Sunday, January 11, 2026 - A PHIne crossword indeed 😉
Hopefully you remember your Greek lessons, listeners, because they — or at least one of them, which we hope for comedy's sake took place on a PHIday — will come in particularly handy today. And now th...
12 Tammi 15min
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - Looking for a RAFT of great clues? KAC's got you covered!
This was a fine Saturday crossword by Kamereon Austin Collins, his 25th for the NYTimes and his 17th Saturday opus. There were a slew of great clues in the grid, including 6D, "That dis was goo-ood!!"...
11 Tammi 11min
Friday, January 9, 2026 - No two ways about it, this was a fantabulous crossword!
Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis have collaborated on two crosswords, both Fridays, and both fantabulous. Today's had some novelties, including 3 superb debuts: 14A, Winning like crazy, ONAHEATER (woah!);...
10 Tammi 15min
Thursday, January 8, 2026 - Beware the Grim ... Rebus??
This was a delightful Thursday crossword by Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang. Jean got through it at gazelle-like speeds, whereas Mike, who made the tyro's mistake of following his own advice, was le...
9 Tammi 13min
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - EPIC or ACK? You be the judge!
Our co-hosts had almost comically differing experiences solving today's crossword. Jean found it to be ... a breeze, whereas Mike found it to be a category 5 hurricane, which he will dub Hurricane Adr...
8 Tammi 16min
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - NOCAP, this was an *awesome* crossword 😀
Today's crossword was terrific. A theme that pegged the pun-meter, a second theme that nobody other than your cohosts know about 😀, and a lot of other fine clues in the grid. We particularly enjoyed ...
7 Tammi 17min
Monday, January 5, 2026 - 🎵 Leavin'... on a Jet Plane 🎶
This was a gentle Monday crossword, easing us into our crossword-solving week. It was still entertaining, though, thanks to a theme that will lift your spirits — literally. In addition to the crosswo...
6 Tammi 11min
Sunday, January 4, 2026 - Gene Louise De Vera, Rule Breaker! 🚔
Gene Louise De Vera's 5th NYTimes puzzle was one for the books. One of the sacrosanct rules of NYTimes crossword-dom is that an answer never appears twice in the grid. Well, rules are meant to be brok...
5 Tammi 19min
