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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — Holy Moley, It's Another Debut Crossword!
Season 17 Episode 4
This was Mason Hyunjin-Lee's first ever NYTimes crossword, especially impressive since he's still in high school! Here's hoping his English teacher g…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 — Wait, Didn't We Just See This Guy?? Yes, It's Brad Lively's *Third* Crossword in Three Months!!! 🥳
Season 17 Episode 3
If Brad Lively's name sounds familiar, that's because he's published a whopping 4 crosswords this year, including today's. We are grateful for that, …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Monday, July 6, 2026 — Nothing DECREPIT about this crossword, it's all shiny and new! ✨
Season 17 Episode 2
This was a pleasing Monday crossword, with a straightforward, amusing theme, and clues unlikely to generate too many BLANKSTARES. It was penned by Al…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Set Pun Guns™️ to Stun!
Season 17 Episode 1
Apparently Rich Katz had a few fireworks left over from yesterday, and managed to slip them into today's puzzle: it just sizzles with creativity, an…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, July 4, 2026 — 🎆 Happy Fourth!!!!🎇🎆
Season 16 Episode 100
Kareem Ayas has returned and brought along an excellent crossword to help us celebrate the Fourth. The clues were delightful, each precisely engineer…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Friday, July 3, 2026 — Happy Fourth Eve! 🎇
Season 16 Episode 99
Barbara Lin is a highly versatile constructor — she has made crosswords for every day of the week, and this is her second Friday creation.
The grid ha…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, June 2, 2026 — Time to Brush Up On Your US History!
Season 16 Episode 98
Today's crossword was all about US history — specifically, the Declaration of Independence. David J. Kahn, in his 192nd NYTimes publication (!!!) has…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — Happy 🇨🇦 Day!
Season 16 Episode 97
Today's crossword was a marvel of clever crossword construction, and a hoot to boot — practically guaranteed to put a smile on your face, make your j…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 — Adios, June, It Was Good Knowin' Ya!
Season 16 Episode 96
Congratulations to John Liber, for getting his very first crossword published in the NYTimes! It was a fine effort, with a phonetically phunny theme,…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Monday, June 29, 2026 — One day you'll rue the day, you ROUE, you! 🙄😉
Season 16 Episode 95
Today's crossword marks the first collaboration between Ginny Too and Rajeswari Rajamani, and it turned out rather nicely, with theme answers that we…
1 month, 3 weeks ago