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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - No need to hem or haw, we loved this crossword!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - No need to hem or haw, we loved this crossword!


Season 14 Episode 95


This was Kate Hawkins' eighteenth NYTimes crossword, and while mainly distinguished by its brilliant theme, gems could be found throughout the grid. We enjoyed the range of emotions conveyed by 32D, "By Jove, that's it!", AHA, and 45D, "How stupid of me!", DOH. We also were absolutely enthralled by, and are now seeking a t-shirt emblazoned with, 54A, "Education is not for the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ______" (old maxim), FIRE. 

Show note imagery: Computing pioneer ADA Lovelace

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