Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - YEET more evidence that the English language continues to evolve!
A debut Tuesday crossword by the youngest person ever to get published in the NYTimes, so congrats to Ailee Yoshida, who turns in a splendid Tuesday (regardless of age!). There were a few clues that m...
12 Okt 202218min
Monday, October 10, 2022 - a FOODIE's delight
There was a lot of food lurking in today's grid - some PASTA, some PARM, we spotted a SPUD, an HERB, and to wash it all down, some CHEAPWINE. Definitely something a FOODIE could enjoy, but we did too!...
11 Okt 20227min
Sunday, October 9, 2022 - NICEJOB!
The husband-and-wife team of Jessie and Ross Trudeau have created a super Sunday crossword - not too difficult, and with a great, great, theme. We'd tell you more here, but they say that a certain amo...
10 Okt 202216min
Saturday, October 8, 2022 - A crossword filled with ZHUZH, sound the VUVUZELAS!
There are Saturday crosswords, and there are Saturday crosswords - this is definitely one of the latter -- not because the letters are all in bold, but because it was very, very difficult in spots. Ou...
9 Okt 202220min
Friday, October 7, 2022 - MACANDCHEESE and STREUSEL makes for a delicious crossword!
When Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen team up for a crossword, you know it's going to be fun ... and the duo does not disappoint, with a majorly challenging Friday crossword, at least for one of us (hint...
8 Okt 202211min
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - The NYTimes Crossword is on a roll!
After Wednesday's absolutely brilliant crossword, it was hard to believe that they NYTimes could improve ... but then comes Simeon Seigel's oeuvre, another masterclass in crossword construction. You h...
7 Okt 202215min
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - The antithesis of JUSTPLAINDUMBO
A wonderful, joyous Wednesday creation by Jason Reich, the grid just sparkles, the clues are magnificent and often very amusing, we cannot say enough about today's puzzle -- but that didn't stop us fr...
6 Okt 202213min
Tuesday, October 3, 2022 - PHILIPPIC!
A subtle and ingenious theme, eclipsed only slightly by the appearance of PHILIPPIC in the grid, a word that has appeared three times in the NYTimes Crossword - in 1956, 1959 and ... 2022! So, welcome...
5 Okt 202212min
