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Saturday, March 30, 2024 - Red alert, it's an NYTimes Saturday crossword that absolutely, positively, gives no quarter!
Season 9 Episode 18
Years from now, people will sing lusty songs of praise, and recall fondly where they were, when they heard this crossword's happy music, it was that …
2 years, 2 months ago
Friday, March 29, 2024 - Lots of ENIGMAS in today's crossword, including ... ENIGMAS!
Season 9 Episode 17
A tough Friday workout for the little gray cells, thanks to a debut by Jake Bunch with some nice diversions, obfuscation, and plumes of humor. We wer…
2 years, 2 months ago
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - A totally tubular crossword 😀
Season 9 Episode 16
For those of you who haven't played with POTATO HEAD for a while, today's puzzle gives you a perfect opportunity to revisit an old friend, thanks to …
2 years, 2 months ago
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - Nothing ERSATZ about today's crossword, it's a 100% genuine NYTimes Wednesday spectacular!
Season 9 Episode 15
Rich Katz is on a roll - this is his 5th NYTimes crossword in just over a year, and it is a beaut. The theme is ingenious, and the cluing amusing. Ca…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - We're baaaaaack 😀
We are back after a brief hiatus, and welcoming us back is this fine crossword by Laura Dershowitz and Katherine Baicker (edited by Joel Fagliano). T…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - We are AGLARE at the presence of AGLARE in the grid 😀
Season 9 Episode 13
This is Lynn Lempel's 102nd NYTimes Crossword (no, that was not a typo). We don't know how she does it, but we are soooo glad that she does. Check ou…
2 years, 3 months ago
Monday, March 18, 2024 - You've waited and waited, but take heart, the wait is over ... ALOHAPARTY is in the grid!!!
Season 9 Episode 12
A fine Monday crossword by Trent H. Evans -- his tenth in the NYTimes -- and it has a number of fine clues honoring A-listers, including 59A, Artis…
2 years, 3 months ago
Sunday, March 17, 2024 - SOCA is sooooo good!
Season 9 Episode 11
This marks Simeon Siegel's 12th NYTimes crossword, and it is a masterpiece! There's no telling how long it took to make, but no matter how long, it w…
2 years, 3 months ago
Saturday, March 16, 2024 - Can't spell STROPHE? No worries, it's not a cataSTROPHE 🙄
Season 9 Episode 10
After Friday's mental melee, today's crossword was slightly easier, but still not a walk in the park, not by a long stretch. It was a Saturday, desig…
2 years, 3 months ago
Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Happy π Day, or if the former was Greek to you, Happy 🥧 Day!
Season 9 Episode 9
Today is Pi Day - 3/14 - and the NYTimes is celebrating in grand style (ok, perhaps not the entire newspaper, but certainly the crossword section). …
2 years, 3 months ago