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Monday, September 22, 2025 - JUSTINTRUDEAU is in the grid ... but not in The House
Season 14 Episode 21
For those of you unfamiliar with Canadian politics, JUSTINTRUDEAU ruled Canada from 2015-2025, when he stepped aside in favor of Mark Carney, the cur…
7 months ago
Sunday, September 21, 2025 - A crossword that melts in your mouth, not in your hand 😀
Season 14 Episode 20
A rebus -- for those of you new to the crossword-solving realm -- is a square containing more than one letter. Rebuses come in several varieties; in …
7 months ago
Saturday, September 20, 2025 - A FEARSOME Saturday spectacular!
Season 14 Episode 19
This is Katie Hoody's fourth NYTimes Saturday crossword, and it is apparent that she has mastered the genre. The clues are devious, to be sure; and d…
7 months ago
Friday, September 19, 2025 - You can pronounce magniloquence? OK but don't BRAG about it 😉
Season 14 Episode 18
This was a tough Friday crossword, following a couple of crunchier than usual Wednesday and Thursday offerings. Extrapolating, we are therefore quaki…
7 months ago
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - Huh, a Saturday crossword fell through a wormhole into Thursday!
Season 14 Episode 17
Adam Wagner has a reputation for making tough, high-quality crosswords, which explains ... today's, tough, high-quality crossword. Even after grokkin…
7 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - A crossword that's waaaaay more than OK!
Season 14 Episode 16
The remarkable xwordinfo.com has compiled a list of the maximum number of times each letter has appeared in a crossword. Up until today, K had appear…
7 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - What the deuce, it's ... egad ... a LOOKIELOO! 😀 😀
Season 14 Episode 15
This was an excellent debut crossword by Jonathan Daly; we were dazzled by the theme, and found gems in the rest of the grid as well. We enjoyed 71A,…
7 months, 1 week ago
Monday, September 15, 2025 - Go, team, go!!
Season 14 Episode 14
This was a fine Monday crossword courtesy of the very talented Matthew Stock and Michael Lieberman. The latter, based on both this puzzle and his xwo…
7 months, 1 week ago
Sunday, September 14, 2025 - BEEP, BEEP!
Season 14 Episode 13
In August we had a fabulous crossword honoring "the Man of 1000 Voices", Mel Blanc, and ... he's back, this time in the grid, and in celebration of w…
7 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - YAFSC (Yet Another Fantabulous Saturday Crossword)!
Season 14 Episode 12
This was definitely a Saturday-caliber crossword, where Will & company pull out pretty much all the stops. On no other day of the week will you see e…
7 months, 1 week ago