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Friday, January 12, 2024 - The NYTimes Crossword - the *perfect* way to while away a snow day
Season 8 Episode 47
A lively Friday crossword by Hemant Mehta, with a fusillade of clever and/or educational clues guaranteed to delight the diligent solver. We cover mo…
2 years, 5 months ago
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - X marks the spot!
Today's puzzle, by Damon Gulczynski, has an ingenious and well-disguised theme: and thanks to the revealer's position in the bottom-right, we are kep…
2 years, 5 months ago
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - GOBI, the world's most aptly named desert!
Season 8 Episode 45
There was one TYPEO in today's grid, but that was by design and quite amusing (20A, What's tolerated by every body?), as we can count on one hand (wi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - OCTOPI, the Einsteins of the depths! 🐙
Season 8 Episode 44
This is Adam Wagner's 18th crossword, and it was a doozy, with 4 debut answers, including both cohosts' favorite, 6D, Exploded, WENTKABOOM. The grid…
2 years, 5 months ago
Monday, January 8, 2024 - TEDLASSO wins big ... in the NYTimes crossword?
Season 8 Episode 45
TEDLASSO might've been shutout at the Golden Globes, but he won big by appearing in today's NYTimes crossword, thanks to Nate Cardin, constructor and…
2 years, 5 months ago
Sunday, January 7, 2024 - The name's Chyna ... BLAC Chyna!
Season 8 Episode 44
A superb Sunday crossword by Michael Schlossberg, meeting the cruciverbal RDA for:
old-timey clues -- 5A, "Yikes!", EGAD, and 19A, "Sounds 'bout right…2 years, 5 months ago
Saturday, January 6, 2024 - Today's "Can you work it into casual conversation?" challenge: BOKEH!
Season 8 Episode 43
After Friday's grueling workout, today's crossword, even though it was a Saturday, seemed relatively straightforward. We are not complaining, though,…
2 years, 5 months ago
Friday, January 5, 2024 - EASYREAD, tricky solve!
Season 8 Episode 42
A tough, tough Friday crossword by David P. Williams -- his third, and his third to use the exact same grid pattern! The grid was daunting, with many…
2 years, 5 months ago
Thursday, January 4, 2023 - SOBE, or not SOBE ... yup, it was SOBE 😀
Season 8 Episode 41
An excellent Thursday crossword, marred by an unfortunate technical glitch. The themed clues contained underlined letters, but the underscores did no…
2 years, 5 months ago
Wednesday, January 3, 2023 - Another ICONIC NYTimes Crossword 😍
Season 8 Episode 40
Any crossword that works both FIE and IRONHORSE into the grid deserves our respect and gratitude, and we give it freely to this fine opus by Jared Go…
2 years, 5 months ago