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Friday, May 22, 2026 — Don't be a fool, mate, and succumb to the FOOLSMATE 🙄😀
Season 16 Episode 57
This was Gene Louise De Vera's sixth NYTimes Crossword, and his Friday debut. Both cohosts found the clues to be quite lively — fun but not fraught, …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 — Eighty years later, CLARA Bow is *still* showing up in the grid 🥰
Season 16 Episode 56
This was a good mid-week crossword by Kathleen Duncan — her second for the NYTimes. We liked many of the clues in today's puzzle, but our favorites h…
1 month ago
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — A Toast to a Most Noteworthy Crossword!
Season 16 Episode 55
For those of you keeping track, Brad Wiegmann, author of today's very fine puzzle, has as of today published an NYTimes crossword every day of the we…
1 month ago
Monday, May 18, 2026 —🎵 It's a Small World, After All 🎶
Season 16 Episode 54
How she does it remains a mystery, but Rena Cohen has a definite knack for crafting wonderfully clever and gentle themes, embedded in a grid with som…
1 month ago
Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Eh, What's Up, Doc? 🐰😍
Season 16 Episode 53
This was an excellent Sunday crossword by Derrick Niederman, a man who heretofore has only published on Sundays, a precedent that he laid down when h…
1 month ago
Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Caution: Today's Crossword May be Hazardous to Your Streak 😱😉
Season 16 Episode 52
This was a highly challenging crossword by Byron Walden, each clue a masterpiece of misdirection, with a dash of obscurity thrown in for good measure…
1 month ago
Friday May 15, 2026 — It was so quiet you could hear a NEEDLEDROP ... er, something like that 😀
Season 16 Episode 51
This was Maddy Ziegler's second NYTimes crossword. Her first appeared on Saturday, so it will very interesting to see on what day her third (which, b…
1 month ago
Thursday, May 14, 2026 — Ooh, mommy, this tastes UMAMI 🙄
Season 16 Episode 50
While we didn't have too much difficulty with today's crossword, there were a few clues that made us pause and wonder. We were intrigued by 42D, Seve…
1 month, 1 week ago
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 — Kilauea, the sound you might make while plummeting into Kilauea 😀
Season 16 Episode 49
Today's crossword — the second by Brian Keller — had a plethora of pleasing clues. We enjoyed 13D, Criminally good deal, STEAL; the on-the-nose 26D, …
1 month, 1 week ago
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — We are seriously chuffed about today's crossword 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Season 16 Episode 48
Today's crossword was an homage to "this sceptered isle", which just happens to be one of our favorite tourist destinations. In short, there's no way…
1 month, 1 week ago