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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - A true test of your peripheral vision 😉
Season 13 Episode 55
Just when you think the NYTimes crossword could not possibly come up with one more theme -- they've all been done before -- they prove you wrong (whi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - No need to grade *this* crossword on a curve!
Season 13 Episode 54
This was a SERENE crossword -- and we say that not because of the presence of SERENE in the grid, but because of the, well, SERENE theme -- one that…
1 year, 3 months ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - Blasts from the past!
Today's crossword, the 39th (!) by Daniel Raymon, was replete with musical performers of various vintages, from composer Aaron Copland to a band that…
1 year, 3 months ago
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - There's no escaping it: this crossword was absolutely fabulous!!
Season 13 Episode 52
Once again the NYTimes crossword has set a new high bar, thanks to the dynamic duo of Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry. This magnificent opus featured a pu…
1 year, 3 months ago
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - Tracy Bennett strikes again!
Season 13 Episode 51
Tracy Bennet is the driving force behind both Wordle and Strands, and the appearance of this crossword therefore means that an impressively large per…
1 year, 3 months ago
Friday, July 4, 2025 -- Happy Fourth!!!
Season 13 Episode 50
Although there were not any literal fireworks in today's crossword, it was filled with innumerable flashes of brilliance and crackles of wit. Among o…
1 year, 3 months ago
Thursday, July 3, 2025 - Happy Fourth Eve!! 🎆
Season 13 Episode 49
Today's crossword was by Adam Wagner, which means that you know, without even looking at it, that it's going to be good. The good cruciverbalist does…
1 year, 3 months ago
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - IBIZA beckons! 🎰 🏖️
Season 13 Episode 48
Today's theme was great (as always), and there were oodles of appealing clues lurking in the grid today (see previous parenthetical remark 😉). A few …
1 year, 3 months ago
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - Was this a great crossword? NOCAP!
Season 13 Episode 47
For those of you wondering about the episode title, it is explored and explained, along with a multitude of other topics riffing off of today's excel…
1 year, 3 months ago
Monday, June 30, 2025 -- All hail the Mighty Mighty Bosstones! 🎉🎺
Season 13 Episode 46
This was a delightful Monday crossword, thanks to the hardworking team of Dena R. Verkuil and Andrea Carla Michaels (abetted, no doubt, by the mighty…
1 year, 3 months ago