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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:32 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 9 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 1 (3.98 avg; 31 ratings)
Newsday 5:51 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 (4.13 avg; 4 ratings)
LAT 4:42 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 6 | 2.5*: 2 (4.00 avg; 13 ratings)
CS 9:42 (Ade) 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 (2.88 avg; 4 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brad Wilber, Bruce Venzke, Daniel Nierenberg, James Mulhern | 24 Comments

Friday, April 24, 2015

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 8:25 (Amy) 5*: 7 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 8 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.38 avg; 43 ratings)
LAT 7:00 (Gareth) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 3 (2.90 avg; 15 ratings)
CS 11:21 (Ade) 4*: 2 | 3*: 4 (3.33 avg; 6 ratings)
CHE 7:06 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 (4.22 avg; 9 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) 18:16 (Sam) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 2.5*: 1 (4.06 avg; 8 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Finn Vigeland, Harold Hornung, Joe Krozel, Martin Ashwood-Smith, Michael Torch | 51 Comments

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 4:02 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 11 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 2 (3.58 avg; 36 ratings)
LAT 5:00 (Gareth) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 4 (4.07 avg; 15 ratings)
CS 22:18 (Ade) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 5 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 4 (3.08 avg; 13 ratings)
BEQ 8:54 (Ben) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 4 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 2 (3.27 avg; 15 ratings)

Fireball’s a contest puzzle this week. Deadline Sunday evening.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Klahn, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Leban, David Steinberg, Julian Lim | 19 Comments

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club 7:10* (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 4 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 3 (3.34 avg; 16 ratings)
NYT 3:46 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 11 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.68 avg; 36 ratings)
LAT 3:44 (Gareth) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 (3.84 avg; 19 ratings)
CS 8:00 (Ade) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 (3.50 avg; 5 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alex Vratsanos, Ben Tausig, Marti DuGuay-Carpenter, Patrick Jordan, Sam Ezersky | 19 Comments

MGWCC #359

Posted on April 21, 2015 by joon

crossword 6:43
meta -6:43 or 10 minutes 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 7 | 3*: 5 | 1.5*: 1 (3.88 avg; 20 ratings)
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 48 Comments

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin' 4:33 (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 (4.25 avg; 4 ratings)
NYT 3:43 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 10 | 2.5*: 9 | 2*: 5 | 1.5*: 4 | 1*: 1 (2.64 avg; 36 ratings)
LAT 3:09 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 (3.88 avg; 16 ratings)
CS 6:57 (Ade) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 2 (3.70 avg; 5 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 (4.00 avg; 3 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alan Arbesfeld, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Gerry Wildenberg, John Lampkin, Matt Jones | 19 Comments

Monday, April 20, 2015

Posted on April 19, 2015 by pannonica

NYT 3:21 (pannonica) 5*: 6 | 4.5*: 15 | 4*: 9 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 3 (4.23 avg; 37 ratings)
LAT 3:47 (pannonica) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 1 (3.92 avg; 18 ratings)
CS 10:31 (Ade) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 (3.21 avg; 7 ratings)
BEQ 6:25 (Amy) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 (2.88 avg; 13 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, C.C. Burnikel, Tom McCoy, Tony Orbach, Zhouqin Burnikel | 18 Comments

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 12:40 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 8 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 7 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.64 avg; 32 ratings)
LAT 12:25 (pannonica) 4.5*: 8 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 (4.08 avg; 12 ratings)
Reagle 12:54 (Sam) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 (3.57 avg; 7 ratings)
Hex/Hook 9:48 (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 (3.25 avg; 2 ratings)
CS approx. 18 mins. (Ade) 4.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 (3.80 avg; 5 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bruce Venzke, C.C. Burnikel, Don Gagliardo, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Merl Reagle, Tracy Bennett, Zhouqin Burnikel | 16 Comments

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 9:08 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 (4.20 avg; 5 ratings)
NYT 6:43 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 5 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.24 avg; 33 ratings)
LAT 5:15 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.70 avg; 10 ratings)
CS 9:44 (Ade) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 (3.30 avg; 5 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Anna Stiga, Barry C. Silk, Damon J. Gulczynski, Randolph Ross, Stanley Newman | 20 Comments

Friday, April 17, 2015

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 5:48 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 7 | 4*: 13 | 3.5*: 9 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 4 (3.76 avg; 37 ratings)
LAT tk (Gareth) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 3 | 1.5*: 1 (3.50 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 11:17 (Ade) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 (3.40 avg; 5 ratings)
CHE untimed (six-ish minutes?) (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 (4.19 avg; 8 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) 12:33 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (3.72 avg; 9 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Jacob Stulberg, Mary Lou Guizzo, Mike Shenk, Nancy Cole Stuart, Randall J. Hartman | 37 Comments

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