Thursday, August 15, 2024 - Danger, Damon J. Gulczynski's in attack mode 😀 😀
A deliciously tough crossword by a constructor whose puzzles skew towards that end of the spectrum -- one Damon J Gulczynski. One's perception of this crossword just might depend on whether you grokke...
16 Aug 202424min
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Another fabulous crossword by Samuel A. Donaldson
Samuel Donaldson has had 41 crosswords published in the NYTimes, for reasons that are made abundantly clear in today's puzzle - a terrific theme, crisp clues, and references to musical groups that, if...
15 Aug 202416min
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - Some great books to RETURNTO
Benjamin Panico, in his debut NYTimes crossword (yay!), has put together an excellent puzzle in which he managed to cram 6, count 'em, 6 novels by TONIMORRISON. It is an excellent feat, and a great pl...
14 Aug 202419min
Monday, August 12, 2024 - Some cryptic clues on cryptids 😎
This is Shaun Phillips' second NYTimes crossword, and it has only been about 2 weeks since his last one, so clearly he is on a tear! This was a tad easier than the last (a Wednesday), but no less enjo...
13 Aug 202413min
Sunday, August 11, 2024 - Paging Dr. WELBY!
A most definitely above average Sunday crossword by Caryn Robbins, thanks to an artful, inspired theme and a few crunchy clues to chew on. We have all the deets inside, so you are cordially invited to...
12 Aug 202417min
Saturday, August 10, 2024 - MATRYOSHKA, hard to spell, harder to work into casual conversation 😀
Today's crossword was Spencer Leach's fifth, and it is a gem. The clues are challenging, novel (there are 7 debuts) and delightfully deceiving. Definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, for reaso...
11 Aug 202419min
Friday, August 9, 2024 - Another Hemant Mehta spectacular!
Hemant Mehta has written some dazzling late-week crosswords -- and this is one of them. The clues are so well done, tautly written, prone to make you ponder. We've covered most of them in today's epis...
10 Aug 202429min
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - Oh, boy, it's an OBOE 🙄
It's Rebus Thursday, not an official holiday as far as we can tell, but a) it is Thursday, and b) the grid is riddled with rebuses (rebusae?), so the name seems apt. The crossword was Christopher Youn...
9 Aug 202417min
