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Friday, June 13, 2025 - Evan Mulvihill delivers the goods!
Season 13 Episode 30
Friday crosswords are supposed to be a challenge, and we can only imagine Evan Mulvihill cracking his knuckles while saying "I got this". And what we got out of the deal was this excellent, challengi…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Double, double, toil and trouble
Season 13 Episode 29
It took just one teensy-weensy act to shift this crossword from nigh-well impossible to fun and eminently doable. Unfortunately, that act was to figure out the theme. If you know, in your heart of he…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Quick, get your shades, this is one *brilliant* Wednesday crossword!
Season 13 Episode 28
If crosswords were paintings, today's would be hanging in the Louvre, it is that good. The theme is a winner, but the rest of the clues are magnificent. We're not just speculating here, though, we ha…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - Was this a fine crossword? To quote 10D, YESREALLY!
Season 13 Episode 27
Today's grid had a few surprising entries. One that in particular caught our eye, because it has never caught our eye, was 30A, Altar constellation, ARA. It is located in the southern hemisphere, and…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday, June 9, 2025 - Expect the unexpected!
Season 13 Episode 26
Even if you do expect the unexpected, we predict that you'll still laugh when you figure out today's crossword, as the theme is delightful. Note that if you do not figure it out, fear not, we have th…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, June 8, 2025 - An eerily attractive crossword grid 😉
Season 13 Episode 25
This was John Kugelman's twelfth NYTimes crossword in about 2 years, and today's puzzle makes it clear why he keeps getting published. The theme was fantastic, and there were enough challenging clues…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - SACRA bleu, this crossword was a BEAUT! 😀
Season 13 Episode 24
Today's crossword was Blake Slonecker's 9th in the NYTimes, and his 4th Saturday, so he definitely knows how to write challenging clues. The grid here was impressive, with 4 full-width and 4 full-hei…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, June 6, 2025 - A perfect Friday crossword
Season 13 Episode 23
What, you may ask, makes for a perfect Friday crossword? We're not sure about the what, but we are about the who: Adrian Johnson, the author of today's and 5 prior NYTimes Friday crosswords, definite…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 1 debut author, 3 debut answers, an ♾️ amount of solving satisfaction 😍
Season 13 Episode 22
This crossword had a most ingenious theme. Jean spotted it at once, enabling her to solve the puzzle in a goodly time; Mike, alas, solved it in a not-so-goodly time, meaning he had more time to savor…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - OPDOC - A Spiderman villain or an NYTimes feature, something like that ...
Season 13 Episode 21
It is unclear when "crunchy" was first used to categorize crosswords, but what is clear is that today's was definitely a crunchier than usual Wednesday - just the way we like it! Need proof? Check ou…
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago