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Sunday, July 19, 2026 — This Crossword Was Capital, Simply Capital! 😀 🇬🇧
Season 17 Episode 15
In February, Michael Lieberman and Rebecca Goldstein collaborated on a Sunday crossword with answers that refused to stay confined to running horizon…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Saturday, July 18, 2026 — Alright, DIEGOLUNA is in the grid!
Season 17 Episode 14
This was a crunchy Saturday crossword, ideal for those looking for a strenuous mental workout. As is always the case on Saturdays, today's puzzle was…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Friday, July 17, 2026 — Hey, Where'd All the Black Squares Go?
Season 17 Episode 13
Today's crossword — a debut by Coz Berlin — was noteworthy for what it lacked: to wit, black squares. There were some, to be sure: but the grid conta…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Thursday, July 18, 2026 — Another Awesome Zhou / Montgomery Collab
Season 17 Episode 12
Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery have teamed up, once again, to create their third Thursday crossword, and they keep getting better with age/practic…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 — Today's Crossword Was *Smokin!* 🔥
Season 17 Episode 11
This was an excellent mid-week crossword by Johnathan Raksin and Jeff Chen. The theme was a hoot, and the rest of the clues were of similar high qual…
3 weeks ago
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 — A Collaborative Debut, Woo-hoo! 🙌
Season 17 Episode 10
This was a collaborative debut by Gus Bloxham and Bharati Hemmady, and it was an auspicious start to what we hope will be a succession of great cross…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Monday, July 13, 2026 — The Queen of Monday Crosswords is Back!
Lynn Lempel, aka the Queen of Monday Crosswords, is back at it, with a fine puzzle (her 105th!) and her trademark Very Clever Theme™️. It is just a p…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Sunday, July 12, 2026 — Why'd The Brits Build the ABBA Arena? For Money, Money, Money 😉💰
Season 17 Episode 8
It is rare that a constructor debuts on a Sunday, but Collin Drown, a PhD student at Virginia Commonwealth University — go Rodney the Ram! ... really…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Saturday, July 11, 2026 — Happy 7/11 Day!!
Season 17 Episode 7
Jim Quinlan's third NYTimes crossword didn't peg the Crossword Difficuilty Meter, but it did break our Quality Of Clues Meter, it was that good. We …
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Friday, July 10, 2026 — Branzinos and Beavers and Bandeaus, Oh, My!
Season 17 Episode 6
This was a fine Friday crossword by Willa Angel Chen Miller, an elegantly symmetric grid with some rather crafty and novel clues (as one would expect…
3 weeks, 5 days ago