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Monday, May 18, 2026

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 14:45 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [3.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:39 (Stella) 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:01 (Sophia) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.05 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 5:55 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 [3.06 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ tk (Jim Q) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amie Walker, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Brian Callahan, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Kaela Curry, Kevin Curry, Rena Cohen, Zhou Zhang | 33 Comments

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Nate Cardin

LAT 7:44 (Kyle) 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 15:31 (Nate) 5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 3 | 2*: 4 | 1.5*: 4 | 1*: 3 [2.52 avg; 23 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 8:28 (Jim P) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:14 (Adam S) 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 4:16 (Matt G) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 2 [3.10 avg; 5 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged CJ Tan, Derrick Niederman, Evan Birnholz, Jake Halperin, Matt Revis, Will Pfadenhauer | 29 Comments

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Eric Hougland

LAT 2:24 (Stella) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 [2.75 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Newsday 13:52* (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:16 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 3 | 1*: 3 [3.03 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:43 (Adam S) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [3.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 12:20 (Eric) 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alice Liang, Byron Walden, David P. Williams, David Williams, Karen Steinberg, Zachary Edward-Brown, Zhouqin Burnikel | 28 Comments

Friday, May 15, 2026

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [2.30 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:21 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 7 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.60 avg; 15 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:24 (Jim P) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (tk) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Jeffrey Wechsler, Maddy Ziegler, Shannon Rapp, Will Eisenberg | 14 Comments

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Jenni Levy

BEQ 9:42 (Eric) 3.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 9:00 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 17:27 (ZDL) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 6 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.56 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:21 (Eric) 4*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.30 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) rate it
WSJ tk (Jim Q) 5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 [4.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Faren Roth, Sam Brody, Simeon Seigel, Zachary David Levy | 16 Comments

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Eric Hougland

AV Club 12:31 (Amy) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:13 (Gareth) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 4:29 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 4 | 1.5*: 1 [3.25 avg; 16 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Jim Q) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.94 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 2*: 2 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) rate it
WSJ 7:29 (Eric) 3.5*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Bob Weisz, Brian Keller, Jonathan Raksin, Ricky J. Sirois | 9 Comments

MGWCC #936

Posted on May 12, 2026 by joon

MGWCC crossword 3:14
meta 1ish 5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 3 Comments

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ untimed (Jenni) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:37 (Erin) 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:38 (Eric) 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 4 | 1.5*: 1 [2.44 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 10:04 (Eric) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 [3.88 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal 7:34 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.20 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ 5:16 (Jim Q) 4.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Aiden Glenn, Jim Heane, John Ruff, Matt Jones, Wyna Liu, Zhouqin Burnikel | 13 Comments

Monday, May 11, 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Stella Zawistowski

BEQ untimed (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:03 (Stella) 4.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:07 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 1 [3.67 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 7:35 (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.44 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 5:39 (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Brendan Emmett Quigley, Chloe Revery, Joel Woodford, Matthew Luter, Natan Last, Peter A. Collins | 8 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, May 8, 2026

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: untimed; Meta: 2 days 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.72 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Patrick Berry | 11 Comments

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