Tuesday, August 18, 2026 —No, You Can't Forfend the Use of Forfend! 🙄
Kudos and congrats to Jeremy Venook on getting his debut crossword in the NYTimes! 🎉🥳 He had us when he name-dropped URIAH Heep, and kept us enthralled with a theme that was ideal for a Tuesday. Wel...
19 Aug 13min
Monday, August 17, 2026 — Green Day and Pink Floyd and the Kingsmen, Oh, My! 😎
You would expect that someone who has published 85 (!) NYTimes crosswords, including 31 Mondays, would craft a fine Monday puzzle, and your expectations would be met and then some. Zhouqin Burnikel ha...
18 Aug 11min
Sunday, August 16, 2026 — Today's Crossword Features CADGE, Uncaged!! 🙄
This marks Sam Brody's fourth NYTimes crossword, and we found it quite appealing. The theme was suitably punny, and we learned oodles. For instance, we now know 40D, Bum, CADGE, Mike can now speak kno...
17 Aug 20min
Saturday, August 15, 2026 — Blake Slonecker Dials It Up To Eleven!
This was a challenging Saturday crossword, requiring that both cohosts really put their backs into it — which, since we are talking about crosswords, involves moving hardly a millimeter while staring ...
16 Aug 16min
Friday, August 14, 2026 — Zhou Zhang's Friday Debut is a Beaut!
Zhou Zhang is gradually working through the days of the week: this crossword marked her Friday debut. The only days on which she has not published are Tuesday and Saturday, but we expect those in shor...
15 Aug 20min
Thursday, August 13, 2026 — Killian Olson's Killer Thursday 😀
Killian Olson has put together a very crunchy Thursday crossword for your puzzle-solving pleasure. We found it to be quite the workout. The theme was dazzling, with lots of bamboozlement throughout th...
14 Aug 16min
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — Attention All Techies, Your Time Has Come 😀 📡
This midweek crossword was short (well for some: YMMV) and sweet, with a theme that did a fine job of melding two of our favorite activities: cruising the web, and cruising NE Wisconsin. It also inclu...
13 Aug 8min
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 — Alright, Our Favorite Psychedelic Rock Band Named After a Body Part Is in the Grid 😀
Today's crossword, a debut (😃) by Wade Bednar, combined music and dynasties — specifically Chinese dynasties — in an absolutely ingenious way. But Wade didn't slough off when it came to clues, eithe...
12 Aug 15min
