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Monday, February 23, 2026 - Alright, there's a DELOREAN in the grid!!
Season 15 Episode 73
It's hard not to like a crossword with a DELOREAN in the grid, as we can attest: we adored today's puzzle, the fourth in the NYTimes by Hannah Binney…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - A crossword of biblical proportions (no, jk, it's 21x21 as usual 😉)
Season 15 Episode 72
This was a delectable Sunday crossword by Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp, who happen to both work at the same law firm. That might explain 21A, C…
8 months ago
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!
Season 15 Episode 71
Traditionally, NYTimes crosswords increase in difficulty from Monday to Saturday*. So, if you had problems with today's puzzle, that's perfectly nor…
8 months ago
Friday, February 20, 2026 - Miracle on the MARNE
This was a very pleasing Friday crossword by Kate Hawkins. Being Friday, there was no theme, but that just meant that the rest of the clues had to pu…
8 months ago
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Laila ALI is back in the ring ... er, make that the grid!
Season 15 Episode 69
There were so many great clues and answers in today's puzzle, it's amazing that John Ewbank managed to wrestle them all into a 15x15 grid, but someho…
8 months ago
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - A HUMDINGER of a Wednesday crossword
Season 15 Episode 68
If Emojis make your heart go pitter-patter, then put your cardiologist on speed dial because today's puzzle — the fourth by Victor Schmitt — is teemi…
8 months ago
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - A 99.9% SNAFU-free crossword 😉
Season 15 Episode 67
If this crossword was a car, it would be a Bugatti; if it was a watch, it would be a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime. In short, this was a top-of-th…
8 months ago
Monday, February 16, 2026 - Ian Livengood is baaaaaack!
Season 15 Episode 66
Ian Livengood had written a SLEW of NYTimes crosswords between 2010 and 2016. Then, most mysteriously, he vanished — nary a puzzle in sight until, af…
8 months ago
Sunday, February 15, 2026 - A masterpiece in a 21x21 grid
Season 15 Episode 65
Michael Lieberman and Rebecca Goldstein are, individually, great crossword constructors: together they are greater, as today's puzzle makes abundantl…
8 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, February 14, 2026 - A *lovely* Saturday crossword 🫶
Season 15 Episode 64
This was a fine crossword by David Carp, his sixth for the NYTimes and his third to appear on a Saturday. The crossword was not outrageously difficul…
8 months, 1 week ago