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Monday, December 1, 2025 - Masa, which, sadly, is not available at any NASA commisary 🙄
Today's crossword was perfectly timed, at least for those of us living in those northern regions currently besieged by winter storms. We were intrigu…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Welcome back, LOUDOUTS!
Season 14 Episode 87
The easy-to-spell and fun-to-say LOUDOUTS has appeared a grand total of two times in the NYTimes crossword: today, and on June 15, 2013. We are on te…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, November 29, 2025 - YAISC (Yet Another Impossible Saturday Crossword 😀)
Season 14 Episode 86
Did an early version of Elton John's Saturday Night include the lyric "Saturday night's alright for fighting crosswords"? We don't know for certain, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, November 28, 2025 - All hail ARTTATUM, not just a jazz pianist, a jazz *genius*
Season 14 Episode 85
This was a fine crossword by constructor -- aka SETTER, depending on which side of the pond you live on -- Jacob McDermott, for whom we are thankful …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Happy Thanksgiving / Black Friday Eve!!
Season 14 Episode 84
On this dual US holiday -- Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Eve -- we wish to say how thankful we are for our myriad faithful listeners, and for the…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Two thumbs up, waaaaaay up!
Season 14 Episode 83
Today's crossword -- a debut by John McClung -- paid homage to one of the great movie critics of the last century, to wit, ROGEREBERT; and he was ful…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - A crossword engineered to leave you completely ENRAPT 🧐😍
Season 14 Episode 82
This was a splendid Tuesday crossword, thanks to an ingenious theme surrounded by a bevy of bedazzling clues. We appreciated the aptness of seeing 3D…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Monday, November 24, 2025 - It's not just a RUMOR: this was a magnificent Monday crossword
Season 14 Episode 81
We're just GAGA about today's crossword. It included some of our favorite words in the English language, such as 3D, Flabbergasted, GOBSMACKED; our f…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday, November 23, 2025 - In Praise of the Ol' Switcheroo
Season 14 Episode 80
The NYTimes has not shied away from publishing GOL (Groan Out Loud) Sunday crosswords, so we're delighted to report that today's is of the lesser kno…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - A Historic Saturday Crossword
Season 14 Episode 79
Prior to today, only 3 NYTimes crosswords qualified as double pangrams -- ones where the grid includes the entire alphabet, A-Z, twice. Today's cross…
7 months ago