ashe Stadium (Ade) (3.62 avg; 21 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 
(4.31 avg; 8 ratings)
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puzzle — 7:33; meta — 75 minutes (Matt) (4.62 avg; 13 ratings)
NYT 3:19 (pannonica) (3.26 avg; 25 ratings)
LAT 2:58 (pannonica) (3.10 avg; 15 ratings)
CS 8:27 (Ade) (3.50 avg; 7 ratings)
BEQ 5:12 (Amy) (3.58 avg; 12 ratings)
Blindauer 8:28 (Matt) (4.50 avg; 5 ratings)
NYT 8:31 (Amy) (3.82 avg; 30 ratings)
LAT 5:12 (erik) (3.95 avg; 10 ratings)
Reagle 8/30 “Wiseguy Studies” untimed (Amy) (4.43 avg; 7 ratings)
Hex/Hook 9:13 (pannonica) (no ratings)
CS untimed, but approx. 22:00 (Ade) (3.93 avg; 7 ratings)
You can solve Merl’s “Wiseguy Studies” puzzle at the Washington Post site (click play, choose the 8/30 puzzle).
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NYT 7:29 (Amy) (3.18 avg; 37 ratings)
LAT 10:10 (Derek) (2.97 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 10:31 (Ade) (3.79 avg; 7 ratings)
Newsday 20:21 (Derek) (4.36 avg; 7 ratings)
Do you crave Rows Garden puzzles? How about other types of variety puzzles? Were you bummed when Will Shortz’s Wordplay magazine went under? Joon Pahk is starting up Outside the Box Puzzles (great name!). A Rows Garden puzzle every Tuesday, crafted by Joon, is a $20 subscription. The Variety subscription gets you a variety puzzle, by a rotating coterie of constructors, every other Monday for $15 a year. Or get both for $30 a year. Or! Buy any individual puzzle for a buck. All the details are here.
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NYT 5:16 (Amy) (4.12 avg; 33 ratings)
LAT 5:38 (Gareth) (3.64 avg; 11 ratings)
CS 9:24 (Ade) (3.88 avg; 8 ratings)
CHE untimed (pannonica) (4.71 avg; 26 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) untimed (pannonica) (4.06 avg; 9 ratings)
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NYT 4:40 (Amy) 
(4.89 avg; 62 ratings)
Fireball 5:49 (Amy) (4.25 avg; 8 ratings)
LAT 5:38 (Gareth) (4.08 avg; 13 ratings)
CS tk (Ade) (3.83 avg; 6 ratings)
BEQ 7:13 (Ben) (3.44 avg; 9 ratings)
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