Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - HELLO, Hello, hello, he ...
This was a debut crossword by Jonathan Raksin and an auspicious start to what we hope will be a lucrative crossword-writing career. The theme was a hoot, and the supporting cast of clues played their ...
21 Jan 15min
Monday, January 19, 2026 - This crossword was capital!
Peter Gorman has produced his third NYTimes crossword since February of last year, each on a different day of the week, which is quite 62D, Chilly, COOL. We had several celebrities in the grid — 37A, ...
20 Jan 12min
Sunday, January 18, 2026 - ¡Hola, MAMI! 😘
This was an excellent crossword by Rena Cohen, a Washington University in St. Louis student. If the university sounds familiar, that might be because another NYTimes crossword contributor, Sid Sivakum...
19 Jan 17min
Saturday, January 17, 2026 - This crossword wasn't merely MKAY, it was parfait 😀 🤣
This was a fun Saturday crossword, which one of our cohosts (Jean) found to be an easy solve whereas the other (by process of elimination, Mike) found to be deucedly difficult. The reasons for both ma...
17 Jan 12min
Friday, January 16, 2026 - All hail APOLLOVII!! 🚀 🧑🏼🚀
This was a great cruciverbial workout by Kyle T. Dolan, whose crosswords tend to be on the challenging side, with 11 of his 19 NYTimes puzzles appearing on Friday or Saturday. The clues today were dev...
17 Jan 18min
Thursday, January 15, 2026 - Are you fazed by FAZING? Fear not — it's only a phase 🙄😀
Today's crossword, a collaboration between Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin, had an awesome theme that both cohosts temporarily missed in distinct and rather amusing ways that we will not describe her...
16 Jan 16min
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - This crossword was positively GUCCI!!😀
As the week progresses, the crossword constructors get more opportunities to add spice to the mix, and Joseph Gangi, author of today's fine puzzle (edited, as always, by the legendary Will Shortz), ha...
15 Jan 5min
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - CUTCO, slicing prices with their own products!
This was a debut for Nate Hall, and he does a bang-up job. The theme was perfect for a Tuesday, and there were some marvelous clues throughout the grid. Jean's favorite was 44D, Pet sitters?, LAPCATS,...
14 Jan 15min
