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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - We are DONEZO with today's crossword 😀

Season 12 Episode 26

This marks Greg Snitkin's second NYTimes crossword, almost one year, to the day, since his debut. The crossword had some fun entries, including 63A, …

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Monday, February 24, 2025 - Rena Cohen is back, and better than ever!

Season 12 Episode 25

Rena Cohen, who we just saw in the NYTimes crossword last month is back again, and she remains at the top of her game. For proof -- OK, for strong an…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Sunday, February 23, 2025 - Nothing SPURIOUS about today's crossword, all clues have been triple-checked! The podcast though ... 😉

Season 12 Episode 24

There were some very nice pairings in today's crossword:

The oh-so-close 7D, Sound of a smooth-running engine, PURR, and 45D, Catherine ___, wife of H…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Saturday, February 22, 2025 - Happy Belated GALENTINESDAY 😀

Season 12 Episode 23

Apologies for not wishing people a happy GALENTINESDAY earlier, but as one of our cohosts had never heard of the word until doing today's superb cros…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Friday, February 20, 2025 - Today's crossword is SWAK!

Season 12 Episode 22

Today's episode explores Colin Adams' fifth NYTimes crossword, which is just as good as his other four, i.e., great! It was a tough but rewarding puz…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Oh, *so* close

Season 12 Episode 21

This was a debut crossword for Peter Gorman, and it was splendid. The theme was definitely unique -- we've seen none like it in recent memory -- and …

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - A FAB, crossword, way above PAR

Season 12 Episode 20

Joe Deeney has gotten a reputation, here at JAMDTNYTC HQ, for crafting fun and lively crosswords, and we are pleased to report that his streak remain…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - Erik Agard is back, huzzah!

Season 12 Episode 19

Erik Agard is a fabulous crossword constructor, so it is a delight to see his name in the marquee, and even more delightful to tackle this crossword.…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Monday, February 17, 2025 - Nothing MOROSE in this grid, except, er, MOROSE 😉

Season 12 Episode 18

Today's crossword seemed a little crunchier than usual to at least one of our cohosts (hint: their initial is 'M'), due to a confluence of problemati…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Sunday, February 16, 2025 - CHOCULA, SKORs, and DEEPFRIEDOREOS, so ... not the *healthiest* crossword ever 😉

This was a fun Sunday crossword by John Kugelman, even if 9 out of 10 cardiologists would recommend you eschew most of the foods in the grid. We've s…

1 year, 7 months ago

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