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Monday, June 1, 2026 — A round of applause, if you please, for the CLAPOMETER 😀 👏
Monday, June 1, 2026 — A round of applause, if you please, for the CLAPOMETER 😀 👏

Season 16 Episode 67

This was Kenneth Cortes' third NYTimes crossword, and it was splendid. The theme was memorable and unique, and there were some other gems among the r…

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Sunday, May 31, 2026 — Goodbye, May, thanks for all the flowers!! 🪻🌹
Sunday, May 31, 2026 — Goodbye, May, thanks for all the flowers!! 🪻🌹

Season 16 Episode 66

Today's crossword was by Jeffrey Martinovic and Evan Park, students at Western University in London, Ontario (go, Mustangs!). It was inspired in part…

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Saturday, May 30, 2026 — Pass another glass of PROSECCO, per fevore
Saturday, May 30, 2026 — Pass another glass of PROSECCO, per fevore

Season 16 Episode 65

Since this was Saturday, we expected a tough crossword, and Malaika Handa and Erik Agard did not disappoint. Some of the clues were straightforward-i…

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Friday, May 29, 2026 — A Brilliant Friday Crossword
Friday, May 29, 2026 — A Brilliant Friday Crossword

Season 16 Episode 64

Hemant Mehta is adept at writing challenging but highly entertaining Friday crosswords, and we cherish every one of the seven that he has constructed…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Thursday, May 28, 2026 — John Kugelman is on a tear!
Thursday, May 28, 2026 — John Kugelman is on a tear!

Season 16 Episode 63

This marks John Kugelman's fifth NYTimes crossword of the year, and it's only May! The man is clearly the embodiment of prolific, but it's not just q…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — ROBOTSUMO, it's gonna be *big*!!
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — ROBOTSUMO, it's gonna be *big*!!

This was a clever mid-week crossword by Dario Salvucci. The theme was fun, there was just the right number of "huh, who knew?" clues for a Wednesday,…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — Oh, c'mon, dismal science, cheer up! 😉
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — Oh, c'mon, dismal science, cheer up! 😉

Season 16 Episode 61

Today's crossword is by Brad Lively, who now has one crossword in each of the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday slots. We're placing our bets that his …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Monday, May 25, 2026 — Today's crossword is *smoking* 🔥🔥
Monday, May 25, 2026 — Today's crossword is *smoking* 🔥🔥

Season 16 Episode 60

Timed just perfectly to match the mini-heatwave about to ravage NE Wisconsin (temperatures might get up to 90°F😱), Anthony V. Grubb has shown up with…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Sunday, May 24, 2026 — Happy Memorial Day Eve!
Sunday, May 24, 2026 — Happy Memorial Day Eve!

Season 16 Episode 59

David Steinberg is definitely a child prodigy when it comes to crosswords. His first NYTimes crossword was published in 2011, when he was (does some …

4 weeks ago

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Saturday, May 23, 2026 — Rejoice, it's another "Quasi-Impossible Saturday Spectacular" by Kameron Austin Collins
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — Rejoice, it's another "Quasi-Impossible Saturday Spectacular" by Kameron Austin Collins

Season 16 Episode 58

Kameron Austin Collins specializes in end-of-the-week-and-nigh-well-impossible crosswords. His talents are on full display today, a crossword with ve…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

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