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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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months 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…
1 year, 2 months ago
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - No BADEGGS in this crossword!
Season 11 Episode 99
This was a tricky Wednesday, thanks mainly to its clever theme (created by Sophia Maymudes, adroitly edited by Will Shortz). We have nothing but good…
1 year, 2 months ago
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 - ALL RISE! because, um, ALL RISE is in the grid 🙄😉
Season 11 Episode 98
This was an intriguing Tuesday crossword by Dan Margolis -- his 5th in the NYTimes. The theme was delicious (literally), and indeed the grid was rife…
1 year, 2 months ago
Monday, January 27, 2025 - TAPAS and SWISSROLLs and BRIE? Great in a grid, not so great on a plate 😀
Season 11 Episode 97
This was a clever Monday crossword from a clever constructor, Alexander Liebeskind, who seems to excel at Mondays. Both cohosts found today's puzzle …
1 year, 3 months ago
Sunday, January 26, 2025 - Hop on the re-bus 🙄
Season 11 Episode 96
Today's crossword was a rarity -- its themed clues had pictures 🖼️ that had to be interpreted 🧐, as they were part of a rebus. By "rebus", we don't m…
1 year, 3 months ago
Saturday, January 25, 2025 - Begone, you ARMRESTHOG, you!
Season 11 Episode 95
Today's crossword, by Michael Lieberman, was a bear (not the growly kind, obviously, but one of the tougher-leaning Saturday NYTimes crosswords). It …
1 year, 3 months ago
™, January 24, 2025 - We'd like to AMEND our definition of EMEND 🧐
Season 11 Episode 94
This was a fine Friday crossword, and not just because the FLINTSTONES were in the grid ❤️. Jean tore through it, Mike spent an inordinate amount of …
1 year, 3 months ago
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - Another epic from Natan Last & the JASA Crossword Class
Season 11 Episode 93
It is always a treat to see Natan Last and the JASA Crossword Class in the marquee, because ... well, just take a look at today's crossword to see wh…
1 year, 3 months ago