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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin' 4:32 (Amy) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.00 avg; 4 ratings)
NYT 3:08 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 10 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.56 avg; 34 ratings)
LAT 2:47 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 1 (3.44 avg; 16 ratings)
CS 7:55 (Ade) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 (3.43 avg; 7 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 (4.30 avg; 5 ratings)

Happy Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras! Have a paczki if you didn’t already have it last week on Fat Thursday.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bruce Haight, Bruce Venzke, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Gail Grabowski, Matt Jones, Randolph Ross | 23 Comments

Monday, February 16, 2015

Posted on February 15, 2015 by pannonica

NYT 2:55 (pannonica) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 11 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 1 (3.63 avg; 26 ratings)
LAT 3:43 (pannonica) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 4 | 1*: 1 (3.56 avg; 18 ratings)
CS 8:27 (Ade) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 (3.38 avg; 4 ratings)
BEQ 4:07 (Amy) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 (3.77 avg; 13 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, David J. Kahn, Garry Morse, Randall J. Hartman | 29 Comments

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Reagle 9:14 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.92 avg; 19 ratings)
NYT 8:41 (Amy) 5*: 10 | 4.5*: 23 | 4*: 11 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 (4.39 avg; 48 ratings)
LAT 5:40 (Andy) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 1 (3.83 avg; 12 ratings)
Hex/Hook 11:14 (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 (3.67 avg; 3 ratings)
WaPo untimed (Sam) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 (4.18 avg; 14 ratings)
CS 14:17 (Ade) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 5 (3.25 avg; 8 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amy Johnson, Bruce Venzke, Ellen Leuschner, Henry Hook, Jeff Chen, Merl Reagle, Todd McClary | 15 Comments

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 11:27 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 (4.17 avg; 9 ratings)
NYT 5:38 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 12 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 1 (4.02 avg; 28 ratings)
LAT 4:27 (Amy) 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 13 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 2 (3.73 avg; 22 ratings)
CS 9:30 (Ade) 4*: 3 | 3*: 4 (3.43 avg; 7 ratings)

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! May a crossword puzzle find its way into your heart and not merely annoy you.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brad Wilber, David Steinberg, Tony Orbach | 20 Comments

Friday, February 13, 2015

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 5:07 (Amy) 5*: 12 | 4.5*: 20 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 4 | 2*: 1 (4.31 avg; 47 ratings)
LAT 11:33 (Gareth, paper – 2 errors) 5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 3 | 1*: 3 (2.94 avg; 18 ratings)
CS 12:22 (Ade) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (3.22 avg; 9 ratings)
CHE 4:55 (pannonica) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 (4.00 avg; 9 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 1.5*: 1 (3.72 avg; 16 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Donna S. Levin, Jake Scheele, Mark McClain, Patrick Berry, Randolph Ross | 16 Comments

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 6:16 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 14 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 2 (3.61 avg; 36 ratings)
LAT 7:20 (Gareth, paper) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.27 avg; 15 ratings)
CS 26:33 (Ade) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 3 (2.60 avg; 10 ratings)
BEQ 7:08 (Ben) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.75 avg; 12 ratings)
Fireball untimed (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 (4.08 avg; 6 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Klahn, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Jacob Stulberg, Jeffrey Wechsler, Jules P. Markey | 17 Comments

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club 10:29 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 (3.73 avg; 13 ratings)
NYT 4:30 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 9 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 3 | 1*: 1 (3.50 avg; 37 ratings)
LAT 7:34 (Gareth, paper) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 (3.29 avg; 12 ratings)
CS 11:45 (Ade) 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 2 (2.36 avg; 7 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Erik Agard, Gail Grabowski, Peter A. Collins, Will Treece | 18 Comments

MGWCC #349

Posted on February 10, 2015 by joon

crossword 3:22
meta 0:01 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 (3.33 avg; 6 ratings)
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 10 Comments

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Amy Reynaldo

Jonesin' 3:50 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (4.00 avg; 10 ratings)
NYT 3:48 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 11 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 7 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 2 (3.20 avg; 32 ratings)
LAT 2:38 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 5 | 2*: 1 (3.35 avg; 13 ratings)
CS 9:38 (Ade) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 (4.21 avg; 7 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 1 (4.40 avg; 5 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Elizabeth C. Gorski, Jan-Michele Gianette, Kevin Christian, Kurt Mengel, Matt Jones, Patrick Jordan | 10 Comments

Muller Monthly Music Meta, February

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Matt Gaffney

puzzle — 7:51 with 2 errors; meta — 1 minute (Matt) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 (4.33 avg; 6 ratings)

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Muller Monthly Music Meta, Pete Muller | 9 Comments

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