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Monday, September 8, 2025 - Monday's crossword is fair and fun
Season 14 Episode 7
Monday's are engineered to entice and intrigue newer solvers, and today's crossword, by Margaret Seikel, does so admirably. There were a few clues th…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Math rules!
Season 14 Episode 6
It is not always the case that a theme gives us the case of the giggles, but Derrick Niederman's crossword provided us with a plethora of LOL moments…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!
Season 14 Episode 5
The difficulty level's been dialed up to 11, so if you did not get through today's puzzle ... it's not you, it's Kunal Nagar (abetted in this crimina…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, September 5, 2025 - A delightful debut!
Season 14 Episode 4
This was an awesome debut by Bryan Cheong, who is, astonishingly, only 14 years old. You would not know it from the crossword, though: the clues are …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Things are looking up! 😉
Season 14 Episode 3
This was a delightfully intriguing and decidedly crunchy Thursday crossword, penned by Colin Ernst and adroitly edited by Will Shortz. It took both c…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - ZHUZUP. Gesundheit!!
Season 14 Episode 2
This was a fun crossword by Michael B. Berg, his second for the NYTimes. The theme was terrific, revolving around a word that neither cohost had hear…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - Ah, MATCHA 😀 ☕️
Season 14 Episode 1
In keeping with the nursery rhyme, we would argue that today's crossword was full of grace ... or at least some very cool clues. Mike's favorite was …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday, September 1, 2025 - A labor of love for Labor Day
Season 13 Episode 100
Today's crossword marks Lynn Lempel's 103rd for the NYTimes, and was a great way to usher in September. While there were no debut answers, quite a fe…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Corporate chaos, or crafty crossword? You be the judge!
Season 13 Episode 99
Michael Lieberman was definitely playing against type when he dreamed up this crossword, because he spends his days at his law firm fighting corporat…
6 months ago
Saturday, August 23, 2025 - ITSGOOD - in the grid and an apt description of today's crossword
Season 13 Episode 98
The fifth NYTimes crossword by Ryan Judge made for a very nice Saturday; not a walk in the park, by any stretch, but more straightforward than last S…
6 months ago