Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - A FAB, crossword, way above PAR
Joe Deeney has gotten a reputation, here at JAMDTNYTC HQ, for crafting fun and lively crosswords, and we are pleased to report that his streak remains intact! While it has often been conjectured that ...
20 Feb 202513min
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - Erik Agard is back, huzzah!
Erik Agard is a fabulous crossword constructor, so it is a delight to see his name in the marquee, and even more delightful to tackle this crossword. The puzzle is packed with fun and educational clue...
19 Feb 202514min
Monday, February 17, 2025 - Nothing MOROSE in this grid, except, er, MOROSE 😉
Today's crossword seemed a little crunchier than usual to at least one of our cohosts (hint: their initial is 'M'), due to a confluence of problematic clues in the southwest corner of the grid. Fortun...
18 Feb 202513min
Sunday, February 16, 2025 - CHOCULA, SKORs, and DEEPFRIEDOREOS, so ... not the *healthiest* crossword ever 😉
This was a fun Sunday crossword by John Kugelman, even if 9 out of 10 cardiologists would recommend you eschew most of the foods in the grid. We've seen John's name in the marquee before, had a notion...
17 Feb 202516min
Saturday, February 15, 2025 - CERTS - no longer at your grocer's, but at least they're still in the grid 😋
This was a challenging puzzle -- as Saturday crosswords are engineered to be the toughest of the week -- but it also presented some DIVINE clues, including 24D, Places for subs, BENCH (delightful!); 2...
16 Feb 202519min
Friday, February 14, 2025 - ♫ Love is in the air ♬ ... and in the grid ❤️!
While Friday crosswords are traditionally themeless, today's grid was rife with subtle, almost ninja-like Valentine's Day references. That's not to detract from the rest of the grid. We were fans of 5...
15 Feb 202511min
Thursday, February 13, 2025 - This crossword *rocks* -- must be all that heavy metal 😉
This is Jim Burch's seventh NYTimes crossword. He seems to have taken up residence on the tougher side of the week, with all of his crosswords appearing on Thursday (2), Friday (4) or Saturday (1). Th...
14 Feb 202517min
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - RAH, Sir Michael PALIN is in the grid!
One of our favorite comedians -- Sir Michael PALIN -- is in today's grid, and if you have not heard of him, don't walk, but run to your nearest video source and check out Monty Python, for some absolu...
13 Feb 202518min
