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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — Pick a card, any card 🃎 🂫
Season 16 Episode 83
There are themes, and then there are themes. Today's crossword was definitely a case of the latter, and it was combined with clues that were above av…
2 months ago
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 — Hail ... Brittanium? 🤔
Season 16 Episode 82
Brad Lively is on a tear: this is his second crossword in three weeks, not too shabby! The theme was hilarious, and the rest of the clues were perfec…
2 months, 1 week ago
Monday, June 15, 2026 — ASMR is back! — which, coincidentally, is where you might feel it 😉
Season 16 Episode 81
Both cohosts found today's crossword to be slightly crunchier (read: harder) than usual for a Monday, but it was a joy to solve nonetheless (or perha…
2 months, 1 week ago
Sunday, June 14, 2026 — Beware crosswords concealing cryptic cryptids 😀
Season 16 Episode 80
This was a crunchier than usual Sunday crossword by a man who knows Sunday crosswords quite well — this is John Kugelman's 16th. The theme was very c…
2 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, June 13, 2026 — The MWAHAHA v. BWAHAHA Debate Continues!
Season 16 Episode 79
This was a highly entertaining Saturday crossword by Ryan McCarty, chockfull of tricky and entertaining clues. For instance, 33D, Is courting out of …
2 months, 1 week ago
Friday, June 12, 2026 —A Quality Friday Crossword!
Season 16 Episode 78
This was a quality Friday crossword by Amanda Winters, her second for the NYTimes. It was not hugely difficult by Friday standards, but the quality o…
2 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, June 11, 2026 — Alas, Poor ARAL Sea, We Barely Knew Ya!
Season 16 Episode 77
Today's crossword was a debut by Nikhil Bailey, and an excellent one, fueled by an awesome theme (but no revealer: you'll have to work this one out o…
2 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 — 🎶 NARITA, we just met an airport named ... NARITA 🙄🎶
Season 16 Episode 76
This was a terrific Wednesday crossword, with an exceedingly well timed and executed theme, combined with some excellent cluing exsewhere, er, elsew…
2 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — Rebecca Goldstein Is at the Helm, Brace for Extreme Wit and Whimsy 😀
Season 16 Episode 75
Rebecca Goldstein is one of our favorite constructors, which is why we felt 56D, Utter delight, GLEE, upon seeing that she had authored today's puzzl…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Monday, June 8, 2026 —Now, Where's That BELETE Key Gotten To? 😀
Season 16 Episode 74
Today's crossword was excellent Monday fare. Most of the clues were written with new solvers in mind, as one would expect; but they were a lot of fun…
2 months, 2 weeks ago