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Saturday, July 12, 2025 - Katie Hoody definitely has a clue (72, in fact!)
Season 13 Episode 58
This was a terrific Saturday crossword, because the clues were just brilliant. Who could resist the allure of 58A, Member of a sub-Saharan matriarcha…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, July 11, 2025 - Run for your life, it's an onion volcano, yum!! 🧅🌋
Season 13 Episode 57
Kudos to James McCarron, on creating an excellent Friday crossword, a debut, no less. Among our favorite clues (not mentioned in the podcast) were 21…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Pick a card, any card ...
Season 13 Episode 56
This was an awesome Thursday crossword, courtesy of Emily Biegas and Sala Wanetick (with Will Shortz, as always, at the helm). The were oodles of cun…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - A true test of your peripheral vision 😉
Season 13 Episode 55
Just when you think the NYTimes crossword could not possibly come up with one more theme -- they've all been done before -- they prove you wrong (whi…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - No need to grade *this* crossword on a curve!
Season 13 Episode 54
This was a SERENE crossword -- and we say that not because of the presence of SERENE in the grid, but because of the, well, SERENE theme -- one that…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - Blasts from the past!
Today's crossword, the 39th (!) by Daniel Raymon, was replete with musical performers of various vintages, from composer Aaron Copland to a band that…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - There's no escaping it: this crossword was absolutely fabulous!!
Season 13 Episode 52
Once again the NYTimes crossword has set a new high bar, thanks to the dynamic duo of Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry. This magnificent opus featured a pu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - Tracy Bennett strikes again!
Season 13 Episode 51
Tracy Bennet is the driving force behind both Wordle and Strands, and the appearance of this crossword therefore means that an impressively large per…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, July 4, 2025 -- Happy Fourth!!!
Season 13 Episode 50
Although there were not any literal fireworks in today's crossword, it was filled with innumerable flashes of brilliance and crackles of wit. Among o…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, July 3, 2025 - Happy Fourth Eve!! 🎆
Season 13 Episode 49
Today's crossword was by Adam Wagner, which means that you know, without even looking at it, that it's going to be good. The good cruciverbalist does…
7 months, 3 weeks ago