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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — Oh, c'mon, dismal science, cheer up! 😉
Season 16 Episode 61
Today's crossword is by Brad Lively, who now has one crossword in each of the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday slots. We're placing our bets that his …
5 months ago
Monday, May 25, 2026 — Today's crossword is *smoking* 🔥🔥
Season 16 Episode 60
Timed just perfectly to match the mini-heatwave about to ravage NE Wisconsin (temperatures might get up to 90°F😱), Anthony V. Grubb has shown up with…
5 months ago
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — Happy Memorial Day Eve!
Season 16 Episode 59
David Steinberg is definitely a child prodigy when it comes to crosswords. His first NYTimes crossword was published in 2011, when he was (does some …
5 months ago
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — Rejoice, it's another "Quasi-Impossible Saturday Spectacular" by Kameron Austin Collins
Season 16 Episode 58
Kameron Austin Collins specializes in end-of-the-week-and-nigh-well-impossible crosswords. His talents are on full display today, a crossword with ve…
5 months, 1 week ago
Friday, May 22, 2026 — Don't be a fool, mate, and succumb to the FOOLSMATE 🙄😀
Season 16 Episode 57
This was Gene Louise De Vera's sixth NYTimes Crossword, and his Friday debut. Both cohosts found the clues to be quite lively — fun but not fraught, …
5 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 — Eighty years later, CLARA Bow is *still* showing up in the grid 🥰
Season 16 Episode 56
This was a good mid-week crossword by Kathleen Duncan — her second for the NYTimes. We liked many of the clues in today's puzzle, but our favorites h…
5 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — A Toast to a Most Noteworthy Crossword!
Season 16 Episode 55
For those of you keeping track, Brad Wiegmann, author of today's very fine puzzle, has as of today published an NYTimes crossword every day of the we…
5 months, 1 week ago
Monday, May 18, 2026 —🎵 It's a Small World, After All 🎶
Season 16 Episode 54
How she does it remains a mystery, but Rena Cohen has a definite knack for crafting wonderfully clever and gentle themes, embedded in a grid with som…
5 months, 1 week ago
Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Eh, What's Up, Doc? 🐰😍
Season 16 Episode 53
This was an excellent Sunday crossword by Derrick Niederman, a man who heretofore has only published on Sundays, a precedent that he laid down when h…
5 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Caution: Today's Crossword May be Hazardous to Your Streak 😱😉
Season 16 Episode 52
This was a highly challenging crossword by Byron Walden, each clue a masterpiece of misdirection, with a dash of obscurity thrown in for good measure…
5 months, 2 weeks ago