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Friday, September 5, 2025 - A delightful debut!
Season 14 Episode 4
This was an awesome debut by Bryan Cheong, who is, astonishingly, only 14 years old. You would not know it from the crossword, though: the clues are sharp and the fill as crisp as can be. Definitely …
Published on 7 hours ago
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Things are looking up! 😉
Season 14 Episode 3
This was a delightfully intriguing and decidedly crunchy Thursday crossword, penned by Colin Ernst and adroitly edited by Will Shortz. It took both cohosts, working independently as is their wont, no…
Published on 1 day, 7 hours ago
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - ZHUZUP. Gesundheit!!
Season 14 Episode 2
This was a fun crossword by Michael B. Berg, his second for the NYTimes. The theme was terrific, revolving around a word that neither cohost had heard before, ZHUZH. Fortunately, the crosses were fai…
Published on 2 days, 9 hours ago
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - Ah, MATCHA 😀 ☕️
Season 14 Episode 1
In keeping with the nursery rhyme, we would argue that today's crossword was full of grace ... or at least some very cool clues. Mike's favorite was 10D,
Certain parent overseeing a child's career, i…
Published on 3 days, 8 hours ago
Monday, September 1, 2025 - A labor of love for Labor Day
Season 13 Episode 100
Today's crossword marks Lynn Lempel's 103rd for the NYTimes, and was a great way to usher in September. While there were no debut answers, quite a few of the clues caught our fancy, including 64A, Fl…
Published on 4 days, 8 hours ago
Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Corporate chaos, or crafty crossword? You be the judge!
Season 13 Episode 99
Michael Lieberman was definitely playing against type when he dreamed up this crossword, because he spends his days at his law firm fighting corporate mergers, but his nights -- apparently -- trying …
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Saturday, August 23, 2025 - ITSGOOD - in the grid and an apt description of today's crossword
Season 13 Episode 98
The fifth NYTimes crossword by Ryan Judge made for a very nice Saturday; not a walk in the park, by any stretch, but more straightforward than last Saturday's "let's scale Mt Everest barefoot" uber-c…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Friday, August 22, 2025 - Wanna know which country's national anthem has no lyrics? We've got you covered!
Season 13 Episode 97
Our cohosts were surprised and delighted to learn, thanks to today's crossword, that there are four countries whose national anthems have no lyrics, and so people instead hum, or sing something along…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Thursday, August 21, 2025 - Five out of five doctors agree: Simeon Seigel has delivered an abfab Thursday crossword!
Season 13 Episode 96
Once again, the NYTimes crossword has delivered the perfect blend of joy and education in one neat bundle. The joy comes from, primarily, the theme -- which we will say no more about here, but we hav…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - SEITAN makes its debut!
Season 13 Episode 95
One of our favorite foods is SEITAN - healthy, delicious, and, up until now, never mentioned in the NYTimes crossword. Ah, but the times they are a changin', as evidenced by today's 50D, Wheat-based …
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago