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Friday, August 1, 2025 - Happy Spider-Man Day!!
Season 13 Episode 78
This was a fantabulous Friday crossword that will have you saying 49D, "Look what I did!", TADA, if you are able to solve it. On the way to that illu…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - Behold, the ANTithesis of a bad crossword 😉
Season 13 Episode 77
Once again, the rebus rules, and indeed in today's crossword may even be said to teem, for it appears a whopping ten times in today's grid, in variou…
7 months ago
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - The name's WANG, Vera WANG 👜
Season 13 Episode 76
Today's theme was sweet -- literally! You'll know why within 30 seconds of the start of today's episode, or, if you're in more of a hurry, within 30 …
7 months ago
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - Stop us if you've heard this one -- Roger Ebert, Albert Einstein, and Mary J. Blige walk into a grid ...
Season 13 Episode 75
This was an ab fab Tuesday crossword by Peter Gorman, with an admirably serpentine theme, as we explain in today's episode (and, as usual, you can se…
7 months ago
Monday, July 28, 2025 - 🎵 From C to Shining C 🎶
Season 13 Episode 74
Writing the clues for today's crossword must've been quite the chore, but Brian Callahan has done himself proud. It took a bit of cultural archeology…
7 months ago
Sunday, July 27, 2025 - CLOUTCHASING ... yup, it's a thing!
Season 13 Episode 73
This was an astonishingly good Sunday crossword by John Kugelman, thanks to a jaw-dropping display of anagrammatic magic. We've got all the deets ins…
7 months ago
Saturday, July 26, 2025 - To solve this crossword, you'll definitely need BRAINPOWER
Season 13 Episode 72
This was a relatively straightforward Saturday crossword, but the clues included 7 debuts (and 2 that have not been seen in donkey's years): that mad…
7 months ago
Friday, July 25, 2025 - Ooh, you SLYBOOTS, you!
Season 13 Episode 71
This was an excellent debut crossword by Fritz Juhnke: the clues and answers were fascinating, offering plenty of opportunities for AHAMOMENTs. There…
7 months ago
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Name notwithstanding, OBELI is *not* an ancient Star Wars race
Season 13 Episode 70
This was a delightfully crunchy crossword by Ginny Too - her third NYTimes crossword in about a year. There were a boatload of novel clues†, which ma…
7 months ago
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - Joseph Gangi, Wizard of the Wednesday Crossword!
Season 13 Episode 69
Joseph Gangi has had 4 NYTimes crosswords published, all of them Wednesdays. He clearly has the difficulty level down pat, and his themes are always …
7 months ago