Friday, November 28, 2025 - All hail ARTTATUM, not just a jazz pianist, a jazz *genius*
This was a fine crossword by constructor -- aka SETTER, depending on which side of the pond you live on -- Jacob McDermott, for whom we are thankful for this entire crossword, but especially the revel...
29 Nov 202511min
Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Happy Thanksgiving / Black Friday Eve!!
On this dual US holiday -- Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Eve -- we wish to say how thankful we are for our myriad faithful listeners, and for the geniuses who labor day in and day out to deliver t...
28 Nov 202513min
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Two thumbs up, waaaaaay up!
Today's crossword -- a debut by John McClung -- paid homage to one of the great movie critics of the last century, to wit, ROGEREBERT; and he was full of wit, heaping praise when deserved and throwing...
27 Nov 202514min
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - A crossword engineered to leave you completely ENRAPT 🧐😍
This was a splendid Tuesday crossword, thanks to an ingenious theme surrounded by a bevy of bedazzling clues. We appreciated the aptness of seeing 3D, In an angry way, CROSSLY, in a CROSSWORD; were fl...
26 Nov 202518min
Monday, November 24, 2025 - It's not just a RUMOR: this was a magnificent Monday crossword
We're just GAGA about today's crossword. It included some of our favorite words in the English language, such as 3D, Flabbergasted, GOBSMACKED; our favorite Shakespearean insult, 63A, Playing card bet...
25 Nov 202511min
Sunday, November 23, 2025 - In Praise of the Ol' Switcheroo
The NYTimes has not shied away from publishing GOL (Groan Out Loud) Sunday crosswords, so we're delighted to report that today's is of the lesser known but always appreciated LOL variety. We will spoi...
24 Nov 202521min
Saturday, November 22, 2025 - A Historic Saturday Crossword
Prior to today, only 3 NYTimes crosswords qualified as double pangrams -- ones where the grid includes the entire alphabet, A-Z, twice. Today's crossword marks the fourth. Writing any NYTimes-worthy c...
23 Nov 202514min
Friday, November 21, 2025 - AYOEDEBIRI, remember that name (and how to spell it!!!)
There were MANY GEMS in today's puzzle, and that's not even counting 3D, A host of, MANY, and 34A, Prized people, GEMS. We had 8D, Senescent, OLD; 48D, Real hoot, RIOT; and the colorful (?) 22D, Camel...
22 Nov 202513min
