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Sunday, December 21, 2025 - Ho, ho, ho!!! 🎅🏼
Season 15 Episode 7
Today's crossword was (as you can deduce from the episode title) a fun, Christmas-themed puzzle by famed magician David Kwong. Jean & Co. solved it e…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, December 20, 2025 - Like a latté at Starbucks, this crossword is hot and frothy
Season 15 Episode 6
This is Robert S. Gard's second Saturday crossword. It was not quite as difficult as his first, but the cluing was deliciously deceptive, and include…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Friday, December 19, 2025 - Let's Make Some ILLINOISE!
Season 15 Episode 5
This is a stellar Friday crossword, chockfull of effervescent clues that make it clear that an ace constructor -- in this case, Hemant Mehta -- is a…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Thursday, December 18, 2025 - A SCARYGOOD Thursday crossword!
The genius required to craft an NYTimes-worthy crossword is on full display today: Joseph Gangi has created a cuuute theme, and the hilarity of that …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - No KAOS in today's grid ... well, *almost* none 😀
Season 15 Episode 3
This was a whimsical Wednesday crossword by the talented duo of Gary Larson and Doug Peterson. The theme was a triumph, buoyed up by a bevy of crisp …
8 months ago
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - PROGROCK ... rocks!!! 🎸 😀
Season 15 Episode 2
This was a gentle Tuesday crossword, slightly more challenging than Monday, and prepping us for the even more rigorous crosswords sure to come this w…
8 months ago
Monday, December 15, 2025 - Dibs on top!
Season 15 Episode 1
Today's puzzle checks all the Monday crossword boxes:
Clever and straightforward theme? ✅Built with the novice-solver in mind? ✅Published on a Monda…8 months ago
Sunday, December 14, 2025 - ELISHA and ENOS, together again! ☎️
Season 14 Episode 100
This was a jaw-dropping pick-me-up of a Sunday crossword by debut constructor Zachry Edward-Brown (a high-school student, no less!) and veteran John …
8 months ago
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - A record breaking crossword!!
Season 14 Episode 99
Today's crossword, by Gene Louise De Vera, was one for the record books. Exactly what record was broken we are not going to reveal here, but rather k…
8 months ago
Friday, December 12, 2025 - We're fond of FONDANT ... and the rest of the grid, too! 😀
Season 14 Episode 98
This was a pitch-perfect Friday crossword, with a host of tricky clues designed to limber you up for the boss puzzle -- aka the Saturday NYTimes cros…
8 months ago