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MGWCC #356

Posted on March 31, 2015 by joon

crossword 4:53
meta about 5 minutes 5*: 31 | 4.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 (4.90 avg; 34 ratings)
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 41 Comments

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin' 6:13 (Amy) 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 (3.33 avg; 3 ratings)
NYT 3:22 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 9 | 4*: 9 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 8 (3.88 avg; 33 ratings)
LAT 3:01 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.09 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 9:14 (Ade) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 3 | 1*: 1 (2.71 avg; 14 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 (4.42 avg; 6 ratings)

Belated thanks to the Team Fiend folks who ran the blog over the weekend! I had the great fortune of seeing most of them at ACPT and I assure you they’re even more charming in person than they are on your computer screen. It was lovely to see a number of blog readers at the tournament as well—the vast majority of any blog’s readers “lurk” rather than commenting regularly, and it was great to hear from them face to face. Hello again!—Amy
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alan Arbesfeld, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Gary Cee, Jerry Edelstein, Matt Jones | 10 Comments

Monday, March 30, 2015

Posted on March 29, 2015 by pannonica

NYT 3:38 (pannonica) 5*: 10 | 4.5*: 18 | 4*: 12 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 (4.30 avg; 46 ratings)
LAT 3:24 (pannonica) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.79 avg; 24 ratings)
CS 13:38 (Ade) 5*: 1 | 4*: 7 | 3*: 2 (3.90 avg; 10 ratings)
BEQ 4:54 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 5 | 3.5*: 3 | 2*: 1 (4.00 avg; 10 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Bruce Haight, Jeff Chen | 13 Comments

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Evad

LAT 8:49 (Andy) 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 (3.86 avg; 7 ratings)
NYT 28:43 (Dave) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 15 | 1.5*: 6 | 1*: 3 (2.49 avg; 44 ratings)
WaPo untimed (Sam) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 (4.05 avg; 11 ratings)
Reagle 14:12 (Sam) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 (4.09 avg; 11 ratings)
Hex/Hook untimed (pannonica) (no ratings)
CS 21:17 (Ade) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 (3.64 avg; 7 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alan Arbesfeld, Andrew J. Ries, Henry Hook, Melanie MIller, Merl Reagle, Patrick Jordan, Peter Gordon | 24 Comments

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Posted on March 27, 2015 by pannonica

NYT 9:37 (pannonica) 5*: 9 | 4.5*: 17 | 4*: 8 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 1 (4.33 avg; 38 ratings)
LAT 4:34 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 1.5*: 1 (3.71 avg; 12 ratings)
CS 10:19 (Ade) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (2.80 avg; 5 ratings)
Newsday 22:07 (Gareth, Applet) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 (3.50 avg; 2 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged David Steinberg, Doug Peterson, Kevin Christian, Lynn Lempel | 18 Comments

Friday, March 27, 2015

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 3:57 (Amy) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 13 | 3*: 8 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 4 | 1*: 2 (3.27 avg; 41 ratings)
LAT 5:14 (Gareth, AL) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.53 avg; 19 ratings)
CS 36:44 (Ade) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 7 | 4*: 4 | 1*: 4 (3.69 avg; 18 ratings)
CHE 6:51 (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 (4.11 avg; 9 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 | 1.5*: 1 (3.50 avg; 7 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Klahn, Dan Fisher, David Kwong, Donald K. Willing, Jacob Stulberg, Mike Shenk | 11 Comments

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 3:59 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 9 | 4*: 10 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 6 | 2*: 1 (3.94 avg; 35 ratings)
LAT 5:10 (Gareth, AL) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (3.62 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 8:45 (Ade) 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 3 (3.06 avg; 9 ratings)
BEQ 7:24 (Ben) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 (3.68 avg; 11 ratings)

No Fireball post till Tuesday night—contest puzzle.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Byron Walden, Frank Virz, Tony Orbach | 17 Comments

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club 7:19 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.42 avg; 18 ratings)
NYT 4:38 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 14 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 7 | 1.5*: 3 | 1*: 1 (3.02 avg; 44 ratings)
LAT tk (Gareth, paper) 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (3.31 avg; 16 ratings)
CS 11:39 (Ade) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 (3.90 avg; 10 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Carol Lachance, Carole Lachance, David Steinberg, Jacob Stulberg, Randolph Ross | 12 Comments

MGWCC #355

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Crossword: 10:49
Meta: half an hour or so? 5*: 9 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 (4.35 avg; 23 ratings)
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin' 3:36 (Amy) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 (3.20 avg; 5 ratings)
NYT 3:04 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 8 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 (3.34 avg; 28 ratings)
LAT 3:03 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 (3.58 avg; 20 ratings)
CS 8:09 (Ade) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 5 (3.44 avg; 8 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 (3.56 avg; 8 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Donna S. Levin, Elizabeth C. Gorski, John R. O'Brien, Matt Jones, Robyn Weintraub | 12 Comments

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