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Miami· Today

Murals Before Daybreak

Easy

Las Vegas· Oct 12

Neon Above the Count

Easy

Los Angeles· Oct 11

Pages Under Arclights

Hard

Chicago· Oct 10

Gold Coast Interval

Hard

Seattle· Oct 9

Foam Before Closing

Hard

Washington, D.C.· Oct 8

Season's Last Service

Hard

New York· Oct 7

Missing Over Montague

Easy

Mexico City· Oct 6

Codex in the Courtyard

Hard

London· Oct 5

Bridge Door Ajar

Easy

Nashville· Oct 4

Debut Cut Short

Medium

New Orleans· Oct 3

Broken Brass Hour

Hard

Tokyo· Oct 2

Encore in Akihabara

Easy

Rome· Oct 1

Monti Without Nora

Hard

Paris· Sep 30

Frames at Dusk

Medium

San Francisco· Sep 29

Locked House on Waverly

Medium

Miami· Sep 28

Checkmate on Calle Ocho

Hard

Boston· Sep 27

Harbor Table for One

Hard

Las Vegas· Sep 26

Suite Before Sunrise

Hard

Los Angeles· Sep 25

Chrome on the Bend

Easy

Chicago· Sep 24

Loop Car Mystery

Medium

Seattle· Sep 23

Crossing Without Return

Medium

Washington, D.C.· Sep 22

Ink on Connecticut

Hard

New York· Sep 21

Broadway Vanish

Easy

Mexico City· Sep 20

Polanco's Empty Pass

Hard

London· Sep 19

Gap on the Central

Hard

Nashville· Sep 18

Two-Step Coda

Hard

New Orleans· Sep 17

Masks Over Chartres

Hard

Tokyo· Sep 16

Capsule Left Open

Medium

Rome· Sep 15

Casks at Testaccio

Hard

Paris· Sep 14

Montmartre Set for Two

Hard

San Francisco· Sep 13

Union Square Switch

Hard

Miami· Sep 12

Bassline Adrift

Medium

Boston· Sep 11

Steam Off Hanover

Hard

Las Vegas· Sep 10

Buried After Midnight

Medium

Los Angeles· Sep 9

Muscle Before Sunrise

Easy

Chicago· Sep 8

Static After the Ninth

Hard

Seattle· Sep 7

Bid Under Brick

Hard

Washington, D.C.· Sep 6

Reception on R Street

Medium

New York· Sep 5

Quarter-End Drop

Hard

Mexico City· Sep 4

Trumpets at Closing

Medium

London· Sep 3

Veil Before Morning

Hard

Nashville· Sep 2

Open Door at Trinity

Hard

New Orleans· Sep 1

Twilight Among Tombs

Medium

Tokyo· Aug 31

Ginza After Glass

Hard

Rome· Aug 30

Echoes Under Appia

Medium

Paris· Aug 29

Drift Between Courses

Hard

San Francisco· Aug 28

Color Beneath Valencia

Hard

Miami· Aug 27

Causeway Vanishing

Hard

Boston· Aug 26

Back Bay Intermission

Medium

Las Vegas· Aug 25

Bell Before the Bout

Hard

Los Angeles· Aug 24

Smoke Over Wilshire

Hard

Chicago· Aug 23

Wicker Park Closing

Easy

Seattle· Aug 22

Capitol Hill Close

Easy

Washington, D.C.· Aug 21

Embassy Curve

Easy

New York· Aug 20

Reading Room Ruse

Hard

Mexico City· Aug 19

Meter on Reforma

Easy

London· Aug 18

Pins After Hours

Medium

Nashville· Aug 17

Honky-Tonk String Job

Easy

New Orleans· Aug 16

Auction Eve Missing

Easy

Tokyo· Aug 15

Lanterns Before Sunrise

Hard

Rome· Aug 14

Rain on Coronari

Easy

Paris· Aug 13

Dawn by the River

Easy

San Francisco· Aug 12

Fogline at Dawn

Easy

Miami· Aug 11

Midnight in the District

Easy

Boston· Aug 10

Margins Before Exams

Easy

Las Vegas· Aug 9

Fremont Streak

Easy

Los Angeles· Aug 8

Spotlight Gone

Medium

Chicago· Aug 7

Blue Between Sets

Easy

Seattle· Aug 6

Rain on Lake Union

Medium

Washington, D.C.· Aug 5

Silence at the Gala

Medium

New York· Aug 4

Harlem Blue Note

Medium

Mexico City· Aug 3

Last Ride in Xochimilco

Medium

London· Aug 2

Night in Little Venice

Medium

Nashville· Aug 1

Among the Barrels

Medium

New Orleans· Jul 31

Whispers in the Garden District

Medium

Tokyo· Jul 30

Shadow in Asakusa

Medium

Rome· Jul 29

Steel Under the Vault

Medium

Paris· Jul 28

Pigalle Curtain Call

Medium

San Francisco· Jul 27

Fog After the Last Run

Medium

Miami· Jul 26

Ocean Drive Check-In

Medium

Boston· Jul 25

After the Wake

Medium

Las Vegas· Jul 24

Vanishing Finale

Medium

Los Angeles· Jul 23

Malibu Sunset Wake

Medium

Chicago· Jul 22

Storm Lot

Medium

Seattle· Jul 21

Market Before First Light

Easy

Washington, D.C.· Jul 20

Georgetown Candlelight

Easy

Mexico City· Jul 19

Varnish and Shadow

Easy

London· Jul 18

The Night Before the Sale

Easy

Tokyo· Jul 17

Golden Gai Last Pour

Easy

Rome· Jul 16

Parioli Final Cut

Easy

Paris· Jul 15

The Final Accord

Easy

Nashville· Jul 14

Music Row Fadeout

Easy

Boston· Jul 13

Wake Before Dawn

Easy

San Francisco· Jul 12

Painted Ladies Promise

Easy

New Orleans· Jul 11

Parade Eve Fall

Easy

Chicago· Jul 10

Blackout on 18th

Medium

Las Vegas· Jul 9

Jackpot in Silence

Medium

Los Angeles· Jul 8

Hillside Premiere

Medium

New York· Jul 7

Last Course

Medium

Miami· Jul 6

Body at the marina

Easy