
Monday, July 6, 2026 — Nothing DECREPIT about this crossword, it's all shiny and new! ✨
This was a pleasing Monday crossword, with a straightforward, amusing theme, and clues unlikely to generate too many BLANKSTARES. It was penned by Alex Eaton-Salners, who rarely does Monday crosswords...
7 Jul 15min

Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Set Pun Guns™️ to Stun!
Apparently Rich Katz had a few fireworks left over from yesterday, and managed to slip them into today's puzzle: it just sizzles with creativity, and will have you ooh-ing and ah-ing on the way to th...
6 Jul 14min

Saturday, July 4, 2026 — 🎆 Happy Fourth!!!!🎇🎆
Kareem Ayas has returned and brought along an excellent crossword to help us celebrate the Fourth. The clues were delightful, each precisely engineered to perplex, educate, and entertain. They succeed...
5 Jul 12min

Friday, July 3, 2026 — Happy Fourth Eve! 🎇
Barbara Lin is a highly versatile constructor — she has made crosswords for every day of the week, and this is her second Friday creation. The grid had a daunting amount of white space in it, with 4 g...
4 Jul 16min

Thursday, June 2, 2026 — Time to Brush Up On Your US History!
Today's crossword was all about US history — specifically, the Declaration of Independence. David J. Kahn, in his 192nd NYTimes publication (!!!) has outdone himself, ingeniously inserting all 13 colo...
3 Jul 16min

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — Happy 🇨🇦 Day!
Today's crossword was a marvel of clever crossword construction, and a hoot to boot — practically guaranteed to put a smile on your face, make your jaw drop, or possibly both, simultaneously. In short...
2 Jul 13min

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 — Adios, June, It Was Good Knowin' Ya!
Congratulations to John Liber, for getting his very first crossword published in the NYTimes! It was a fine effort, with a phonetically phunny theme, and several surprising clues. For instance, do you...
1 Jul 15min




















