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Saturday, October 2, 2026 — KAC Is Back with a Chef's Kiss of a Saturday Crossword 😘
Season 17 Episode 84
Kameron Austin Collins, aka KAC, specializes in tough Friday and Saturday crosswords. Today's is a perfect example, with cunning clueing everywhere y…
1 month, 1 week ago
Friday, October, 2, 2026 — Finally, Epictetus Gets His 15 Minutes of Fame!
Season 17 Episode 83
This was a perfectly crafted crossword to wrap up the work week — not too hard, not too easy, but juuuuust right. It included some awesome clues, for…
1 month, 1 week ago
Thursday, October 1, 2026 — Do Not Rebel, But Rather, *Revel*, For RAVEL is Back! 🙄😉
Season 17 Episode 82
Jill Singer's fourth NYTimes crossword was a great way to start October, with a legion of edutaining clues — and if that's not a real portmanteau, le…
1 month, 1 week ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 — A Crossword with a Lot of PANACHE
Season 17 Episode 81
Unsurprisingly, themed crosswords rise and fall on the strength of their themes. In this case the theme causes the crossword to rise, but there are a…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 — Hanh Huynh Hits a Plakata!! (Fear Not, We'll Explain 😀)
Season 17 Episode 80
This was a fine Tuesday crossword by Hahn Huynh. The theme was novel, and the supporting cast of characters elsewhere in the grid were plentiful and …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Monday, September 28, 2026 — We'd Never Lead You Down The Garden Path ... But this Crossword Might😱😉
Season 17 Episode 79
This, Helen Chen's second NYTimes Crossword, slung a lot of slang (which for the sake of argument let's pretend is grammatically correct 🙄), but it w…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, September 27, 2026 — A Crossword Engineered to Make Your Head Spin!
Season 17 Episode 78
Adam Wagner's 35th NYTimes crossword was a doozy that just might make you dizzy, so strap in before you try it! And once you have, come back right he…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, September 26, 2026 — 🎶 🎸 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting ... Clever Crossword Constructors Like Brian Callahan 😀
Season 17 Episode 77
Now this was a Saturday crossword, and there are two key tells that give it away. First, of course, the calendar never lies — it's Saturday. Secondly…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Friday, September 25, 2026 — Rafael Musa's Back with Another Baffling (but Fabulous!) Friday Crossword
Season 17 Episode 76
We would venture to guess that today, Friday, is Rafael Musa's favorite day of the week. He certainly knows how to construct Friday-level crosswords,…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Another CFTA (Crossword For the Ages)!! 🎉
Season 17 Episode 75
The NYTimes crossword has its standards (as in an expectation of excellence: no dreck allowed) and its standards (rules/conventions that must be foll…
1 month, 3 weeks ago