Podcast Episodes

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - EMO hair, it's gonna be big!! 🙄

Season 15 Episode 75

This was Brad Lively's second New York Times crossword, and it was stunning, especially, as one might imagine, the ingenious theme. None of the clues…

9 hours ago

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - The State of the Crossword ... is *Excellent!* 😀

Season 15 Episode 74

This was a fine Tuesday crossword by Adam Aaronson, with a subtle theme and a subtler revealer. We were surprised to see, among the 6 debut answers i…

1 day, 9 hours ago

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Monday, February 23, 2026 - Alright, there's a DELOREAN in the grid!!

Season 15 Episode 73

It's hard not to like a crossword with a DELOREAN in the grid, as we can attest: we adored today's puzzle, the fourth in the NYTimes by Hannah Binney…

2 days, 10 hours ago

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Sunday, February 22, 2026 - A crossword of biblical proportions (no, jk, it's 21x21 as usual 😉)

Season 15 Episode 72

This was a delectable Sunday crossword by Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp, who happen to both work at the same law firm. That might explain 21A, C…

3 days, 9 hours ago

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Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!

Season 15 Episode 71

Traditionally,  NYTimes crosswords increase in difficulty from Monday to Saturday*. So, if you had problems with today's puzzle, that's perfectly nor…

4 days, 13 hours ago

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Friday, February 20, 2026 - Miracle on the MARNE

This was a very pleasing Friday crossword by Kate Hawkins. Being Friday, there was no theme, but that just meant that the rest of the clues had to pu…

5 days, 9 hours ago

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Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Laila ALI is back in the ring ... er, make that the grid!

Season 15 Episode 69

There were so many great clues and answers in today's puzzle, it's amazing that John Ewbank managed to wrestle them all into a 15x15 grid, but someho…

6 days, 9 hours ago

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - A HUMDINGER of a Wednesday crossword

Season 15 Episode 68

If Emojis make your heart go pitter-patter, then put your cardiologist on speed dial because today's puzzle — the fourth by Victor Schmitt — is teemi…

1 week ago

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - A 99.9% SNAFU-free crossword 😉

Season 15 Episode 67

If this crossword was a car, it would be a Bugatti; if it was a watch, it would be a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime. In short, this was a top-of-th…

1 week ago

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Monday, February 16, 2026 - Ian Livengood is baaaaaack!

Season 15 Episode 66

Ian Livengood had written a SLEW of NYTimes crosswords between 2010 and 2016. Then, most mysteriously, he vanished — nary a puzzle in sight until, af…

1 week, 2 days ago

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