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Monday, May 5, 2025 - Boo-YAH, this was a marvelous Monday crossword!
Season 12 Episode 90
We try and be as impartial as possible while discussing the crossword, but when our favorite vehicle -- the DeLorean, of course -- appears in the grid, we find it very difficult to stay neutral, so, …
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Ah, who can forget the uplifting strains of 🎶 tum, tum, .... tum, tum, tum, tuuuuuuuum, tum 🎶🚀 😀
Season 12 Episode 89
Today's crossword must've surely been challenging to construct, but the end result is brilliant, thanks to constructor Brandon Koppy (under the keen supervision, no doubt, of editor Will Shortz). Thi…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Pass the SHAKSHUKA -- fun to say, delicious to eat!
Season 12 Episode 88
This was a very nice Saturday crossword by Michael Lieberman, his 29th for the NYTimes. It had a boatload of fine Saturday-level clues, perfectly positioned as far as difficulty is concerned: enough …
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Friday, May 2, 2025 - A tip of the tiara to Robyn Weintraub, Queen of the Friday crossword
Season 12 Episode 87
Robyn Weintraub is well known for writing awesomely good clues, and that talent is definitely on display today: it is not for nothing that she is known (eh, at least to us), as the Queen of the Frida…
Published on 8 months ago
Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 🎶 AVEENO, I just met a hair style product named ... AVEEEEEEENO 🎵
Season 12 Episode 86
If the theme of today's crossword leaves your head spinning, there is a perfectly natural and non-medically-related explanation. We'd like to tell you what that is here, but true to our motto of "as …
Published on 8 months ago
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Don't DAWDLE, check out today's episode posthaste!
Season 12 Episode 85
This was a crisply clued Wednesday crossword, with lots of novel takes and perplexing posers in the puzzle. Right away we have, at 1D, Blade sheathed in a saya, KATANA. We have a debut at 30A, Altern…
Published on 8 months ago
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - There was a little extra OOMPH in today's crossword, literally!
Season 12 Episode 84
Today's crossword was a debut for Gene Louise De Vera, so a few lusty "huzzahs" would not be out of place. The grid had some interesting features: we liked the the juxtaposition of 39D, Children's a…
Published on 8 months ago
Monday, April 28, 2025 - Grab your (key)board, it's time to EGOSURF 😀
Season 12 Episode 83
This was a gentle Monday crossword. Jean moved through it almost as fast as a MAKO (up to 46 mph, according to 29D). Mike took a tad longer, but was still able to MAKO good time 🙄. We have all the de…
Published on 8 months ago
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - Look out, here comes BRIDEZILLA 😀
Season 12 Episode 82
In crossword circles, a debut answer is one that has never appeared in the grid before -- and they tend to bet quite interesting. Today, for instance, we had 33A, Food-centric broadcasts originating …
Published on 8 months ago
Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Happy Canadian Election Day Eve Eve!!🙄
Season 12 Episode 81
Today's crossword was a "relatively" straightforward Saturday crossword. Saturdays are always tough, and this was by no means a walk in the park, but neither was it a rope-free climb of El Capitan. …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago