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Wednesday, May 6, 2026 — Spring is in the Air ... and the Crossword!
Season 16 Episode 42
A second constructor in a row is making their debut — today it is James Mattina, an internist in Montréal, who has delivered a lovely crossword that …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 — This crossword was ABC Delicious!
Season 16 Episode 41
Today's crossword was a debut for Max Schlenker: congratulations, felicitations, etc., first for writing such a fine crossword, and second, for getti…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, May 4, 2026 — The NYTimes Crossword Empire Strikes Back (but, very, very gently 😉)
Season 16 Episode 40
Today's crossword marked a fine way to start our crossword-solving week, with a witty theme, straightforward clues, and — as one would expect on a Mo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, May 3, 2026 — Mark Diehl Rides Again!
Season 16 Episode 39
This is Mark Diehl's 80th NYTimes crossword since 1984, so it is abundantly obvious that he knows a thing or twenty about writing great crosswords. H…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, May 2, 2026 — May Day, May Day (encore!)
Season 16 Episode 38
Our cohosts had very different takes on today's crossword, a truly extraordinary work of art by Hannah Slovut. Jean & Co. found it to be a stiff bree…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, May 1, 2026 — Pro Tip: If Your Baguette is Extra Crunchy, You Might Be Eating the Wrong Kind of Baguette 😉😱😀
Season 16 Episode 37
Kudos to Rena Cohen for crafting an excellent crossword, her first to appear on a Friday. The clues were quite interesting: we always appreciate cros…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, April 30, 2026 — RUBE Goldberg, cartoonist and inventor extraordinaire!
Season 16 Episode 36
When Aristotle wrote that "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts", he most likely did not have crossword constructors Lance Enfinger and Joh…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — Uber Nerd Alert! The Trisolarans Got a Mention in Today's Crossword 🛸😀
Season 16 Episode 35
Joseph Gangi's eighth NYTimes crossword was so much more than a mere middling midweek crossword: it had a splendid array of intriguing clues. We love…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Welcome, King Charles!!
Season 16 Episode 34
King Charles is stateside, and it had been such a fervent hope of ours that the NYTimes crossword theme would celebrate his arrival that we might hav…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday, April 27, 2026 — A Very Respectable, Vonderfully Researched Monday Crossword 😉
Season 16 Episode 33
Neville Fogarty has published an NYTimes crossword every day of the week save Saturday. Today he had the foot off the pedal, resulting in this kinder…
3 months, 3 weeks ago