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Friday, July 25, 2025 - Ooh, you SLYBOOTS, you!
Season 13 Episode 71
This was an excellent debut crossword by Fritz Juhnke: the clues and answers were fascinating, offering plenty of opportunities for AHAMOMENTs. There…
9 months ago
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Name notwithstanding, OBELI is *not* an ancient Star Wars race
Season 13 Episode 70
This was a delightfully crunchy crossword by Ginny Too - her third NYTimes crossword in about a year. There were a boatload of novel clues†, which ma…
9 months ago
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - Joseph Gangi, Wizard of the Wednesday Crossword!
Season 13 Episode 69
Joseph Gangi has had 4 NYTimes crosswords published, all of them Wednesdays. He clearly has the difficulty level down pat, and his themes are always …
9 months ago
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - A scrumpdelicious Tuesday crossword!
Season 13 Episode 68
In honor of the heatwave that some of you may be experiencing, Jeremy Newton has crafted a cool crossword to cool you down. ☃️ You are cordially invi…
9 months ago
Monday, July 21, 2025 - Fear not, ENOLA Holmes is on the case!
Season 13 Episode 67
Alright, here's a challenge: what word has appeared in the NYTimes crossword grid a whopping 926 times, counting today? We'll let you ponder that, an…
9 months ago
Sunday, July 20, 2025 - Famed mystery author ... Mary Westmacott???
Season 13 Episode 66
This was a fun crossword by Michael Schlossberg. The theme gave us an opportunity to -- at last! -- use the word "idiom" in a sentence without soundi…
9 months ago
Saturday, July 19, 2025 - Another Erik Agard spectacular
Season 13 Episode 65
In the pantheon of great cruciverbalists, there clearly needs to be a pedestal with Erik Agard's name on it. Why? Just check out today's crossword (a…
9 months ago
Friday, July 18, 2025 - This was a CORKER of a crossword!
Season 13 Episode 64
Kelly Morenus has crafted a superb Friday crossword, challenging but not overwhelming (although YMMV depending upon your life experiences, how many c…
9 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - Sam Brody doesn't just knock it out of the ball park, he clears the parking lot, too 😀
Season 13 Episode 63
Thesauri will have to be cracked open to do justice to today's crossword, it was that extraordinary/astonishing/engrossing/ingenious/delightful. It w…
9 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - BESTIR, BESTIR, there's a crossword to tackle!
Season 13 Episode 62
This was a highly elegant Wednesday crossword, featuring that most elegant of drinks (and one of the most famous letters in the English alphabet 😉). …
9 months, 1 week ago