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Back to SearchFriday, 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…
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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?
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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…
2 years, 7 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…
2 years, 7 months ago
Monday, February 5, 2024 - Holy toledo, Batman, our best lines are in a crossword!
A fun Monday crossword by Desirée Penner and Jeff Sinnock, who are about as persistent a crossword constructing duo as you'll ever meet: their first …
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 - EGAD, there's an AXOLOTL in this crossword!
Season 8 Episode 70
The puns fly thick-and-fast in a grid that is filled with panache, pizzazz, and other classy words that start with the letter p. Just consider 99D, S…
2 years, 7 months ago
Saturday, February 3, 2024 - To write a crossword this good? That *is* ROCKETSCIENCE 😀
Season 8 Episode 69
A delightful Saturday crossword by Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen - edited adroitly, as always, by Will Shortz. Your intrepid cohosts had vastly …
2 years, 7 months ago
Friday, February 2, 2024 - A MAGNA crossword!
Season 8 Episode 68
Today's crossword, a debut by Ryan Judge, was a major challenge. There was no theme, just a slew of diabolically deceiving clues, leading to a remark…
2 years, 7 months ago
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - Today's crossword is a real HEADTRIP!
Season 8 Episode 67
An astonishing Thursday crossword by Simeon Seigel, with a mind-boggling theme that's almost impossible to describe, and absolutely impossible to for…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - A crossword with BOOBOO in the grid? Heart be still!
Season 8 Episode 66
Although we strive mightily to provide a fair, impartial review of each and every crossword, that goes right out the window when our favorite cartoo…
2 years, 7 months ago