Friday, November 22, 2024 - Is ADO Annie in the grid? We can't say no đ
Today's crossword was, to borrow an answer from earlier in the week, absolutely fabulous, with an ocean of great clues. [A small ocean, to be sure: the grid was its normal 15x15 size, but somehow "lar...
23 Marras 202418min
Thursday, November 21, 2024 - A Saturday crossword so tricky it's disguised itself as a Thursday đ±đ
Today's crossword was (1A) ABFAB, definitely one of our (3D) FAVES this week, with such a sparkling grid that we had to wear shades and set the app to dark mode in order to work on it. We were dazzled...
22 Marras 202417min
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - This crossword is CRACRA good!
Writing spoiler-free show notes can be tricky, but we're willing to give it a shot for our listeners. In today's crossword, we see that the author has made clever use of âŒïžâŒïžâŒïžâŒïžâŒïžâŒïžâŒïž, which is surpr...
21 Marras 202413min
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - Look up there in the sky ... it's a bird, no, it's a plane, no, it's Supervocalic!
When you see the name Erik Agard in the byline, you know you're in for a good time, and the sage does not disappoint in his latest oeuvre, i.e., today's crossword, thanks to great clues like 51D, Supe...
20 Marras 202414min
Monday, November 18, 2024 - A crossword to RAVE about
A recent JAMCOTWA winner, Rajeswari Rajamani is back with her second NYTimes crossword, and we are pleased to report that it's a delight, with a subtle and engaging theme, and some sparkling grid fill...
19 Marras 202413min
Sunday, November 17, 2024 - A cool crossword based on hot air đ
After yesterday's epic struggle, today's crossword was a refreshing change of pace, with an uplifting theme (literally!), and great clues. The authors were Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman, the la...
18 Marras 202417min
Saturday, November 16, 2024 - All rise for the TAIOSEACH
When it comes to tough crosswords, there are Saturdays, and there are Saturdays. Today's puzzle was most definitely one of the latter, with nearly impossible clues almost everywhere you look in the gr...
17 Marras 202420min
Friday, November 15, 2024 - DONTTELLME, aka the crossword solver's motto
This was a very pleasant Friday crossword by Alina Abidi -- her fourth for the NYTimes. Like almost all Friday's, no theme was involved, but there were some Friday-worthy clues, including a mathematic...
16 Marras 20246min
