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Thursday, October 9, 2025 - Soyonora, LEONORA 🙄😀
Season 14 Episode 37
This was Freddie Cheng's 18th NYTimes crossword. He mainly publishes earlier in the week, but he has had a crossword published on every day, no mean …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - Will you enjoy this crossword? Signs point to yes 🔮
Season 14 Episode 36
This was an enjoyable Wednesday crossword, with a warm, uplifting, nostalgia-centric theme that both cohosts greatly appreciated.
We were glad to see…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - TESCO: the best in-store prices, but delivery charges are *insane*
Season 14 Episode 35
This was a fine debut crossword by Corry Cropper. It felt a little crunchier than usual for a Tuesday, but not overwhelmingly so; and it revolved aro…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, October 6, 2025 - TEVAs, the favorite footwear of divas 🙄
Season 14 Episode 34
This was a straightforward Monday crossword, as Monday crosswords tend to be, and an enjoyable crossword, as all NYTimes crosswords edited by Will Sh…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, October 5, 2025 - Once upun a crossword ...
Season 14 Episode 33
For those who like puns, you are in for a treat; and for those who do not, you still are, because in a 21x21 Sunday grid there's room for all manner …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, October 4, 2025 - The lore and the allure of LORELEI 🧜🏾♀️
Season 14 Episode 32
This was an enthralling Goldilocks of a Saturday crossword: not too hard, not too easy, but just right. For that we can thank Ryan McCarty, edited by…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, October 3, 2025 - Time for some cheery R&R with Rebecca (Goldstein) and Rafael (Musa)
Season 14 Episode 31
Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa are both great cruciverbalists, but together they are more than the sum of their (very impressive individual) parts…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, October 2, 2025 - One bang up crossword!
Season 14 Episode 30
This was a fine Thursday crossword by Aidan Deshong -- his 6th for the NYTimes. Jean tore through it, Mike ... did not. The theme, discussed within, …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -- A joyous Tuesday crossword!
Season 14 Episode 29
Today's crossword was a joy, for reasons that will become readily apparent as soon as you've either a) done the crossword, or b) listened to today's …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday, September 29, 2025 - A sweet Monday debut
Today's crossword is a debut for Brian Keller -- and it checks all the boxes as far as Mondays are concerned.
Fun theme? ✅Not too hard? ✅Interesting c…4 months, 4 weeks ago