Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - A crossword that's firing on all CYLINDERs

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - A crossword that's firing on all CYLINDERs

This was a terrific Tuesday crossword by Dan Caprera, his 6th in the NYTimes. The clues were fun, fresh, and the theme was a wry one. Besides the clues covered in today's podcast, we'd like to give a shout out to 52A, ___ Jordan, a.k.a. the Green Lantern, HAL (we're just suckers for superheroes); 43A, Figure painted by Warhol, MAO (Will's definitely got a thing for this picture, this week); and 19D, Sit non-ergonomically, SLOUCH (oh, brilliant!). Show note imagery: A Rummikub TILE (and more ...

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Monday, March 9, 2026 - May we have the envelope, please?

Monday, March 9, 2026 - May we have the envelope, please?

This was a fine Monday crossword, straightforward but with a wry theme and clues that spanned a wide gamut of years. For instance, 3D, Bobby, Peter or Greg, to Carol Brady, STEPSON (circa 1969); 46D, ...

10 Mars 9min

Sunday, March 8, 2026 - Happy International Women's Day!!

Sunday, March 8, 2026 - Happy International Women's Day!!

Kelly Richardson has crafted a delightful and timely puzzle in honor of INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY, in which all of the crosses are the names of famous women — all the way from ISSA Ray to HEDY Lamar. It ...

9 Mars 15min

Saturday, March 7, 2026 - Red Alert! There's a Saturday Streak Smasher™️ at 12 o'clock, closing fast!

Saturday, March 7, 2026 - Red Alert! There's a Saturday Streak Smasher™️ at 12 o'clock, closing fast!

If crosswords were animals, then today's, by Fritz Juhnke, would be Godzilla, smashing its way through streaks like nobody's business. Fritz was relentless, piling tough clue atop tough clue. From 28D...

7 Mars 21min

Friday, March 6, 2026 - Adrian Johnson dials it up to 11!

Friday, March 6, 2026 - Adrian Johnson dials it up to 11!

Ah, this was a rigorous Friday crossword — the kind that, after you've solved it (er, if you've solved it), makes you feel a little taller, and compelled to regale your friends with cruciverbial tales...

7 Mars 17min

Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Pee Wee REESE, champion of the oppressed and a *colossus* on the playing field

Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Pee Wee REESE, champion of the oppressed and a *colossus* on the playing field

Making any crossword is challenging; but making a crossword like this one seems almost impossible. Fortunately, constructor Hanh Huynh doesn't know the meaning of the word impossible ... no wait, he p...

6 Mars 17min

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Wowzers, this crossword was aaaaaaawesome!!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Wowzers, this crossword was aaaaaaawesome!!

Wayne Bergman has crafted a brilliant Wednesday crossword, with several genuinely LOL clues. We discuss several in today's episode, but we'd also like to give a shoutout to 14A, April Fools' Day sign,...

5 Mars 12min

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - By gum, this crossword really SLAPS! 😀

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - By gum, this crossword really SLAPS! 😀

This was a terrific Tuesday crossword by Drew Schmenner, his seventh for the NYTimes since 2021. As expected, it ticked all the right boxes: a kind, gentle yet clever theme ✅a slew of intriguing yet a...

4 Mars 16min

Monday, March 2, 2026 - Mmm, pass me another slice of that ol' tres LECHES cake 😋

Monday, March 2, 2026 - Mmm, pass me another slice of that ol' tres LECHES cake 😋

This was a very pleasing debut crossword by Leslie Benson, who provides, on xwordinfo.com, an amusing description of this puzzle's construction — some of which apparently took place while she was in a...

3 Mars 14min

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