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Friday, February 27, 2026 - Happy AEOF (Almost-End-of-February) Day!
Season 15 Episode 77
Today's crossword was a debut by Caroline Hand. Getting any crossword published in the NYTimes is an incredible achievement — and to debut on a Frida…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, February 26, 2026 - BYGUM this was a brilliant crossword!
Season 15 Episode 76
Yitzi Snow has created a masterpiece of a crossword: perhaps it's not hanging at the Louvre yet, but we know it'll get there someday. Why, you ask? F…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - EMO hair, it's gonna be big!! 🙄
Season 15 Episode 75
This was Brad Lively's second New York Times crossword, and it was stunning, especially, as one might imagine, the ingenious theme. None of the clues…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - The State of the Crossword ... is *Excellent!* 😀
Season 15 Episode 74
This was a fine Tuesday crossword by Adam Aaronson, with a subtle theme and a subtler revealer. We were surprised to see, among the 6 debut answers i…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Monday, February 23, 2026 - Alright, there's a DELOREAN in the grid!!
Season 15 Episode 73
It's hard not to like a crossword with a DELOREAN in the grid, as we can attest: we adored today's puzzle, the fourth in the NYTimes by Hannah Binney…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - A crossword of biblical proportions (no, jk, it's 21x21 as usual 😉)
Season 15 Episode 72
This was a delectable Sunday crossword by Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp, who happen to both work at the same law firm. That might explain 21A, C…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!
Season 15 Episode 71
Traditionally, NYTimes crosswords increase in difficulty from Monday to Saturday*. So, if you had problems with today's puzzle, that's perfectly nor…
4 months ago
Friday, February 20, 2026 - Miracle on the MARNE
This was a very pleasing Friday crossword by Kate Hawkins. Being Friday, there was no theme, but that just meant that the rest of the clues had to pu…
4 months ago
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Laila ALI is back in the ring ... er, make that the grid!
Season 15 Episode 69
There were so many great clues and answers in today's puzzle, it's amazing that John Ewbank managed to wrestle them all into a 15x15 grid, but someho…
4 months ago
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - A HUMDINGER of a Wednesday crossword
Season 15 Episode 68
If Emojis make your heart go pitter-patter, then put your cardiologist on speed dial because today's puzzle — the fourth by Victor Schmitt — is teemi…
4 months ago