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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - Time for the Great PECAN v. PECAN Pronunciation Debate (and a Triplet Tuesday Contest 😍)
Season 10 Episode 79
Today's episode is action-packed, but at its heart is a crossword by Kevin L. Shellito, his debut, and an excellent debut it is, with some ingenious …
1 year, 8 months ago
Monday, September 23, 2023 - HIALL, HELLO, and ADEIU - a crossword that'll get you coming and going
Season 10 Episode 78
We're starting the work week with a pleasing Monday crossword by Freddie Cheng, his 17th for the NYTimes. It had a straightforward, cute theme, and q…
1 year, 9 months ago
Sunday, September 22, 2024 - A BEAU of a crossword!
Season 10 Episode 77
Today's puzzle was a delight - harkening back to an old movie (whose name we will not reveal here, to maintain the suspense), and with some crisp, en…
1 year, 9 months ago
Saturday, September 21, 2024 - RIDIC is a word? Well, that's just ... wait for it ... RIDIC 😀
Season 10 Episode 76
Joel Fagliano's given us a bit of a breather, a challenging but relatively straightforward Saturday crossword -- certainly in comparison to the last …
1 year, 9 months ago
Friday, September 20, 2024 - Don't say no to NOH 😀
Season 10 Episode 75
This was a fine, challenging, themeless Friday crossword by Jackson Matz (his second Friday puzzle, and third overall). It is refreshing, after strug…
1 year, 9 months ago
Thursday, September 19, 2024 - The Kitchen Sink Episode
Season 10 Episode 74
It seems that on Thursdays anything can happen in the NYTimes crossword, and today it seems that everything happened, all at once, in one place. You'…
1 year, 9 months ago
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - It would be IGNOBLE to bribe your way to winning an IG NOBEL 😉
Season 10 Episode 73
If you haven't visited Rome, you can at least check out two of its many awesome attractions thanks to Casey Callaghan and Will Nediger, the authors o…
1 year, 9 months ago
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - OOOOOOH, the places you'll go!
Season 10 Episode 72
There were a boatload of O's in today's grid, but they were there for a reason, that being to flesh out a wonderful debut crossword by Howard Neuthal…
1 year, 9 months ago
Monday, September 16, 2024, -- Huzzah, EDNA Mode is in the grid 😀
Season 10 Episode 71
This is Robert Corridan's debut crossword, and a fine debut it is, one that may induce you to sing, perhaps something along the lines of LA, LA, LA, …
1 year, 9 months ago
Sunday, September 15, 2024 - Nothing PROFORMA about *this* crossword!
Season 10 Episode 70
Aimee Lucido is both a children's author -- check out "Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta" - and cruciverbalist - check out today's excellent example. This cros…
1 year, 9 months ago