NYT 3:47 (pannonica) 
(2.65 avg; 27 ratings)
LAT 3:02 (pannonica) 
(2.83 avg; 12 ratings)
CS 12:24 (Ade) 
(3.50 avg; 7 ratings)
BEQ 4:26 (Amy) 
(4.38 avg; 8 ratings)
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NYT 11:09 (Amy) (3.35 avg; 27 ratings)
Reagle untimed (Amy) 
(4.05 avg; 19 ratings)
LAT 6:59 (Amy) (3.30 avg; 5 ratings)
Hex/Hook untimed (pannonica) (3.25 avg; 2 ratings)
WaPo 10:22 (Sam) (4.00 avg; 7 ratings)
CS 31:11 (Ade) (3.56 avg; 8 ratings)
Zep (© Patrick Merrell)
Puzzler and cartoonist Patrick Merrell just launched a Kickstarter to get backing for a kids’ book he made, Zep: A Puzzling Adventure. Pat says the baffling puzzle contained within the book will take weeks to crack, if not longer. Intriguing! So click through and watch the video to learn more about the project.
Alert! Merl Reagle’s puzzle is best solved on the PDF this week. Here’s the link.
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Newsday 11:20 (Amy) (3.57 avg; 7 ratings)
NYT 8:18 (Amy) (4.60 avg; 43 ratings)
LAT 2:24 (Andy) (3.75 avg; 16 ratings)
CS 12:49 (Ade) (2.90 avg; 5 ratings)
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NYT 4:47 (Amy) (3.89 avg; 32 ratings)
LAT 7:15 (Gareth) (3.79 avg; 19 ratings)
CS 12:45 (Ade) (3.59 avg; 11 ratings)
CHE tk next week (pannonica) (3.38 avg; 4 ratings)
WSJ (Friday) 10:47 (pannonica) (3.50 avg; 8 ratings)
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NYT 5:40 (Amy) (3.40 avg; 26 ratings)
Fireball 5:20 (Amy) (4.00 avg; 7 ratings)
LAT 5:15 (Gareth) (2.50 avg; 10 ratings)
CS 13:44 (Ade) (2.89 avg; 9 ratings)
BEQ untimed (Matt) (2.63 avg; 8 ratings)
Are you one of those solvers who skips the Monday to Wednesday puzzles because they’re too easy and your interest only picks up when a tricky Thursday puzzle rolls around? If you’re not an AV Club crossword subscriber, drop a dollar on Caleb Madison’s “Spirituals” puzzle this week—you won’t regret it! It’s currently got an average rating of 4.64 stars (that’s 20 5-star ratings and eight in the 3- to 4.5-star range).
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AV Club 6:48 (Amy) (4.65 avg; 41 ratings)
NYT 3:28 (Amy) (2.91 avg; 29 ratings)
LAT 4:18 (Gareth) (2.76 avg; 19 ratings)
CS 9:33 (Ade) (3.43 avg; 7 ratings)
If you’re not an AV Club Crossword subscriber, I strongly encourage you to buy this week’s terrific offering for $1 here and solve it before you peek at the write-up below.
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crossword 7:53
meta 15 minutes (4.14 avg; 21 ratings)
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Jonesin' 3:28 (Amy) (2.83 avg; 3 ratings)
NYT 3:26 (Amy) (3.86 avg; 29 ratings)
LAT 3:08 (Amy) (2.59 avg; 16 ratings)
CS 8:37 (Ade) (3.75 avg; 10 ratings)
Xword Nation untimed (Janie) (4.67 avg; 3 ratings)
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(4.21 avg; 12 ratings)
Explanation of Patrick Blindauer’s six-day suite of NYT crosswords with a meta answer at the end appears below the jump.
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NYT untimed (pannonica) (2.95 avg; 21 ratings)
LAT 3:24 (pannonica) (3.59 avg; 11 ratings)
CS 10:17 (Ade) (2.95 avg; 10 ratings)
BEQ 8:58 (Amy) (4.13 avg; 4 ratings)
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