Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Don't DAWDLE, check out today's episode posthaste!
This was a crisply clued Wednesday crossword, with lots of novel takes and perplexing posers in the puzzle. Right away we have, at 1D, Blade sheathed in a saya, KATANA. We have a debut at 30A, Alterna...
1 Maj 202513min
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - There was a little extra OOMPH in today's crossword, literally!
Today's crossword was a debut for Gene Louise De Vera, so a few lusty "huzzahs" would not be out of place. The grid had some interesting features: we liked the the juxtaposition of 39D, Children's au...
30 Apr 202515min
Monday, April 28, 2025 - Grab your (key)board, it's time to EGOSURF 😀
This was a gentle Monday crossword. Jean moved through it almost as fast as a MAKO (up to 46 mph, according to 29D). Mike took a tad longer, but was still able to MAKO good time 🙄. We have all the de...
29 Apr 20259min
Sunday, April 27, 2025 - Look out, here comes BRIDEZILLA 😀
In crossword circles, a debut answer is one that has never appeared in the grid before -- and they tend to bet quite interesting. Today, for instance, we had 33A, Food-centric broadcasts originating i...
28 Apr 202516min
Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Happy Canadian Election Day Eve Eve!!🙄
Today's crossword was a "relatively" straightforward Saturday crossword. Saturdays are always tough, and this was by no means a walk in the park, but neither was it a rope-free climb of El Capitan. T...
27 Apr 20258min
Friday,April 25, 2025 - Nothing BLAND in today's grid (except, inevitably, BLAND 😉)
This was a nice Friday crossword by Adrian Johnson, a bit of a palette cleanser after yesterday's definitely crunchier-than-usual epic. We found some great clues in the puzzle, such as 34A, Passage in...
26 Apr 202510min
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Whew, this was a real brow-furler of a crossword!
This was a debut crossword by Kathleen Duncan -- congrats!! -- and it was a doozy. Jean managed to get through it in fairly good time, but Mike ran into the proverbial lexicographic abyss in the south...
25 Apr 202515min
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - Time for DINDIN 😀 🧑🏽🍼
One of the most enjoyable moments in NYTimes-crossword-solving, is when one is completely floored by an answer, only to discover, with a bit of research, that it is apparently the 5th most popular wor...
24 Apr 202512min
