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Friday, September 12, 2025 - OCEANOLOGY: OCEANOGRAPHY's lesser known cousin 🙄
Season 14 Episode 11
This was a very nice Friday crossword -- not soul-crushingly difficult, but with enough razzle-dazzle (see yesterday's episode 😀) to really lift the …
7 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - Ah, a crossword with some real RAZZLEDAZZLE 😍
Season 14 Episode 10
This was a fun crossword by Gia Bosko, with a theme that Jean immediately sussed out, and Mike only discovered after he finished the crossword. That …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -- Oh, sure, there's another OSIER 🙄
Season 14 Episode 9
While Wednesday's child might be full of woe, we prefer our Wednesday clues to be full of woah! 😀 And that's exactly what we got in today's crossword…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Fetch the smelling salts! (You'll need them upon discovering today's theme 😀)
Season 14 Episode 8
This crossword quickly skyrocketed from "nice cluing, not bad" to "unbelievably awesome!!", thanks to one vital clue. We'll leave you in suspense as …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, September 8, 2025 - Monday's crossword is fair and fun
Season 14 Episode 7
Monday's are engineered to entice and intrigue newer solvers, and today's crossword, by Margaret Seikel, does so admirably. There were a few clues th…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Math rules!
Season 14 Episode 6
It is not always the case that a theme gives us the case of the giggles, but Derrick Niederman's crossword provided us with a plethora of LOL moments…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!
Season 14 Episode 5
The difficulty level's been dialed up to 11, so if you did not get through today's puzzle ... it's not you, it's Kunal Nagar (abetted in this crimina…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, September 5, 2025 - A delightful debut!
Season 14 Episode 4
This was an awesome debut by Bryan Cheong, who is, astonishingly, only 14 years old. You would not know it from the crossword, though: the clues are …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Things are looking up! 😉
Season 14 Episode 3
This was a delightfully intriguing and decidedly crunchy Thursday crossword, penned by Colin Ernst and adroitly edited by Will Shortz. It took both c…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - ZHUZUP. Gesundheit!!
Season 14 Episode 2
This was a fun crossword by Michael B. Berg, his second for the NYTimes. The theme was terrific, revolving around a word that neither cohost had hear…
7 months, 3 weeks ago