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Thursday, March 7, 2024 - J.B. Smoove, one smoove operator
Season 9 Episode 2
This is Joe O'Neill's very first NYTimes crossword, and it's a doozie, with the theme revolving around one of Robert Frost's most famous poems. Now "…
1 year, 10 months ago
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - Nothing JERKY about this crossword ... except the JERKY 😀
Season 9 Episode 1
Brad Wiegmann has produced a fabulous Wednesday crossword, and for those keeping track this is the second crossword this week where the theme was on …
1 year, 10 months ago
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 - DWEEBY, SLANGY and EEK - 3 answers in today's grid, and a law firm to be avoided at all costs 😀
Season 8 Episode 100
Today's crossword was by veteran crossword constructor Christina Iverson, who has a knack for writing absolutely effervescent puzzles. Just consider …
1 year, 10 months ago
Monday, March 4, 2024 - This crossword? It's both a debut and a BEAUT!
Season 8 Episode 99
This is Samantha Podos Novak's debut NYTimes crossword, and it is a delicious treat, thanks to a tasty theme and a generous sprinkling of cromulent …
1 year, 10 months ago
Sunday, March 3, 2024 - Three, two, one, blastoff! 🚀
Season 8 Episode 98
You can always count on Hoang-Kim Vu to produce a splendid crossword, and today you can also count on him to ... count, because that's the theme: cou…
1 year, 10 months ago
Saturday, March 2, 2024 -The Book of 1001 SAT Words will be arriving FORTHWITH, or at least posthaste 😀
Season 8 Episode 97
Natan Last has constructed 39 crosswords for the NYTimes, and this latest one shows exactly why the NYTimes keeps coming back for more - the clues ar…
1 year, 10 months ago
Friday, March 1, 2024 - In like a lion ...
Season 8 Episode 96
A roaringly good Friday crossword to end the business week! There was no theme, but there were a host of awesome clues, including: 38A, Shade akin to…
1 year, 10 months ago
Thursday, February 29, 2024 - Leaping lizards, it's a leap day crossword!
Season 8 Episode 95
Whether this was in honor of Leap Day or not (only Will knows, and he's not saying), today's crossword was extra special, most notably because of som…
1 year, 10 months ago
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - Finally, a crossword that answers that burning question: WHATITSALLABOUT?
Season 8 Episode 94
A debut crossword by Greg Snitkin, but you wouldn't know it based on the quality of today's puzzle. The theme was terrif, and was abetted by a passel…
1 year, 10 months ago
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - ;-), meet your grandchild, 😉
Season 8 Episode 93
A lot of INK went into today's crossword, in such answers as SLINKYDOG, WINKYFACE and 5 (!) more of that ink, er, we mean ilk, 😀. Numerous clues got …
1 year, 10 months ago