NYT 3:17 
(3.29 avg; 28 ratings)
LAT 4:10 (Gareth) (3.70 avg; 10 ratings)
CS 5:53 (Dave) 
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There’s no new Ink Well puzzle by Ben Tausig this week. Ben is a real mensch and he spent too much time with a friend in the hospital to make new puzzles last week. We wish Ben’s friend well and will return to Ink Well blogging next week.
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crossword 3:39
meta 3 days (3.72 avg; 18 ratings)
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NYT 3:33 
(2.45 avg; 33 ratings)
Jonesin' 3:42 (3.43 avg; 7 ratings)
LAT 3:12 (3.44 avg; 9 ratings)
CS 4:15 (Dave) (2.71 avg; 7 ratings)
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My own book, On Crosswords, is hitting stores next month, and is now available for review in both digital and print form! (Digital, naturally, will reach you faster.) Contact me if interested.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t say here that Ben Tausig’s upcoming book, The Curious History of Crosswords, sounds utterly fascinating.
Robin Deits has put together a new, impressive automatic cryptic clue solver. No foolin’. Here’s more on how it works, and here’s the source code.
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NYT 3:56 (pannonica) (3.21 avg; 24 ratings)
LAT untimed (pannonica) (3.20 avg; 10 ratings)
BEQ 4:52 
(3.86 avg; 7 ratings)
CS 4:49 (Evad) (3.22 avg; 9 ratings)
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NYT 8:50 (3.58 avg; 26 ratings)
Reagle 7:37 (3.88 avg; 8 ratings)
LAT 7:29 (3.50 avg; 6 ratings)
Hex/Hook untimed (pannonica) (3.00 avg; 2 ratings)
WaPo 14:35 (Sam) (3.75 avg; 8 ratings)
CS 7:15 (Dave) (4.00 avg; 6 ratings)
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NYT 13:31 w/4 Googles & 1 spoiler (2.38 avg; 45 ratings)
Newsday 4:57 (3.67 avg; 3 ratings)
LAT 3:34 (Andy) (3.71 avg; 14 ratings)
CS 6:15 (Dave) (2.50 avg; 4 ratings)
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