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Matt Jones’s Jonesin’ Crossword, “Double Dealing” — I’ll throw in two extra – Jenni’s write-up This was a lovely mixture of Tuesday-accessible and delightfully surprising. Each theme answer has two letters added to a base phrase. The result is highly … Continue readin...

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Matt Gaffney’s Wall Street Journal contest crossword, “Poetic License” — Conrad’s writeup. This week we’re looking for a two-syllable poetry term. There were four two-word theme entries: BATTLE SCAR: Souvenir of war, of a sort BAKED HAM: Christmas entree, for …

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Fireball Contest: “Bottoms Up!” by Patrick Berry – Jeffmiz’s write-up Hello again Crossworld!  Jeff here again, it’s a Saturday night and I have about 30 minutes to solve this puzzle, look for the meta answer, and then type up my … Continue reading →

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Kenneth Cortes’s New York Times Crossword — Sophia’s Recap Happy Pride Month, everybody! And what a great puzzle to kick off the month. In the center of the puzzle, we have the clue [Emerged victorious … or what this puzzle’s … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Martin0vic and Evan Park’s New York Times crossword, “Target Practice” — Nate’s write-up 22A: SWITZERLAND [Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across] 32A: MARKSMANSHIP [Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision] 41A: ARCHERY [Athletic skill …

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