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Sunday, August 30, 2026 — Tempus Fugit? Perhaps Tempus Has a Terrible Memory 🙄
Season 17 Episode 50
Today's crossword relied on an anagram-adjacent concept, that of a letter bank: all the letters in the clue can be used as many times (but at least o…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — Red Alert! Deviously Difficult Saturday Crossword at Twelve O'Clock, High!
Rafael Musa and Kate Chin Park have put together an awesome Saturday crossword, tough, fair, with some absolutely magnificent cluing. Both cohosts ha…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Friday, August 26, 2026 — Let's Hear It For SCREAMO 🎸🎸
Season 17 Episode 48
Jack Hatchett seems to be getting a good handle on Friday crosswords. This marks his second in just over two months, and both have been quite enterta…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Thursday, August 27, 2026 — Captains Ahab, Noah and Kirk Walk Into a Bar ...
Season 17 Episode 47
We wouldn't say that today's crossword had a boring theme, au contraire. But you still might think about snoozing as you solve, for reasons that will…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 — You Don't Know EDUMACATE? Prepare To BE EDUMACATED!
Season 17 Episode 46
Today's crossword, a collaboration between John Kugelman and Lance Enfinger, had a bonus puzzle within a puzzle. First, there was the traditional 15x…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 — Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht Swings For the Fences and ... It's Outta Here!
Season 17 Episode 45
Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht's debut NYTimes crossword is a marvel, with an insanely clever theme brilliantly executed. We can't say enough good things abou…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Monday, August 24, 2026 — Zing ZANG, Runner Up, 2026's Most Amusingly Named Drink Mix Contest
Season 17 Episode 44
Steven Jopek is making his debut in the NYTimes, so kudos, congrats, huzzah, etc., etc. Although after the fact the crossword seemed like a typical M…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Sunday, August 23, 2026 — A Crossword That Has Absolutely Nothing to Do With Tubular Pasta 🙄🍝
Season 17 Episode 43
Today's puzzle marks Jill Singer's debut Sunday NYTimes crossword, which playfully pays homage to a now passé form of coinage. We'll let you mull ove…
4 weeks ago
Saturday, August 22, 2026 — Box Jellyfish, *Incredibly* Difficult to Sneak Up On 🪼😎
Season 17 Episode 42
Today's crossword was, by Saturday standards, quite straightforward. But since a) Friday's crossword was a real battle royale, and b) today's clues w…
4 weeks ago
Friday, August 21, 2026 — It's a Proper Noun Playground! 😱
This, Adryel W. Robles Ojeda's second NYTimes crossword, was uber difficult, thanks to a plethora of relatively obscure names, abetted by some rather…
4 weeks, 1 day ago