April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

Turns out the upside down is not just for characters on Stranger Things, it is also a key element of today's crossword, where many of the clues are topsy-turvy. Daniel Bodily is responsible for this f...

6 Okt 202318min

A surprise Wednesday crossword, thanks to the totally unexpected appearance of something that might be cause for either a) celebration or b) gnashing of teeth, depending on your view of these things, ...

5 Okt 202316min

A surprisingly slithery Tuesday, thanks to the arrival, in the grid, of a den of members of the order squamata, aka snakes. Both Jean and Mike found the crossword to be a bit crunchier than usual for ...

4 Okt 202313min

Argos, you may recall, if you happen to be particularly long lived and/or well read, was a giant, Hera's servant, and a particularly good watcher, thanks to a surplus of eyes, at least 100. This cross...

3 Okt 202312min

An award winning Sunday crossword, with movies that -- even if you don't go to movies -- you will (almost) surely know. But you probably don't know them in their present form, and it is a delight to s...

2 Okt 202316min

A challenging Saturday crossword, Jean in particular had to take a stroll through her vast mind palace in order to get through today's puzzle, whereas Mike had to rely on what is, alas, not so much a ...

1 Okt 202320min

A delightful Friday crossword by Malaika Handa, with some familiar clues, but not many, as befits a Friday. Some of our favorites include the most excellent 12A, Illegal product that's still made?, MO...

30 Sep 202319min

Once again the NYTimes crossword typesetters are pushing the envelope, today by working musical staffs into the clues. They did a great job (er, except on the iPhone, where the staffs appeared as blac...

29 Sep 202319min