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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 9:23 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 5 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 5 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 (3.50 avg; 28 ratings)
LAT 8:48 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 (3.79 avg; 7 ratings)
Reagle 7:31 (Amy) 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 (3.69 avg; 8 ratings)
Hex/Hook untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 (3.50 avg; 1 rating)
WaPo 15:47 (Sam) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 11 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 (4.17 avg; 21 ratings)
CS 31:19 (Ade) 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 6 | 1*: 1 (3.91 avg; 11 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Klahn, Doug Peterson, Emily Cox, Henry Rathvon, Jim Peredo, Merl Reagle, Paul Hunsberger | 19 Comments

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

Newsday 7:41 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 (4.13 avg; 8 ratings)
NYT 5:26 (Amy) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 9 | 4*: 13 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 (4.09 avg; 34 ratings)
LAT 3:53 (Andy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.68 avg; 14 ratings)
CS 9:48 (Ade) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 3 (3.33 avg; 6 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ashton Anderson, Bruce Venzke, Frank Longo, James Mulhern, Michael S. Maurer, Pawel Fludzinski | 19 Comments

Friday, December 12, 2014

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 4:32 (Amy) 5*: 6 | 4.5*: 14 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 7 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.97 avg; 39 ratings)
LAT 6:49 (Gareth) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 9 | 4*: 4 | 3*: 2 | 1*: 1 (4.03 avg; 17 ratings)
CS 14:42 (Ade) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 (2.63 avg; 4 ratings)
CHE untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 3*: 4 (3.30 avg; 5 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (2.50 avg; 4 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged C.C. Burnikel, Evan Birnholz, Mike Shenk, Nancy Cole Stuart, Sarah Keller, Victor Barocas | 26 Comments

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 4:31 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 8 | 4*: 9 | 3.5*: 8 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 | 1.5*: 1 (3.61 avg; 35 ratings)
LAT 5:24 (Gareth) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 (3.68 avg; 14 ratings)
CS 10:49 (Ade) 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 1 (3.07 avg; 7 ratings)
BEQ 7:10 (Matt) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 (3.38 avg; 8 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Ian Livengood, Joe DiPietro, Randall J. Hartman | 13 Comments

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club 4:17 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 (3.55 avg; 10 ratings)
NYT 4:11 (Amy) 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 9 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 7 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.50 avg; 33 ratings)
LAT untimed (Gareth) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 (3.29 avg; 14 ratings)
CS 9:20 (Ade) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 (3.29 avg; 7 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Caleb Madison, Gareth Bain, Lynn Lempel, Tom McCoy | 42 Comments

MGWCC #340

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Matt Gaffney

crossword 4 hours to construct
4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 (3.57 avg; 7 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged contests, joonlessness, Matt Gaffney | 11 Comments

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

NYT 3:54 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 8 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 4 | 2*: 7 | 1*: 1 (3.25 avg; 36 ratings)
Jonesin' 3:28 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 (3.60 avg; 5 ratings)
LAT 3:19 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 5 | 3*: 5 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 (3.39 avg; 18 ratings)
CS 8:52 (Ade) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 (3.50 avg; 6 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 (3.92 avg; 6 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Elizabeth C. Gorski, Kevin Christian, Matt Jones, Paul Hunsberger, Raymond Hamel | 4 Comments

Monday, December 8, 2014

Posted on December 7, 2014 by pannonica

NYT 3:09 (pannonica) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 10 | 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 8 (3.62 avg; 26 ratings)
LAT 3:01 (pannonica) 5*: 5 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 1 (4.00 avg; 19 ratings)
CS 14:14 (Ade) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 (3.00 avg; 6 ratings)
BEQ 4:22 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 (4.00 avg; 9 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Andrea Carla Michaels, Brendan Emmett Quigley, C.W. Stewart, Kevin Christian, Tony Orbach | 6 Comments

Muller Monthly Music Meta, December

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Matt Gaffney

puzzle — 8:03; meta — DNF (Matt) 5*: 14 (5.00 avg; 14 ratings)

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Pete Muller | 14 Comments

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 9:27 (Amy) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 (2.83 avg; 12 ratings)
Reagle 8:21 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 (4.15 avg; 10 ratings)
NYT 7:24 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 8 | 2.5*: 5 | 2*: 3 | 1.5*: 2 (3.34 avg; 35 ratings)
Hex/Hook 10:37 (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 (3.83 avg; 3 ratings)
WaPo 9:12 (Sam) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3*: 1 (4.11 avg; 9 ratings)
CS untimed (Ade) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 1 (4.50 avg; 8 ratings)
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alan Olschwang, Doug Peterson, Henry Hook, Jeff Chen, Jeffrey Harris, Merl Reagle | 28 Comments

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