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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - NIHAO, y'all! 🙄
Season 15 Episode 40
Today's crossword, a collaboration between Ginny Too and Avery Gee Katz, had scads of splendid clues. In addition to those mentioned in today's podca…
3 months ago
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - HELLO, Hello, hello, he ...
Season 15 Episode 39
This was a debut crossword by Jonathan Raksin and an auspicious start to what we hope will be a lucrative crossword-writing career. The theme was a h…
3 months ago
Monday, January 19, 2026 - This crossword was capital!
Season 15 Episode 38
Peter Gorman has produced his third NYTimes crossword since February of last year, each on a different day of the week, which is quite 62D, Chilly, C…
3 months ago
Sunday, January 18, 2026 - ¡Hola, MAMI! 😘
Season 15 Episode 37
This was an excellent crossword by Rena Cohen, a Washington University in St. Louis student. If the university sounds familiar, that might be because…
3 months ago
Saturday, January 17, 2026 - This crossword wasn't merely MKAY, it was parfait 😀 🤣
Season 15 Episode 36
This was a fun Saturday crossword, which one of our cohosts (Jean) found to be an easy solve whereas the other (by process of elimination, Mike) foun…
3 months, 1 week ago
Friday, January 16, 2026 - All hail APOLLOVII!! 🚀 🧑🏼🚀
Season 15 Episode 35
This was a great cruciverbial workout by Kyle T. Dolan, whose crosswords tend to be on the challenging side, with 11 of his 19 NYTimes puzzles appear…
3 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - Are you fazed by FAZING? Fear not — it's only a phase 🙄😀
Season 15 Episode 34
Today's crossword, a collaboration between Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin, had an awesome theme that both cohosts temporarily missed in distinct an…
3 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - This crossword was positively GUCCI!!😀
Season 15 Episode 33
As the week progresses, the crossword constructors get more opportunities to add spice to the mix, and Joseph Gangi, author of today's fine puzzle (e…
3 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - CUTCO, slicing prices with their own products!
Season 15 Episode 32
This was a debut for Nate Hall, and he does a bang-up job. The theme was perfect for a Tuesday, and there were some marvelous clues throughout the gr…
3 months, 1 week ago
Monday, January 12, 2026 -Booyah, it's a HOYA! 🙄
Season 15 Episode 31
This was a classy Monday crossword, and the fact that Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina Iverson are in the marquee has a lot to do with it. The clue…
3 months, 1 week ago