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Saturday, October 12, 2024 - GEEWHIZ this was a tough crossword!
Season 10 Episode 96
At the NYTimes, the Saturday crosswords are traditionally the toughest of the week, and today's, a debut (!) by Katie Hoody, is certainly in that vei…
1 year, 6 months ago
Friday, October 11, 2024 - Be nice, lest you end up in the SINBIN 😱
Season 10 Episode 95
There was a lot of sparkle in today's crossword - the 10th for the NYTimes by Billy Bratton. We were impressed by the inclusion of 22A, Online provoc…
1 year, 6 months ago
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Welcome to ECHO ECHO ECHO Park, Los Angeles
Season 10 Episode 94
A nice bit of cruciverbial magic by Grant Boroughs, his third NYTimes publication. There were many excellent clues lurking about in the grid, includi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - Tis eerily easy to confuse ERIS and EROS
Season 10 Episode 93
Today's crossword was brilliant, and that's not just because of the cracklingly good theme that Jeffrey Lease has penned, but it certainly is a major…
1 year, 6 months ago
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - A crossword with a lot of SWAGGER!
Season 10 Episode 92
This crossword - the second for the NYTimes by Justin Werfel - was everything that you would expect of a Tuesday NYTimes crossword - fun, educationa…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - An A+ of a crossword!
Season 10 Episode 91
Today's crossword has a terrific theme, but the supporting cast of clues was also impressive, with gems all over the grid. For instance, 9D, Good "Wh…
1 year, 6 months ago
Saturday, October 5, 2024 - A MONSTRO of a Saturday crossword!
Season 10 Episode 90
This was one of our favorite Saturday crosswords this year - tough but fair, with cheery clues to educate and delight. We've covered most of them in …
1 year, 6 months ago
Friday, October, 4, 2024 - Bilbo Baggins, one of the SHIER members of The Shire 🙄
Season 10 Episode 89
An elegant Friday crossword by Zhouqin Burnikel, her 80th for the NYTimes(!). Jean hit a few snags in the bottom right, whereas Mike spun his wheels …
1 year, 6 months ago
Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Live long and prosper!
Season 10 Episode 88
This is a fine debut crossword by Rena Cohen, with an aptly large number of debut entries to accompany a clever but initially cryptic theme. It invol…
1 year, 6 months ago
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - We're not teasing, TEASEL is in the grid!
Season 10 Episode 87
A perfect midweek crossword by Luke K. Schreiber that has echos of yesterday's puzzle. You will recall (or if not, check out our podcast), that yeste…
1 year, 6 months ago