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Friday, March 20, 2026 - Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein, Together Again!
This marks Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein's 4th NYTimes crossword collaboration, and it is a fine piece of work. Being a Friday, it was themeless,…
3 months ago
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - Welcome to EUROPA, a *very* popular tourist destination (um, in the 2080s) 🚀
Season 15 Episode 96
Today's crossword was full of surprises. The theme? A surprise. The correct spelling of DADAIST? A surprise (at least to Mike). The fabulous 51D, Nat…
3 months ago
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - A cracking good Wednesday crossword
Season 15 Episode 95
Adam Vincent has turned in an ab fab Wednesday crossword. The theme was highly amusing, and the rest of the clues equally awesome. We cover a lot of …
3 months ago
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - Finally, MADISON gets its 15 minutes of fame!
Season 15 Episode 94
MADISON, Wisconsin is a wonderful city that has received many accolades over the years, but one has always eluded it: recognition in the NYTimes cros…
3 months ago
Monday, March 16, 2026 - ☃️ 🎵 Snowbody knows, the trouble we've seen, snownobody knows at all 🎶
Season 15 Episode 93
This was a superb and somewhat crunchier than usual Monday crossword, a side-effect perhaps of an excellent, and about as NYTimes-ish as you can hope…
3 months ago
Sunday, March 15, 2026 - Beware, ARSENE Lupin is lurking in the grid 😱🇫🇷
Season 15 Episode 92
Today's crossword was a real deal — two themes for he price of one. But, here's the kicker (and the reason why this puzzle was worthy of the NYTimes)…
3 months ago
Saturday, March 14, 2026 - GOTTA like a crossword with GOTTA and ATTA 😉
Season 15 Episode 91
Kameron Austin Collins (aka KAC) has a reputation for writing streak-killing crosswords. Today, however, KAC is playing against type — and the result…
3 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - One HARDCORE Thursday crossword!
Season 15 Episode 90
Today marks Joe Marquez's sixth NYTimes crossword. Having started in 2023, that amounts to about 2 crosswords per year — not too shabby! This particu…
3 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Eureka!
Season 15 Episode 89
Today's crossword was an homage to proponents of the "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" philosophy, and it made for an awesome theme — tales…
3 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Mmm, give me a bowl of that ol' BABAGHANOUJ 😋
Season 15 Episode 88
Just like the dish in the title, today's crossword was yummy. We found the theme delicious, the clues tangy, and like all good crosswords it left us …
3 months, 1 week ago