MGWCC #709 — POSTPONED Until 3 PM Today
Just finishing up a few things here — puzzle will be delivered at 3 PM ET this afternoon. –Matt
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MGWCC #709 — Friday, December 31st, 2021 —“Permutation Situation”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Title: “By the Numbers” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a synonym for “excellent”. Answer: MASTERFUL Correct entries: 309 overall, of which 232 were solo solves Nine one-word...
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MGWCC #710 — Friday, January 7th, 2022 —“Just State the Facts”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Title: “Permutation Situation” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a well-known American university. Answer: OHIO STATE Correct entries: 269 overall, of which 200 were solo...
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MGWCC #711 — Friday, January 14th, 2022 — GUEST CONSTRUCTOR PUZZLE: “Eating...
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Title: “Just State the Facts” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a five-letter place name. Answer: MAINE Correct entries: 657 overall, of which 636 were solo solves 99.3 percent...
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MGWCC #712 — Friday, January 21st, 2022 —“Which Side Are You On?”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Title: “Eating in Bed” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is something you might eat in bed. Answer: SNACKS Correct entries: 598 overall, of which 553 were solo solves Fun Week 2...
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MGWCC #713 — Friday, January 28th, 2022 —“Who Are You?”
Title: “Which Side Are You On?” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a five-letter verb. Answer: DRIFT Correct entries: 172 overall, of which 58 were solo solves You won’t believe this, but I was...
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MGWCC #714 — POSTPONED Until 1:30 PM Today
Dear Solver, Little Ada turned 1 yesterday and in all the festivities (see birthday-cake dress in photo) I got a little behind on the MGWCC. But give me 90 minutes and we’ll be good to go. Until soon,...
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MGWCC #714 — Friday, February 4th, 2022 —“Smooth Solving Ahead”
Title: “Who Are You?” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a famous American of the past or present. Answer: I.M. PEI Correct entries: 263 overall, of which 181 were solo solves Complex path to...
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MGWCC #715 — Friday, February 11th, 2022 —“A City of Puzzles”
Title: “Smooth Solving Ahead” Prompt: The 2022 Winter Olympics begin today in Beijing; this week’s contest answer is a previous Winter Olympics host city. Answer: LAKE PLACID Correct entries: 695...
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MGWCC #716 — Friday, February 18th, 2022 —“Taking Sides” by Matthew Stock
Title: “A City of Puzzles” Prompt: This week’s contest answer, which is located in one of the eight U.S. states that begins with the letter N, is a city that often appears in crosswords. Answer: UTICA,...
View ArticleMGWCC #717 — POSTPONED Until 3 PM Today
Dear MGWCC Solver, I’ve been under the weather here at MGWCC over the past 48 hours, so I’m going to punt with a guest constructor puzzle today. It will go out at 3 PM. Until then, consider giving my...
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MGWCC #717 — Friday, February 25th, 2022 —“Following a Pattern” by Patrick Berry
Title: “Taking Sides” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is an animal. Answer: LEMUR Correct entries: 398 overall, of which 314 were solo solves Interesting idea from Matthew Stock last week. First...
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MGWCC #718 — Friday, March 4th, 2022 — “One Fluid Motion”
Title: “Following a Pattern” by Patrick Berry Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a six-letter word. Answer: SEWING Correct entries: 374 overall, of which 302 were solo solves Beautifully spare meta...
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MGWCC #719 — Friday, March 11th, 2022 —“Something’s Brewing”
Title: “One Fluid Motion” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is how a lot of solvers will figure out this meta. Answer: RAPIDLY Correct entries: 505 overall, of which 459 were solo solves Pressed for...
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MGWCC #720 — Friday, March 18th, 2022 —“Get It Together!” by Andrew Linzer
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Title: “Something’s Brewing” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a brand of beer. Answer: FOSTER’S Correct entries: 673 overall, of which 654 were solo solves Visual meta last...
View ArticleMGWCC #721 — POSTPONED Until 4 PM ET Today
Dear Solver, MGWCC #721 will be sent out at 4 PM ET Today. My apologies for the delay. –Matt
View ArticleMGWCC #721 — Friday, March 25th, 2022 —“I As in Interrobang”
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Title: “Get It Together!” by Andrew Linzer Prompt: This week’s contest answer is a four-letter word you’ll need to use twice to solve this puzzle. Answer: GLUE Correct entries: 425...
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MGWCC #722 — Friday, April 1st, 2022 —“I Kid”
WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO MY CROSSWORD CONTEST?: MGWCC is available only to subscribers at my Patreon page. A subscription costs $3/month. Title: “I As in Interrobang” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is...
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MGWCC #723 — POSTPONED Until 4:00 PM ET Today
Dear Solver, For the usual palindromic reason (see photo of still-not-great sleeper attached), today’s puzzle will go up at 4 PM ET this afternoon. I know it’s the fourth postponement this year, but at...
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MGWCC #723 — Friday, April 8th, 2022 —“Look for the Crook”
WANT TO SUBSCRIBE TO MY CROSSWORD CONTEST?: MGWCC is available only to subscribers at my Patreon page. A subscription costs $3/month. Title: “I Kid” Prompt: This week’s contest answer is noted...
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