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Thursday, January 1, 2026 - Happy New Year! 🥳🎇
It's a new year, so why not start it off with a new constructor? That may or may not be Will's reasoning, but today's crossword is indeed a debut for…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - Happy New Year's Eve!!
Season 15 Episode 9
In honor of the ultimate day of 2025, Jeffrey Martinovic has donned both his party hat and thinking cap, the end result of which is today's fine cros…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - We're Baaaaaack!
Season 15 Episode 8
After a week to recharge and reenergize, both cohosts are back and in peak fighting form -- or, to be more precise, crossword-solving form. And we ha…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, December 21, 2025 - Ho, ho, ho!!! 🎅🏼
Season 15 Episode 7
Today's crossword was (as you can deduce from the episode title) a fun, Christmas-themed puzzle by famed magician David Kwong. Jean & Co. solved it e…
4 months ago
Saturday, December 20, 2025 - Like a latté at Starbucks, this crossword is hot and frothy
Season 15 Episode 6
This is Robert S. Gard's second Saturday crossword. It was not quite as difficult as his first, but the cluing was deliciously deceptive, and include…
4 months ago
Friday, December 19, 2025 - Let's Make Some ILLINOISE!
Season 15 Episode 5
This is a stellar Friday crossword, chockfull of effervescent clues that make it clear that an ace constructor -- in this case, Hemant Mehta -- is a…
4 months ago
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - A SCARYGOOD Thursday crossword!
The genius required to craft an NYTimes-worthy crossword is on full display today: Joseph Gangi has created a cuuute theme, and the hilarity of that …
4 months ago
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - No KAOS in today's grid ... well, *almost* none 😀
Season 15 Episode 3
This was a whimsical Wednesday crossword by the talented duo of Gary Larson and Doug Peterson. The theme was a triumph, buoyed up by a bevy of crisp …
4 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - PROGROCK ... rocks!!! 🎸 😀
Season 15 Episode 2
This was a gentle Tuesday crossword, slightly more challenging than Monday, and prepping us for the even more rigorous crosswords sure to come this w…
4 months, 1 week ago
Monday, December 15, 2025 - Dibs on top!
Season 15 Episode 1
Today's puzzle checks all the Monday crossword boxes:
Clever and straightforward theme? ✅Built with the novice-solver in mind? ✅Published on a Monda…4 months, 1 week ago