Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - The planet with the most moons? Give us a ring, we'll tell you 🙄
This was an Erik Agard puzzle, meaning the clues were fabulous; but it was a Tuesday Erik Agard puzzle, which means that the clues were not too difficult. We loved 45D, He or I, but not she, ELEMENT �...
13 Aug 202515min
Monday, August 11, 2025 - At long last we have it: OREOS, the origin story!!
Rebecca Goldstein has won awards for her crosswords, and today's is another fine example of why she has been so afforded. Jean, as is so often the case, made short work of today's puzzle, while Mike t...
12 Aug 202511min
Sunday, August 10, 2025 - The EYES have it 😀
This was an elegantly crafted crossword by Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer. We were thrilled and delighted to welcome back the rebus, which we have not seen in several Sundays (or so it seems). Jean wa...
11 Aug 202518min
Thursday, August 7, 2025 - No DROSS in today's grid ... er, other than DROSS 🙄
This was a splendid crossword by Ben Zimmer. There were no rebuses, but the ingenious theme was a surprise and a delight. We give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and for the reasons why, have a lis...
8 Aug 202516min
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - YEET that was a great crossword!
The appearance of YEET in the grid is always cause for celebration, a reminder that the English language is not set in its ways, but evolving at a rate that would've made Noah Webster exclaim "YEET th...
7 Aug 202513min
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - India.ARIE, in the grid and, hopefully, on your playlist!
This was a picture-perfect Tuesday crossword by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz, marking their second collaboration. The theme was suitably surprising, and the rest of the puzzle equally excellent. Besides t...
6 Aug 202516min
Monday, August 4, 2025 - ARIL showers bring ... a need for a more attentive spell-checker 🙄
This was a satisfyingly crunchy Monday crossword; it took both cohosts, laboring independently as usual, a significantly longer time than usual to complete. They blame it on the AQI, which in NE Wisco...
5 Aug 202511min
Sunday, August 3, 2025 - Energize!
Today's crossword was an homage to the iconic series STARTREK, which has been around since the 1960s and at this rate seems likely to continue to exist until its actual putative time, in the 2260's. W...
4 Aug 202516min
