Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Jonesin' 6:51 (Erin) 

 


LAT untimed (Jenni) 

 


NYT untimed (Amy) 

 


The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 

 


Universal 6:12 (Matt F) 

 


USA Today tk (Sophia) 

 


Xword Nation untimed (Ade) 

 


WSJ 4:55 (Jim) 

 

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WSJ Contest — Friday, January 31, 2025

Grid: 15 minutes; Meta: 5 less 

 


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Monday, February 3, 2025

BEQ 15:07 (Eric) 

 


LAT 1:47 (Stella) 

 


NYT 4:04 (Sophia) 

 


The New Yorker 6:47 (Amy) 

 


Universal tk (pannonica) 

 


USA Today tk (?) 

 


WSJ 3:44 (Jim) 

 

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Fireball Contest January 9, 2025

Grid: untimed; Meta: an hour 

 


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Sunday, February 2, 2025

LAT tk (Gareth)  

 


NYT 23:40 (Dave) 

 


USA Today tk (Darby)  

 


Universal (Sunday) 6:50 (Jim) 

 


Universal tk (norah) 

 


WaPo 5:44 (Matt G) 

 

Oscar season is upon us and so are our version of the awards for crossword puzzles, the ORCAS. Check out the nominated puzzles and vote for your favorites here on this page. Voting closes on Monday, February 17th with winners announced in a livestream a week later.

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Saturday, February 1, 2025

LAT 2:30 (Stella) 

 


Newsday 28:53 (pannonica) 

 


NYT 6:29 (Amy)  

 


Universal tk (Matthew)  

 


USA Today tk (Matthew) 

 


WSJ untimed (pannonica) 

 

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Friday, January 31, 2025

LAT untimed (pannonica) 

 


NYT 7:24 (Amy) 

 


Universal 4:47 (Jim) 

 


USA Today tk (Emily) 

 

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

LAT tk (Gareth) 

 


NYT 9:20 (ZDL) 

 


Universal tk (Sophia) 

 


USA Today 9:09 (Emily) 

 


BEQ untimed (Amy) 

 


WSJ 8:38 (Jim) 

 

Note: Fireball is a contest this week. We’ll post a review after the submission period closes.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

AV Club untimed (Amy) 

 


LAT 5:36 (Gareth) 

 


The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 

 


NYT untimed (Amy) 

 


Universal untimed (pannonica) 

 


USA Today 7:33 (Emily) 

 


WSJ 10:48 (Jim) 

 

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MGWCC #869

crossword 5:13* 
meta 3ish 

 


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