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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
Sunday, March 1, 2026 - In like a 🦁, out like a 🐑
Season 15 Episode 79
Some of the NYTimes' finest crosswords were created by university students. For example, consider, oh, say, today's, by Western University students M…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, February 28, 2026 - A FEDORA in the grid? Now *that's* class! 😀
Season 15 Episode 78
This marks Adam Levav's fourth NYTimes crossword in just over a year, and you can see from today's awesome puzzle why he keeps getting published. Thi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Friday, February 27, 2026 - Happy AEOF (Almost-End-of-February) Day!
Season 15 Episode 77
Today's crossword was a debut by Caroline Hand. Getting any crossword published in the NYTimes is an incredible achievement — and to debut on a Frida…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Thursday, February 26, 2026 - BYGUM this was a brilliant crossword!
Season 15 Episode 76
Yitzi Snow has created a masterpiece of a crossword: perhaps it's not hanging at the Louvre yet, but we know it'll get there someday. Why, you ask? F…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - EMO hair, it's gonna be big!! 🙄
Season 15 Episode 75
This was Brad Lively's second New York Times crossword, and it was stunning, especially, as one might imagine, the ingenious theme. None of the clues…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - The State of the Crossword ... is *Excellent!* 😀
Season 15 Episode 74
This was a fine Tuesday crossword by Adam Aaronson, with a subtle theme and a subtler revealer. We were surprised to see, among the 6 debut answers i…
2 months ago
Monday, February 23, 2026 - Alright, there's a DELOREAN in the grid!!
Season 15 Episode 73
It's hard not to like a crossword with a DELOREAN in the grid, as we can attest: we adored today's puzzle, the fourth in the NYTimes by Hannah Binney…
2 months ago
Sunday, February 22, 2026 - A crossword of biblical proportions (no, jk, it's 21x21 as usual 😉)
Season 15 Episode 72
This was a delectable Sunday crossword by Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp, who happen to both work at the same law firm. That might explain 21A, C…
2 months ago
Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!
Season 15 Episode 71
Traditionally, NYTimes crosswords increase in difficulty from Monday to Saturday*. So, if you had problems with today's puzzle, that's perfectly nor…
2 months ago