Sunday, February 16, 2025 - CHOCULA, SKORs, and DEEPFRIEDOREOS, so ... not the *healthiest* crossword ever 😉
This was a fun Sunday crossword by John Kugelman, even if 9 out of 10 cardiologists would recommend you eschew most of the foods in the grid. We've seen John's name in the marquee before, had a notion...
17 Feb 202516min
Saturday, February 15, 2025 - CERTS - no longer at your grocer's, but at least they're still in the grid 😋
This was a challenging puzzle -- as Saturday crosswords are engineered to be the toughest of the week -- but it also presented some DIVINE clues, including 24D, Places for subs, BENCH (delightful!); 2...
16 Feb 202519min
Friday, February 14, 2025 - ♫ Love is in the air ♬ ... and in the grid ❤️!
While Friday crosswords are traditionally themeless, today's grid was rife with subtle, almost ninja-like Valentine's Day references. That's not to detract from the rest of the grid. We were fans of 5...
15 Feb 202511min
Thursday, February 13, 2025 - This crossword *rocks* -- must be all that heavy metal 😉
This is Jim Burch's seventh NYTimes crossword. He seems to have taken up residence on the tougher side of the week, with all of his crosswords appearing on Thursday (2), Friday (4) or Saturday (1). Th...
14 Feb 202517min
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - RAH, Sir Michael PALIN is in the grid!
One of our favorite comedians -- Sir Michael PALIN -- is in today's grid, and if you have not heard of him, don't walk, but run to your nearest video source and check out Monty Python, for some absolu...
13 Feb 202518min
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - There were REAMS of good clues in today's crossword (spoiler alert: and no bad ones 😍)!
Like all good Tuesday crosswords, today's had some clues that might make you pause, like 34A, Assignments, POSTS (ah, those sorts of assignments); 17A, Emoji that means "I'm crazy about you!", HEARTEY...
12 Feb 202516min
Monday, February 10, 2025 - The name's ANN, ... RAGGEDYANN 😁
This was an admirable Monday crossword by Emily Rourke, thanks in no small part to an ingenious theme about ... which we will say no more here, as we loathe spoilers as much as you undoubtedly do, dea...
11 Feb 202513min
Sunday, February 9, 2025 - A REally Super Sunday (and, nope, that was *not* a typo)
Some sort of major sporting event was taking place today, but both cohosts (working independently, as is their wont) still found time to tackle this excellent crossword, and while each fumbled a few ...
10 Feb 202514min
