Friday, September 6, 2024 - CITI never sleeps ... but it does zone out from time to time 😀 🏧

Making any Sunday crossword is definitely not easy. Making one with a two-high stack of grid spanning answers is amazing; and making one with 2 two-high stacks, in one puzzle, is so difficult that it ...

10 Elo 19min

This was Kameron Austin Collins' 20th Saturday NYTimes crossword, and his name at the top of the marquee is pretty much an ironclad guarantee that we're in for a good time. We laughed, we learned, and...

9 Elo 13min

This is Jesse Cohn's fourth Friday NYTimes crossword, and it checks all the right boxes: Tough, but not soul-crushing ✅Educational ✅Highly entertaining ✅So, it's definitely in the running for this wee...

8 Elo 20min

Today's podcast title — we promise! — will seem quite droll, even, dare we say it, chuckleworthy, once you've sussed out today's theme. We won't say any more about that here, but invite you to have a...

7 Elo 13min

If you took a look at this crossword and decided that it's time to split, we commend you on your choice of metaphor. Daniel Bodily has constructed a puzzle that pays homage to, and yet goes beyond, on...

6 Elo 9min

If you like weddings, have at least a passing knowledge of Indian words, and enjoy puns, then you should find today's crossword theme quite satisfying (as was the case for both cohosts). The rest of t...

5 Elo 15min

Willa Angel Chen Miller's crosswords normally show up on Friday, so we were slightly concerned to see her name here on Monday, but she has done an excellent job, with some straightforward but well-cra...

4 Elo 11min

This was an awesome Sunday crossword by Ralph Sharaga (a debut for him) and veteran constructor Doug Peterson (this is his 61st!). The theme was absolutely hysterical, and the rest of the grid glisten...

3 Elo 15min