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Monday, January 26, 2026 - Truffle pigs of the world, unite! 🐷
Season 15 Episode 45
There's a lot of pressure on a Monday crossword. It needs to be easy (well, easier), entertaining, and educational. Today's puzzle definitely checks …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Sunday, January 25, 2026 - Prince Edward Island, small in area, but huge in heart!
Season 15 Episode 44
If you're a member of the Geek Squad or work at Apple's Genius Bar, you'll find today's crossword to be a breeze. If not, fear not: the crosses were …
1 month ago
Saturday, January 24, 2026 - Forget about grade inflation, this crossword merits an A+++++
Season 15 Episode 43
Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty have a predilection for writing late-week crosswords, and they have a predilection for getting them published because…
1 month ago
Friday, January 23, 2026 - Designer Geoffrey's favorite question: how ya' been, BEENE? 🙄
Season 15 Episode 42
In the course of two days we've spanned the experience spectrum. Yesterday's constructor, Joe DiPietro, has published 142 (!) NYTimes crosswords. Tod…
1 month ago
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - Joe DiPietro pulls out all the stops 😀 🚦
Season 15 Episode 41
If somebody has published 142 crosswords in the NYTimes, there's gotta be a reason ... and today's GUCCI crossword reminds us why Joe DiPietro gets p…
1 month ago
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - NIHAO, y'all! 🙄
Season 15 Episode 40
Today's crossword, a collaboration between Ginny Too and Avery Gee Katz, had scads of splendid clues. In addition to those mentioned in today's podca…
1 month ago
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - HELLO, Hello, hello, he ...
Season 15 Episode 39
This was a debut crossword by Jonathan Raksin and an auspicious start to what we hope will be a lucrative crossword-writing career. The theme was a h…
1 month ago
Monday, January 19, 2026 - This crossword was capital!
Season 15 Episode 38
Peter Gorman has produced his third NYTimes crossword since February of last year, each on a different day of the week, which is quite 62D, Chilly, C…
1 month ago
Sunday, January 18, 2026 - ¡Hola, MAMI! 😘
Season 15 Episode 37
This was an excellent crossword by Rena Cohen, a Washington University in St. Louis student. If the university sounds familiar, that might be because…
1 month, 1 week ago
Saturday, January 17, 2026 - This crossword wasn't merely MKAY, it was parfait 😀 🤣
Season 15 Episode 36
This was a fun Saturday crossword, which one of our cohosts (Jean) found to be an easy solve whereas the other (by process of elimination, Mike) foun…
1 month, 1 week ago