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Thursday, September 11, 2025 - Ah, a crossword with some real RAZZLEDAZZLE 😍
Season 14 Episode 10
This was a fun crossword by Gia Bosko, with a theme that Jean immediately sussed out, and Mike only discovered after he finished the crossword. That remarkable and dare we say it (yes, we do!) amusin…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -- Oh, sure, there's another OSIER 🙄
Season 14 Episode 9
While Wednesday's child might be full of woe, we prefer our Wednesday clues to be full of woah! 😀 And that's exactly what we got in today's crossword: a sizable number of clues whose answers did not …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Fetch the smelling salts! (You'll need them upon discovering today's theme 😀)
Season 14 Episode 8
This crossword quickly skyrocketed from "nice cluing, not bad" to "unbelievably awesome!!", thanks to one vital clue. We'll leave you in suspense as to what that clue is -- until you listen to the ep…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday, September 8, 2025 - Monday's crossword is fair and fun
Season 14 Episode 7
Monday's are engineered to entice and intrigue newer solvers, and today's crossword, by Margaret Seikel, does so admirably. There were a few clues that gave us pause: 47D, Attaches, ADDSON (not ADHER…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Math rules!
Season 14 Episode 6
It is not always the case that a theme gives us the case of the giggles, but Derrick Niederman's crossword provided us with a plethora of LOL moments. It is definitely in the running for next week's …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!
Season 14 Episode 5
The difficulty level's been dialed up to 11, so if you did not get through today's puzzle ... it's not you, it's Kunal Nagar (abetted in this criminally awesome crossword by Will Shortz). Every singl…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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 3 months, 3 weeks 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 3 months, 4 weeks 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 3 months, 4 weeks 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 months, 4 weeks ago