Monika Eckhart

After several years of absence during law school, I have managed to reintroduce myself to my passion for crosswords as I am in the summer before my last year. At some point I had over a 1000 day streak but most of it was on paper! Today was my 33rd day and longest streak on the app but whew it was a toughie. I had to go to the blog for some clues. I feel good about it. I hope that I can maintain it during my last year of school despite the cognitive rigor.

Love minesweeper and love crosswords. My two most favorite games combined. What an amazingly creative puzzle.

Slow and steady. 24 mins slower than my average BUUUUUTTTTT I didn’t have to use any clues at all. I felt the strong urge go to the blog but I resisted despite feeling overwhelmed with the clues. I can feel my mind working in flexible and creative ways. Now time for lunch. 🥪

Bottom right corner was tough. Even after looking at clues, still took lots of time. Liked the theme!

I do not understand EARNEDRUN for 30D? Baseball reference?

Tough puzzle. I usually finish the puzzle the night before but not today. Had to go to the blog and comments pretty quickly which feels like a hollow victory but I didn’t google anything. Still about 30 minutes over my typical Saturday. What a RIGAMAROLE. Thanks for the mental workout today.

I’m either getting better or this was easier than most Wednesdays. I used zero clues and did it almost 6 mins faster than my average. Definitely enjoyed it. Cute little theme.

Didn’t really use the theme until I solved it but had an error. Once I figured it out I was able to change LeGUARDIA to LAGUARDIA. Silly northwesterner. Cute little theme. :-)

Above average solve time on Tuesday and my best time for a Wednesday. They were inversed. :-) Little disappointed in TEA BREAK rather than TEA time as the theme revealer. I have never heard the former.