Sunday, April 12, 2026

LAT 8:32 (phone) (Kyle) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 13:06 (Eric) [3.03 avg; 17 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) [3.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
Universal (Sunday) 8:00 (Jim P) [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:28 (Adam S) [3.25 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
WaPo tk (Matt G) [2.50 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

LAT 2:50 (Stella) [3.40 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Newsday 22:11 (Amy) [3.63 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:50 (Amy) [4.17 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:52 (Adam S) [2.88 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 14:58 (Eric) rate it

According to WordPress, this is the 8,000th published post here. Thanks for reading and writing!—Amy

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Friday, April 10, 2026

LAT tk (pannonica) [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:14 (Amy) [3.82 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:32 (Jim P) [3.75 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (tk) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

BEQ 16:34 (Eric) [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT tk (Gareth) [2.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 7:27 (ZDL) [3.22 avg; 18 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:26 (Eric) [3.17 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 10:59 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 8:15 (Jim Q) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

AV Club 5:10 (Amy) [2.38 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:02 (Gareth) [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 5:10 (Amy) [2.92 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:30 (Jim Q) [4.00 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) [3.50 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
USA Today 8:54 (Emily) [2.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
WSJ 7:25 (Eric) [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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MGWCC #931

MGWCC crossword 2:21
meta 1:30 [3.90 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Jonesin’ 5:35 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) [2.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 8:14 (Eric) [3.39 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 3:59 (Amy) [3.69 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
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USA Today tk (Sophia) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
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WSJ 5:14 (Jim Q) [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Ariadne’s Crossword Library, April 2026

ACL Grid: 6 mins; Meta: first thing I thought of [4.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
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WSJ Contest — Friday, April 3, 2026

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 10 minutes; Meta: 10 minutes [4.00 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
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Monday, April 6, 2026

BEQ 13:10 (Eric) [3.50 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:04 (Stella) [3.00 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:31 (Sophia) [3.25 avg; 10 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 4:48 (Amy) [3.86 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) [3.60 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
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