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Sunday, January 11, 2026 - A PHIne crossword indeed 😉
Hopefully you remember your Greek lessons, listeners, because they — or at least one of them, which we hope for comedy's sake took place on a PHIday …
3 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - Looking for a RAFT of great clues? KAC's got you covered!
Season 15 Episode 29
This was a fine Saturday crossword by Kamereon Austin Collins, his 25th for the NYTimes and his 17th Saturday opus.
There were a slew of great clues i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, January 9, 2026 - No two ways about it, this was a fantabulous crossword!
Season 15 Episode 28
Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis have collaborated on two crosswords, both Fridays, and both fantabulous. Today's had some novelties, including 3 superb …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, January 8, 2026 - Beware the Grim ... Rebus??
Season 15 Episode 17
This was a delightful Thursday crossword by Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang. Jean got through it at gazelle-like speeds, whereas Mike, who made the…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - EPIC or ACK? You be the judge!
Season 15 Episode 16
Our co-hosts had almost comically differing experiences solving today's crossword. Jean found it to be ... a breeze, whereas Mike found it to be a ca…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - NOCAP, this was an *awesome* crossword 😀
Season 15 Episode 15
Today's crossword was terrific. A theme that pegged the pun-meter, a second theme that nobody other than your cohosts know about 😀, and a lot of othe…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, January 5, 2026 - 🎵 Leavin'... on a Jet Plane 🎶
Season 15 Episode 14
This was a gentle Monday crossword, easing us into our crossword-solving week. It was still entertaining, though, thanks to a theme that will lift yo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, January 4, 2026 - Gene Louise De Vera, Rule Breaker! 🚔
Season 15 Episode 13
Gene Louise De Vera's 5th NYTimes puzzle was one for the books. One of the sacrosanct rules of NYTimes crossword-dom is that an answer never appears …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, January 3, 2026 - A Brilliant End-of-Week Crossword
Season 15 Episode 12
The clues in today's crossword, Hannah Slovut's third for the NYTimes, were so dazzling that we felt we ought to wear shades while solving it. There …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, January 2, 2026 -- Hello, awesome crossword 😁 and good bye, Deb Amlen😢
Season 15 Episode 11
To explain the episode title: this was, indeed, an awesome crossword. And, as has happened for years upon years, Deb Amlen scrutinized the crossword …
3 months, 3 weeks ago