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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - OLEATO!
Season 12 Episode 65
This was an exceptionally memorable Wednesday crossword. The theme was inspired, but the rest of the puzzle was just chockfull of equally brilliant entries. We have all the deets inside, so we earnes…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - ¡Ay, caramba!, it's the island of ARUBA 😀
Season 12 Episode 64
Today's crossword was fun (absolutely!), fast (YMMV), and this episode has exactly the same characteristics! So have a listen, and remember, we're having our next Triplet Tuesday Contest next week, s…
Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago
Monday, April 7, 2025 - RIP, ASH Ketchum
Season 12 Episode 63
One of the best parts of doing the NYTimes Crossword is the thrill of learning something new. For example, today our hosts learned that ASH Ketchum is no longer the star of the Pokémon anime series, …
Published on 9 months ago
Sunday, April 6, 2025 - No need to spin it - this crossword was abfab!
Season 12 Episode 62
Kareem Ayas has put together an ingenious Sunday crossword, with a lot of layers - wheels within wheels, you might say, and as soon as you see the grid you'll understand exactly why that would be so …
Published on 9 months ago
Saturday, April 5, 2025 - The toughest crossword of the week lives up to its billing
Season 12 Episode 61
Saturdays are supposed to be the toughest crosswords of the week, and Rafael Musa definitely got the memo: the amount of misdirection in today's puzzle would have David Copperfield nodding approvingl…
Published on 9 months ago
Friday, April 4, 2025 - It's officially long answer Friday 😉
Season 12 Episode 60
There were a lot of long answers in this crossword, but fortunately they were also very common phrases. Otherwise, this would've been a Saturday or perhaps an Impossiday™️ crossword. As it stands, th…
Published on 9 months ago
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - A *galaxy* of great clues 😉
Season 12 Episode 59
Today's crossword was by Hanh Huynh. His Thursday crossword themes have always been brilliant, and we are pleased to announce that with today's puzzle his streak remains intact: may it live long and …
Published on 9 months ago
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - CIAO - the *perfect* word when you've forgotten if you're coming or going 😀 😀
Season 12 Episode 58
This was a highly pleasing mid-week crossword by Daniel Bodily. There were some NEAT clues (including 15A, "Sweet!", NEAT); clues with a lot of HEART (25A, Trick-taking card game, HEARTS); and clues …
Published on 9 months ago
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - We're fools for today's crossword 🙄
Season 12 Episode 57
Today's crossword was the perfect April 1st crossword -- as a Tuesday, it was not too difficult, but it was very meta, and very relatable, making for a great solve. We have Sande Milton (supervised, …
Published on 9 months ago
Monday, March 31, 2025 - A grid that is obsessed with ZEST
Season 12 Episode 56
OK, perhaps "obsessed" is a little over the top, because technically ZEST itself only showed up once, as per custom; but the clues and answers were still quite snappy. Our particular favorite? 46D, P…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago