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Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Eureka!
Season 15 Episode 89
Today's crossword was an homage to proponents of the "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" philosophy, and it made for an awesome theme — tales…
1 month, 1 week ago
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Mmm, give me a bowl of that ol' BABAGHANOUJ 😋
Season 15 Episode 88
Just like the dish in the title, today's crossword was yummy. We found the theme delicious, the clues tangy, and like all good crosswords it left us …
1 month, 1 week ago
Monday, March 9, 2026 - May we have the envelope, please?
Season 15 Episode 87
This was a fine Monday crossword, straightforward but with a wry theme and clues that spanned a wide gamut of years. For instance, 3D, Bobby, Peter o…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Sunday, March 8, 2026 - Happy International Women's Day!!
Season 15 Episode 86
Kelly Richardson has crafted a delightful and timely puzzle in honor of INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY, in which all of the crosses are the names of famous w…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Saturday, March 7, 2026 - Red Alert! There's a Saturday Streak Smasher™️ at 12 o'clock, closing fast!
Season 15 Episode 85
If crosswords were animals, then today's, by Fritz Juhnke, would be Godzilla, smashing its way through streaks like nobody's business. Fritz was rele…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Friday, March 6, 2026 - Adrian Johnson dials it up to 11!
Season 15 Episode 84
Ah, this was a rigorous Friday crossword — the kind that, after you've solved it (er, if you've solved it), makes you feel a little taller, and compe…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Pee Wee REESE, champion of the oppressed and a *colossus* on the playing field
Season 15 Episode 83
Making any crossword is challenging; but making a crossword like this one seems almost impossible. Fortunately, constructor Hanh Huynh doesn't know t…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Wowzers, this crossword was aaaaaaawesome!!
Season 15 Episode 82
Wayne Bergman has crafted a brilliant Wednesday crossword, with several genuinely LOL clues. We discuss several in today's episode, but we'd also lik…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - By gum, this crossword really SLAPS! 😀
Season 15 Episode 81
This was a terrific Tuesday crossword by Drew Schmenner, his seventh for the NYTimes since 2021. As expected, it ticked all the right boxes:
a kind, g…1 month, 2 weeks ago
Monday, March 2, 2026 - Mmm, pass me another slice of that ol' tres LECHES cake 😋
Season 15 Episode 80
This was a very pleasing debut crossword by Leslie Benson, who provides, on xwordinfo.com, an amusing description of this puzzle's construction — som…
1 month, 3 weeks ago