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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — Yes, It's *That* Day 😀
Season 18 Episode 14
For those of you seeking a change of pace from the wall-to-wall coverage of the election that you are likely being inundated with on every other plat…
1 week, 3 days ago
Monday, November 2, 2026 — Happy Election Day Eve!! 🗳️
Season 18 Episode 13
This was a well-above-mid Monday crossword, the second by Max Schlenker, coming not too long after his debut on 5/5/26. The clues were zesty, which i…
1 week, 4 days ago
Saturday, October 31, 2026 — Booyah, It's an Erik Agard and Brendan Emmett Quigley Tag Team! 😀
Season 18 Episode 12
In a highly apt bit of Halloween scheduling — thanks, Will! — today's crossword was built by two of the scariest constructors on the NYTimes' roster,…
1 week, 6 days ago
Friday, October 30, 2026 — TLDR: Great + Great = Awesome
Season 18 Episode 11
Individually, Robyn Weintraub and Rafael Musa can write great crosswords, but put them together and we have the living embodiment of the axiom that t…
2 weeks ago
Thursday, October 29, 2026 — Uh, Oh, The Streak Stalker Is Back😉😱
Season 18 Episode 10
Sam Ezersky usually shows up on Saturdays, so it's a bit of a surprise, and unnerving, to see him here on a Thursday. Fortunately, he left most of hi…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 — Boo!😳👻
Season 18 Episode 9
The old-time radio show "Lights Out" always opened with a fabulous bit of reverse psychology: "Lights Out brings you stories of the supernatural - an…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 — Yes, Everybody's Favorite Extinct Mammoth Is Back ... Er, at Least in the NYTimes Crossword
Season 18 Episode 8
Today's episode had a few edgier clues, as one might expect when Jeff Chen's name is in the byline. 54A, Deviate from the herd, GOROGUE, comes to min…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Monday, October 26, 2026 — After a Long Hiatus, LIL Abner's Back in the Grid! 🌽
Season 18 Episode 7
This was a YAFM — Yet Another Fine Monday — crossword by Kevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels, who have collaborated on so many puzzles that And…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Sunday, October 25, 2026 — This Crossword ... She's Dynamite!
Season 18 Episode 6
Solving today's crossword, by Dylan Schiff and John Kugelman, required you fully engaged your pun lobe (just north of the puneal gland, according to …
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Saturday, October 24, 2026 — A Breezy (But Not Cheesy!) Puzzle by Robert Logan
Season 18 Episode 5
Today's crossword had some stellar clues — as we describe in today's episode — built around an absolutely gorgeous "super-symmetric" grid. For those …
2 weeks, 6 days ago