Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - Awoogah, there's a forest fire in the TAIGA!!
Sam Buchbinder ha a reputation for writing splendid clues and crosswords, and he certainly lives up to it today, with some very amusing clues, including one that one of our cohosts was unable to even ...
21 Aug 202418min
Monday, August 19, 2024 - Don't YAMMER about people who like to YABBER 😂
A surprising Monday crossword by Kenneth Cortes, who has gone against the convention that themed clues run in the same direction -- but he had an excellent reason for so doing, as we explain in today'...
20 Aug 202415min
Sunday, August 18, 2024 - A highly amusing Sunday!
Take two really superb crossword constructors and put them together, and what do you get? A crossword like this one, chock full of heart, artistry, and attention to detail, clearly written by two cruc...
19 Aug 202422min
Saturday, August 17, 2024 - ARGH, ACK, yes, it's a Saturday NYTimes crossword!
It's been a challenging couple of days, crossword-wise, and Joel Fagliano didn't let up on the gas when selecting today's, which happens to be a) by Brandon Koppy, and b) our JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike C...
18 Aug 202421min
Friday, August 16, 2024 - There's a MAGICIAN in the grid, courtesy of the MAGICIAN who made the grid, Kate Hawkins
A frisky Friday crossword from Kate Hawkins - her 14th - on her lucky day, Friday, when 6 out of those 14 puzzles have been published. This was a great themeless puzzle, with some stellar cluing -- 41...
17 Aug 202421min
Thursday, August 15, 2024 - Danger, Damon J. Gulczynski's in attack mode 😀 😀
A deliciously tough crossword by a constructor whose puzzles skew towards that end of the spectrum -- one Damon J Gulczynski. One's perception of this crossword just might depend on whether you grokke...
16 Aug 202424min
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Another fabulous crossword by Samuel A. Donaldson
Samuel Donaldson has had 41 crosswords published in the NYTimes, for reasons that are made abundantly clear in today's puzzle - a terrific theme, crisp clues, and references to musical groups that, if...
15 Aug 202416min
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - Some great books to RETURNTO
Benjamin Panico, in his debut NYTimes crossword (yay!), has put together an excellent puzzle in which he managed to cram 6, count 'em, 6 novels by TONIMORRISON. It is an excellent feat, and a great pl...
14 Aug 202419min
