Monday, December 26, 2022 - A Super-ULTRA Crossword!

Monday, December 26, 2022 - A Super-ULTRA Crossword!

Once again, like CLOCKWORK, the NYTimes has come up with a fine Monday crossword to start our problem-solving week. Apart from a few snags - 1A, Floating ice chunk, BERG (not FLOE); 33A, College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, COE (not UNI); 30D, Bitter part of an orange, PITH (not PEEL or RIND) ; and 61D, A rainbow may be seen as a good one, SIGN (not OMEN) - the crossword was fine: and come to think of it, even with those snags it was fine -- a full 5 squares on the JAMCR scale! We ...

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Sunday, June 22, 2025 - The only podcast crafted with the sockdolager in mind

Sunday, June 22, 2025 - The only podcast crafted with the sockdolager in mind

To paraphrase Yoda, the pun is strong in this one, a crossword by the mother and daughter team of Ruth B. Margolin and Hannah Margolin, the latter whose impending marriage inspired the aforementioned ...

23 Kesä 202514min

Saturday, June 21, 2025 - Christina Iverson & Doug Peterson pull out *all* the stops!

Saturday, June 21, 2025 - Christina Iverson & Doug Peterson pull out *all* the stops!

This was a quintessential NYTimes Saturday crossword - tough, fair, and fun. It was constructed by two veteran crossword constructors -- Christina Iverson and Doug Peterson -- who we have come to cher...

22 Kesä 202517min

Friday, June 20, 2025 - Happy Solstice Day!

Friday, June 20, 2025 - Happy Solstice Day!

This was a pleasing Friday crossword - the grid looked daunting, and the clues were definitely on the hard side (Mike in particular wallowed in the bottom third of the grid), but it was overall a grea...

21 Kesä 202515min

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Happy Juneteenth!!

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Happy Juneteenth!!

The NYTimes crosswords are always good, but this one stands alone, definitely worth a chef's kiss and even possibly a hug -- it was that exceptional. The theme was stupendous, and absolutely essential...

20 Kesä 202519min

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Eli Cotham cranks it up!

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Eli Cotham cranks it up!

Although this was a Wednesday crossword, some seriously Friday-level clueing did manage to make its way into the grid. Jean had to exert considerable mental effort, and Mike had to consume almost an...

19 Kesä 202513min

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - The only thing messy about today's crossword was... MESSY

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - The only thing messy about today's crossword was... MESSY

This was Tarun Krishnamurthy's second NYTimes crossword. It was just as good as his first, and considering that he wrote it while still in high school, we can anticipate him constructing a long, long ...

18 Kesä 202515min

Monday, June 16, 2025 - A not-at-all LOOPY Monday crossword

Monday, June 16, 2025 - A not-at-all LOOPY Monday crossword

This was the second crossword and collaboration between Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp. Both are lawyers, and while they might be, and it would be awesome if they were, partners in the firm Cross,...

17 Kesä 202513min

Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Medic!

Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Medic!

This was yet another highly challenging NYTimes crossword, but, since it was a Saturday, we were not surprised in the least. [Truthfully, we thought that maybe Will would give us a break after yesterd...

15 Kesä 202517min

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