Past WSJ Crossword Contests & Solutions

This is a place to learn about the Muggles community and some of the terminology we use. It also contains suggested strategies for solving meta crosswords, as well as a repository of all past WSJ crossword contests and solutions.
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AUGUST 2020


LET'S MOVE BEYOND IT — BLOCKS — MIKE SHENK
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YOU NEED GLASSES — ANISETTE — MATT GAFFNEY
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LESS AND LESS — DEDUCT — MIKE SHENK
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WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER — (COCO) CHANEL — MATT GAFFNEY
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SEPTEMBER 2020


CITY BLOCKS — MIAMI — MIKE SHENK
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WHERE'S THE REST? — DOZE — MATT GAFFNEY
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GROUP OUTINGS — TRIPS — PATRICK BERRY
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YOU'RE SURROUNDED! — TENNESSEE — MATT GAFFNEY
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OCTOBER 2020


DRAWBACKS — LIFE MODELS — MIKE SHENK
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SHOW THEM THE WAY — TOO MUCH TV — MATT GAFFNEY
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SUMMER WEAR — KNEE BRITCHES — MIKE SHENK
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JUST A STEP MORE — SMELL — MATT GAFFNEY
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I SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU — HOWLS — MIKE SHENK
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NOVEMBER 2020


FRESH START — PHRASE — MATT GAFFNEY
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CLOSING CREDITS — FADE TO BLACK — MIKE SHENK
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FROM TOP TO BOTTOM — MISSING LINKS — MATT GAFFNEY
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TWO BY TWO — SALAMANDER — MIKE SHENK
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DECEMBER 2020


CONNECT FOUR — SIAMESE TWINS — MATT GAFFNEY
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RISKY BUSINESS — LIVE ON BORROWED TIME — MIKE SHENK
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IN BED BY 9 — CATNAP — MATT GAFFNEY
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PAST AND PRESENT — FRANKINCENSE — MIKE SHENK
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THE PARTY STARTS AT 10 — RING IN THE NEW — MATT GAFFNEY
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JANUARY 2021


AP ENGLISH — SYNONYMS — PETE MULLER & MICHAEL MILAM
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I WON'T SPOIL THE ENDING — A BUG'S LIFE — MATT GAFFNEY
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ENDNOTES — MELODY — MIKE SHENK
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MAKE HIM FROM THEM — — MAT GAFFNEY
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FEBRUARY 2021


POETIC JUSTICE — TRIAL JUDGE — MIKE SHENK
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LOOKING FOR THAT SPARK — WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... — MATT GAFFNEY
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IN CHARACTER — LITTLE WOMEN — MIKE SHENK
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CHEMICAL CHANGE — MARIE CURIE — MATT GAFFNEY
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March 2021


OVERLAPS — SHINGLES — JOANNE SULLIVAN
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PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW — RANDOM HOUSE — MATT GAFFNEY
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Town & Country — VACATION — Mike Shenk
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We'll Have Waters All Around — — MATT GAFFNEY
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April 2021


TWO FOR THE SHOW — EDGAR DEGAS — MIKE SHENK
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THE PLAY'S THE THING — MORTAL — MATT GAFFNEY
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SWAP MEET — IT'S A DEAL! — PATRICK BERRY
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THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER — GAME, SET, AND MATCH — MATT GAFFNEY
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BACKCOURT FUNDAMENTALS — BASIC — MIKE SHENK
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MAY 2021


BIT PARTS — REESE'S PIECES — MATT GAFFNEY
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FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS — MEANDERS — MIKE SHENK
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PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME — FIFTY — MATT GAFFNEY
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COOKING BY THE NUMBERS — OREGANO — MIKE SHENK
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JUNE 2021


PARDON MY ENGLISH — TRÈS BIEN — MATT GAFFNEY
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CONNECT THE DOTS — GRAPH — MIKE SHENK
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A SAIL OF TWO CITIES — WATER — MATT GAFFNEY
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HOTLINKS — WILDFIRE — PATRICK BERRY
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JULY 2021


PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED — SHELL GAMES — MATT GAFFNEY
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UNDER THE TABLE — DISCREET — MKE SHENK
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WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS — KIA — MATT GAFFNEY
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TWO FOR ONE — PARAGON — MIKE SHENK
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I'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YOU — N. K. JEMISIN — MATT GAFFNEY
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AUGUST 2021


THREE LITTLE WORDS — ALL FOR YOU — MIKE SHENK
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JEWEL CASE — STONY — MATT GAFFNEY
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STARTING POSITIONS — RACES — MIKE SHENK
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SOME REAL DUDS IN THERE — PHANTOM THREAD — MATT GAFFNEY
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SEPTEMBER 2021


INTERSTATE TRAVEL — SUPERHIGHWAY — MIKE SHENK
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DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? — TOYOTA — MATT GAFFNEY
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AFTERMATH — OBTUSE — MIKE SHENK
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THOROUGH ENOUGH — ABSTRACT — MATT GAFFNEY
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OCTOBER 2021


URBAN SHIFT — STOCKHOLM — MIKE SHENK
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SEEKING ANSWERS — ESSAY TEST — MATT GAFFNEY
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TAKE FIVE — HALT — PATRICK BERRY
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YOU'LL NEVER SOLVE THIS ONE! — MWAHAHA — MATT GAFFNEY
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TRICK OR TREAT — CLOWN — MIKE SHENK
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NOVEMBER 2021


THREE BY THREE — BOOK TOUR — MATT GAFFNEY
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THE FIVES W's — SCOOP — MIKE SHENK
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I SPY — WALDO — MATT GAFFNEY
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BALL CONTROL — HANDLER — MIKE SHENK
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DECEMBER 2021


DOUBLE TROUBLE — A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT — MATT GAFFNEY
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ON OCCASION — IT'S A DATE — MIKE SHENK
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WINTER FALL — EAVESDROP — MATT GAFFNEY
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NOW THAT'S A GIFT! — CAROLS — MIKE SHENK
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A YEAR TO WATCH — NEWHART — MATT GAFFNEY
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JANUARY 2022


THREE-POINTERS — LAYUP — MIKE SHENK
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GOLDEN YEARS — BETTY WHITE — MATT GAFFNEY
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YOU DON'T SAY — SOLECISM — MIKE SHENK
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JUST LOOK AT YOURSELF! — NAVEL GAZING — MATT GAFFNEY
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FEBRUARY 2022


ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER — ENDLESS LOOP — MIKE SHENK
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LISTEN UP — MEMORIES — MATT GAFFNEY
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BACK AND FORTH — PALINDROME — PATRICK BERRY
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Happy Together — BLISS — MATT GAFFNEY
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MARCH 2022


CROSS COUNTRY — PERU— MIKE SHENK
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GETTING POSSESSIVE — CHEF'S KISS — MATT GAFFNEY
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DEAL BREAKER — LAS VEGAS — MIKE SHENK
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BODY LANGUAGE — KIDNEY(S) — MATT GAFFNEY
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APRIL 2022


TRADE-INS — SWAP — MIKE SHENK
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INNER TURMOIL — CUTE — MATT GAFFNEY
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OUTER REGIONS — MAINE — MIKE SHENK
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DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? — DODGE DAYTONA — MATT GAFFNEY
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SCALE BACK — CANTATA — MIKE SHENK
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