Thursday, April 30, 2026 — RUBE Goldberg, cartoonist and inventor extraordinaire!
When Aristotle wrote that "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts", he most likely did not have crossword constructors Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman in mind. But the thought still applies —...
1 Touko 19min
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — Uber Nerd Alert! The Trisolarans Got a Mention in Today's Crossword 🛸😀
Joseph Gangi's eighth NYTimes crossword was so much more than a mere middling midweek crossword: it had a splendid array of intriguing clues. We loved 4D, Half of many a union-to-be, BRIDE; marveled a...
30 Huhti 14min
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 — Welcome, King Charles!!
King Charles is stateside, and it had been such a fervent hope of ours that the NYTimes crossword theme would celebrate his arrival that we might have possibly, arguably, read a tad bit too much into ...
29 Huhti 13min
Monday, April 27, 2026 — A Very Respectable, Vonderfully Researched Monday Crossword 😉
Neville Fogarty has published an NYTimes crossword every day of the week save Saturday. Today he had the foot off the pedal, resulting in this kinder, gentler puzzle — which ironically and amusingly t...
28 Huhti 14min
Sunday, April 26, 2026 — How Do You Spot a Great Restaurant? They Offer EVOO on the Menu 😀
Rebecca Goldstein has delivered a fine Sunday crossword with gems scattered throughout the grid. Our favorites included 119A, It has its ups and downs, YOYO (🪀); 11D, Stick used for breaking, CUE (🎱...
27 Huhti 12min
Saturday, April 25, 2026 — A Sam Ezersky Original 😍
There is no doubt that Sam Ezersky is very good at writing Saturday-level crosswords — he has had 23 of them published since 2012 (out of a total of 64). His talents are on full display today, as he h...
26 Huhti 11min
Friday, April 24, 2026 — Look out, Andrew Spooner is back with yet another killer crossword!!!
This was an unexpectedly crunchy Friday crossword, with lots of brilliantly concealed traps for the unwary solver. We loved every "there goes the ol' streak, it was good knowin' ya" moment, as we toil...
25 Huhti 8min
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - A *brilliant* Thursday treat!
This is Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry's second collaboration, and it is an uber-awesome bit of cruciverbal magic. They started with a chef's kiss of a theme, puzzling with a powerful payoff; they ended w...
24 Huhti 8min
