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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - Do or do not. There is no try.
Season 14 Episode 90
Today's crossword, by Victor Barocas, had a fun and frothy theme that came from a galaxy far, far away. We loved it! We also enjoyed the very strong …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - This crossword was absolutely CAPITAL!
Season 14 Episode 89
Today's crossword was a debut for Jonathan Baude, kudos for that! The theme was uplifting (literally), and the rest of the puzzle was perfect Tuesday…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, December 1, 2025 - Masa, which, sadly, is not available at any NASA commisary 🙄
Today's crossword was perfectly timed, at least for those of us living in those northern regions currently besieged by winter storms. We were intrigu…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Welcome back, LOUDOUTS!
Season 14 Episode 87
The easy-to-spell and fun-to-say LOUDOUTS has appeared a grand total of two times in the NYTimes crossword: today, and on June 15, 2013. We are on te…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, November 29, 2025 - YAISC (Yet Another Impossible Saturday Crossword 😀)
Season 14 Episode 86
Did an early version of Elton John's Saturday Night include the lyric "Saturday night's alright for fighting crosswords"? We don't know for certain, …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, November 28, 2025 - All hail ARTTATUM, not just a jazz pianist, a jazz *genius*
Season 14 Episode 85
This was a fine crossword by constructor -- aka SETTER, depending on which side of the pond you live on -- Jacob McDermott, for whom we are thankful …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Happy Thanksgiving / Black Friday Eve!!
Season 14 Episode 84
On this dual US holiday -- Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Eve -- we wish to say how thankful we are for our myriad faithful listeners, and for the…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Two thumbs up, waaaaaay up!
Season 14 Episode 83
Today's crossword -- a debut by John McClung -- paid homage to one of the great movie critics of the last century, to wit, ROGEREBERT; and he was ful…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - A crossword engineered to leave you completely ENRAPT 🧐😍
Season 14 Episode 82
This was a splendid Tuesday crossword, thanks to an ingenious theme surrounded by a bevy of bedazzling clues. We appreciated the aptness of seeing 3D…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Monday, November 24, 2025 - It's not just a RUMOR: this was a magnificent Monday crossword
Season 14 Episode 81
We're just GAGA about today's crossword. It included some of our favorite words in the English language, such as 3D, Flabbergasted, GOBSMACKED; our f…
10 months, 3 weeks ago