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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ untimed (Jenni) rate it
LAT 3:57 (Erin) 3*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:00 (Eric) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 5 [3.45 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (pannonica) 4*: 4 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 1 [3.44 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal 6:00-something (Eric) 4*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) 2*: 1 [2.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Xword Nation tk (Ade) rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adam Vincent, Brad Lively, Matt Jones, Mike Shenk, Stella Zawistowski | 8 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, May 22, 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: untimed; Meta: 15 minutes 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 [4.28 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 16 Comments

Monday, May 25, 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Eric Hougland

BEQ tk (Eric) 4*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 1:57 (Stella) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:45 (Eric) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2*: 1 [3.65 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 6:55 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.72 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (pannonica) 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 1 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ tk (Jim Q) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Anthony V. Grubb, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Janice Luttrell, Kameron Austin Collins | 9 Comments

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Nate Cardin

LAT 6:44 (Kyle) 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 11:05 (Nate) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.75 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 10:26 (Jim P) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:03 (Adam S) 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [2.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
WaPo 4:37 (Matt G) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amie Walker, August Miller, David Steinberg, Evan Birnholz, Joe Marquez, Kareem Ayas, Willa Angel Chen Miller, Zachary Gallardo | 6 Comments

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:06 (Stella) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 [3.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
Newsday 13:30 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 [4.10 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:41 (Amy) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 6 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.92 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:15 (Adam S) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today untimed (ZEB) rate it
WSJ tk (??) 1.5*: 1 [1.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Adrian Johnson, Alexandra Doumani, Kameron Austin Collins, Kate Chin Park, Mark Budovitch, Rafael Musa | 32 Comments

Friday, May 22, 2026

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.10 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:21 (Amy) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 4 | 4*: 8 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 [4.00 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:25 (Jim P) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (tk) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged David P. Williams, Desirée Penner, Gene Louise De Vera, Jeff Sinnock | 21 Comments

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Eric Hougland

BEQ tk (?) 4*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:45 (Gareth) 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:51 (ZDL) 5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 4 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 [3.36 avg; 14 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:32 (Eric) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:18 (Emily) 4.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 4*: 2 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Hannah Binney, Jeff Stillman, Jeffrey Stillman, Mallory Montgomery, Norman M. Aaronson, Peter Gordon, Zhou Zhang | 16 Comments

MGWCC #937

Posted on May 20, 2026 by joon

MGWCC crossword 2:30
meta ~~DNF~~ 3 days 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [4.58 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 13 Comments

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Amy Reynaldo

AV Club untimed (Amy) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 3:52 (Gareth) 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:03 (Amy) 3.5*: 6 | 3*: 4 | 2.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.08 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:27 (Jim Q) 5*: 3 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 4 | 2*: 1 [4.17 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 1.5*: 1 [3.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 7:26 (Emily) 2.5*: 1 [2.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 6:31 (Eric) 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Barbara Lin, Brian Callahan, Caitlin Reid, Gary Larson, Kathleen Duncan, Noelle Griskey, Shannon Rapp, Steve Jopek, Wendy L. Brandes | 9 Comments

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ untimed (Jenni) 4*: 1 | 1*: 1 [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:01 (Erin) 2*: 2 [2.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:12 (Eric) 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 3 | 3*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 | 1*: 1 [3.18 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 [3.90 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:38 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
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WSJ untimed (Jim Q) 3*: 1 [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Amanda Cook, Brad Wiegmann, Gary Larson, Matt Jones, Shmuel Schmell | 13 Comments

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