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Thursday, February 15, 2024 - An epic Thursday spectacular!
Season 8 Episode 81
Years from now, cruciverbalists will be able to say, I remember where I stood (or, more likely, sat) when I finally solved this crossword, it's that …
1 year, 10 months ago
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - A Valentine's Day present from the NYTimes!
Season 8 Episode 80
Today is Valentine's Day, and the NYTimes Crossword team was ready, thanks to a fabulous opus by Ella Dershowitz. It was a crunchier than usual Wedne…
1 year, 10 months ago
Tuesday, February 13, 2023 - Finally, DOGTV makes it into the NYTimes Crossword. Woof!
Season 8 Episode 79
A lovely pre-Valentine's Day crossword, clearly a labor of love by Peter Gordon, his ninth in the NYTimes. There was a sizable ... what's the term fo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Monday, February 12, 2024 - 😉😉
Season 8 Episode 78
A gentle Monday crossword to get our work week going, with a theme that involved nonverbal answers. For those of you unaware, a nonverbal answer, wri…
1 year, 11 months ago
Sunday, February 11, 2024 - We are not the least bit REPINE about today's crossword
Season 8 Episode 77
Depending on your upbringing and life experiences, you have found this crossword to be a breeze (Jean), or a quagmire of naticks (Mike). Both agree t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Saturday, February 10, 2024 - Welcome to the YEAROFTHEDRAGON, GONGXIFACAI!
Season 8 Episode 76
An elegant Saturday crossword by Zhouquin Burnikel, her 79th! It was a perfectly timed reminder that today is the Chinese New Year, the YEAROFTHEDRAG…
1 year, 11 months ago
Friday, February 9, 2024 - All rise, LOUIS Armstrong is in the grid!
Season 8 Episode 75
A fine Friday crossword by Christina Iverson, who is, at least based on her NYTimes record, unable to write any other kind. Jean tore through this li…
1 year, 11 months ago
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - Was this a most bodacious Thursday crossword? TRUTH!
Season 8 Episode 74
Samuel A. Donaldson, having completed his 39th NYTimes crossword, demonstrates that practice makes perfect. Let's run through the list, shall we?
Sly…1 year, 11 months ago
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - A crossword to sing about
Season 8 Episode 73
Today's crossword was (mainly) a blast from the past, featuring a series of diverse musical hits with one common lyrical feature. Can you tell what L…
1 year, 11 months ago
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - AISLED? That's wild! 😉
Season 8 Episode 72
A terrific Tuesday crossword by Victor Barocas. We found the answer to 59D, Lacking clutter", NEAT, to be ... NEAT. We judged the answer to 44A, Perf…
1 year, 11 months ago