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

A relatively easy Sunday crossword -- not a walk in the park, by any means, but the clues did seem a little less intense than last week's ... and the week before that -- and we are not complaining! To...

10 Apr 202325min

Sid Sivakumar, the author of today's fine, fine crossword, has definitely got a reputation (at least here, at Jean And Mike Do The New York Times Crossword HQ) for writing extra-challenging crosswords...

9 Apr 202319min

Today's crossword has an ominous, daunting-looking grid, but you can't always judge a B by its C, as Bertie Wooster would undoubtedly say, and this puzzle proves the point: it is challenging but fair,...

8 Apr 202320min

A challenging Thursday puzzle, thanks to ... a tricky wicket, as cricket aficionados like to say, a gimmick that left both cohorts slightly but fortunately only temporarily bedazzled. Jean had troubl...

7 Apr 202316min

Brandon Koppy knows how to make great crosswords, and is at the top of his form in this one! An amusing and unexpected theme is the topper, but the rest of the clues are designed to educate and make y...

6 Apr 202318min

Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson have devised a COZY Tuesday puzzle, with just the right HEFT, never a BORE. We enjoyed the crossing of 32D, They're made by doing jumping jacks lying downs ...

5 Apr 202314min

A nice Monday crossword, with nothing too overwhelmingly difficult, as befits a Monday -- and a clever "vowel progression" for the theme. We approve! Five squares on the JAMCR scale. Also, if you hav...

4 Apr 20238min

Ease over to your easel, and get ready to BINGE on 7 different works of art, all ensconced in a puzzle which is not coincidentally also a work of art (albeit of an entirely different hue). While this ...

3 Apr 202320min