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Monday, June 16, 2025 - A not-at-all LOOPY Monday crossword
Season 13 Episode 32
This was the second crossword and collaboration between Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp. Both are lawyers, and while they might be, and it would b…
10 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Medic!
Season 13 Episode 31
This was yet another highly challenging NYTimes crossword, but, since it was a Saturday, we were not surprised in the least. [Truthfully, we thought …
10 months, 1 week ago
Friday, June 13, 2025 - Evan Mulvihill delivers the goods!
Season 13 Episode 30
Friday crosswords are supposed to be a challenge, and we can only imagine Evan Mulvihill cracking his knuckles while saying "I got this". And what we…
10 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Double, double, toil and trouble
Season 13 Episode 29
It took just one teensy-weensy act to shift this crossword from nigh-well impossible to fun and eminently doable. Unfortunately, that act was to figu…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Quick, get your shades, this is one *brilliant* Wednesday crossword!
Season 13 Episode 28
If crosswords were paintings, today's would be hanging in the Louvre, it is that good. The theme is a winner, but the rest of the clues are magnifice…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - Was this a fine crossword? To quote 10D, YESREALLY!
Season 13 Episode 27
Today's grid had a few surprising entries. One that in particular caught our eye, because it has never caught our eye, was 30A, Altar constellation, …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, June 9, 2025 - Expect the unexpected!
Season 13 Episode 26
Even if you do expect the unexpected, we predict that you'll still laugh when you figure out today's crossword, as the theme is delightful. Note that…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, June 8, 2025 - An eerily attractive crossword grid 😉
Season 13 Episode 25
This was John Kugelman's twelfth NYTimes crossword in about 2 years, and today's puzzle makes it clear why he keeps getting published. The theme was …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - SACRA bleu, this crossword was a BEAUT! 😀
Season 13 Episode 24
Today's crossword was Blake Slonecker's 9th in the NYTimes, and his 4th Saturday, so he definitely knows how to write challenging clues. The grid her…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, June 6, 2025 - A perfect Friday crossword
Season 13 Episode 23
What, you may ask, makes for a perfect Friday crossword? We're not sure about the what, but we are about the who: Adrian Johnson, the author of today…
10 months, 2 weeks ago