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Saturday, February 8, 2025 - A *perfect* Saturday crossword!
Season 12 Episode 9
Alina Abidi has crafted a delightful Saturday crossword - tough but fair, with more terrific clues than you can shake a stick at (your mileage may va…
11 months ago
Friday, February 7, 2025 - Have a sip of TEXASTEA 🫖
Season 12 Episode 8
FORMULAIC might've been in the grid, but this Friday crossword was anything but, with 6 debut answers and a lot of decidedly non-conventional cluing …
11 months ago
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - This crossword's really making a STATEment 😀
This was a fine Thursday crossword by Aidan Deshong and Jacob Reed, most notable for its novel theme. In most Thursday crosswords, something unexpect…
11 months ago
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - Today's forecast? 100% chance of a great (and wet 😀) crossword
Season 12 Episode 6
Jean found today's crossword to be a bit on the crunchy side for a Wednesday, but Mike was able to tap into a vein of esoterica that made his solve m…
11 months ago
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - GEORGIA -- on our mind and in the grid!
Season 12 Episode 5
This was a fun, fun crossword, due in large part to a theme that just radiates joy -- not enough that the EPA had to get involved, but enough that yo…
11 months, 1 week ago
Monday, February 3, 2025 - KENDO? Can do! 😀
Season 12 Episode 4
This was a fine Monday crossword by Jack Scherban, and we're not just saying that because it referenced our phonetically favorite pirate, 60A, Captai…
11 months, 1 week ago
Sunday, February 2, 2025 - MRMACGOO, meet MRSDASH 😀
Season 12 Episode 3
This was an extraordinary Sunday crossword, thanks to one of those "oh, I can't believe they did that!" themes that makes crossword solving such an u…
11 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, February 1, 2025 - Yup, thar be DIAMONDS in that thar grid! 🙄
This was a relatively straightforward Saturday: Jean got through it in record time, and posited that it was too straightforward. Mike knew better tha…
11 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - A review of Edward Gibbon's little known work, The Rise and Fall of the NYTimes Thursday Crossword 😀 😀
Season 11 Episode 100
Today's crossword had another one of those patented "NYTimes Clever Themes" this one courtesy of Joe Marquez. Jean latched onto it straight off, Mike…
11 months, 1 week ago
Friday, January 31, 2025 - Hasta la vista, January
Season 12 Episode 1
This is the last NYTimes crossword of the month, and we're going out on a high note, thanks to Adrian Johnson, who has crafted such an awesome crossw…
11 months, 1 week ago