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Thursday, May 22, 2025 - If crosswords were paintings, this'd be the Mona Lisa 🖼️
Season 13 Episode 7
This crossword was the embodiment of what makes the NYTimes Crossword so outstanding: a fantabulous theme amid a sea of novel and some LOL supporting…
9 months ago
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - A crossword so good you'll wish it was SOSTENUTO!
Season 13 Episode 6
There was art in today's grid -- specifically at 29A, "The most beautiful deception of all," per Debussy, ART, and more generally, everywhere else; b…
9 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - It's NIGH well about time NIGH made a comeback! 😀
This was Rena Cohen's first Tuesday crossword, and like the other three that she has constructed for the NYTimes, it was excellent: a brilliant theme…
9 months, 1 week ago
Monday, May 19, 2025 - We're agOG about today's crossword 😉
Season 13 Episode 4
This was a fun, fast, frothy Monday crossword. It would be a great crossword to solve with the young'uns, for reasons that will become evident as you…
9 months, 1 week ago
Sunday, May 18, 2025 - A big ola! to those who sell OLLAS 😏
Season 13 Episode 3
Today's crossword seemed (to at least one of our cohosts) to be slightly crunchier than the usual Sunday, thanks to clues like 3D, "Ci vediamo in gir…
9 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, May 17, 2025 - The "toughest crossword of the week" lives up to its name!
Season 13 Episode 2
This was an excellent Saturday crossword -- with some Ginzu-knife-sharp cluing, and just a light dusting of pop culture references -- which is precis…
9 months, 1 week ago
Friday, May 16, 2025 - MEGASTORE - when you're running low on MEGAs 🙄
Season 13 Episode 1
Today's puzzle was a trifle easier than your typical Friday, which means -- by the Law of Conservation of Crossword Difficulty™️ -- you can expect to…
9 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, May 15th, 2025 - Today's puzzle BELIEs the notion that nobody knows what BELIE means 😉
This marks Simeon Siegel's 17th crossword since 2020, and while he might not be OVERPROUD, it is most certainly something to celebrate. The theme was…
9 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - Featuring potatoes: the origin story!
Season 12 Episode 99
Today's crossword was by award-winning crossword constructor Rebecca Goldstein and, if not award-winning, deserving-of-award crossword constructor Ad…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - ELATION! A crossword with *ELATION* in the grid 😀 😉🙄
This was a nice Tuesday crossword by Joe Rodini, his second for the NYTimes. He's now been published on Monday and Tuesday, so ... 5 to go, Joe! Toda…
9 months, 2 weeks ago