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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Jim Peredo

BEQ 12:54 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 [4.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Fireball tk (Jenni) rate it
LAT 3:58 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 13:41 (ZDL) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 [4.43 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:24 (Eric) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
USA Today 7:58 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 7:48 (Jim) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 [4.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Boaz Moser, Brendan Emmett Quigley, David J. Kahn, Jeff Stillman, Joe Marquez, Matthew Luter | 32 Comments

MGWCC #885

Posted on May 21, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 3:08
meta DNF 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 [4.14 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 15 Comments

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Jim Peredo

AV Club untimed (Amy) 5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:33 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 4:04 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 [3.50 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 5*: 1 | 4*: 3 [4.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 3 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:42 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 4:50 (Jim) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brian Callahan, David Karp, Drew Schmenner, Ilana Levene, Olivia Mitra Framke, Prasanna Keshava, Scott Hogan | 26 Comments

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 5:45 (Erin) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 4:55 (Evan) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.55 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 [3.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:24 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 [3.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
Xword Nation untimed (Ade) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 4:20 (Jim) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) [3.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Aimee Lucido, Amie Walker, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Jared Goudsmit, Jess Shulman, Joe Rodini, Matt Jones, Peter Gordon, Rena Cohen | 15 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, May 16, 2025

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 25 minutes; Meta: 10 more 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 [4.20 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 11 Comments

Monday, May 19, 2025

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 12:52 (Eric) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
LAT 1:41 (Stella) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 2:45 (Sophia) 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.71 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 5:56 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 [4.42 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
USA Today tk (?) rate it
WSJ 5:00 (Jim) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adam Regn Arvidson, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Caryn Robbins, Kathy Lowden, Kiran Pandey, Patrick Berry | 10 Comments

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 15:27 (Eric) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.23 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) rate it
Universal (Sunday) 7:43 (Jim) 4*: 3 [4.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 5*: 2 | 4*: 2 [4.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WaPo 6:14 (Matt G) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 [4.30 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Evan Birnholz, Garrett Chalfin, Zhouqin Burnikel | 26 Comments

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 3:19 (Stella) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Newsday 16:19 (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 [4.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:29 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.78 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Geoff Brown, Lester Ruff, Rich Feely, Ryan Judge, Stanley Newman | 22 Comments

Friday, May 16, 2025

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 [4.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 5:31 (Amy) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Universal 2:50 (Jim) 4*: 2 [4.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged August Lee-Kovach, Drew Schmenner, Lewis Rothlein | 17 Comments

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Jim Peredo

BEQ 12:07 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 [3.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 9:08 (ZDL) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 [4.21 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:43 (Eric) 4*: 2 [4.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today 11:27 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 9:39 (Jim) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.71 avg; 7 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Annemarie Brethauer, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Christopher Youngs, Noelle Griskey, Peter Gordon, Simeon Seigel | 37 Comments

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