Saturday, July 12, 2025 - Katie Hoody definitely has a clue (72, in fact!)
This was a terrific Saturday crossword, because the clues were just brilliant. Who could resist the allure of 58A, Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan, HYENA; or the sly 61D, Wit's end?, NESS; or...
13 Juli 202513min
Friday, July 11, 2025 - Run for your life, it's an onion volcano, yum!! 🧅🌋
Kudos to James McCarron, on creating an excellent Friday crossword, a debut, no less. Among our favorite clues (not mentioned in the podcast) were 21D, Film star whose name consists of two presidents,...
12 Juli 202518min
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - Pick a card, any card ...
This was an awesome Thursday crossword, courtesy of Emily Biegas and Sala Wanetick (with Will Shortz, as always, at the helm). The were oodles of cunning clues, some of which were quite educational. P...
11 Juli 202518min
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - A true test of your peripheral vision 😉
Just when you think the NYTimes crossword could not possibly come up with one more theme -- they've all been done before -- they prove you wrong (which, happily, seems to happen every day they have a ...
10 Juli 202516min
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - No need to grade *this* crossword on a curve!
This was a SERENE crossword -- and we say that not because of the presence of SERENE in the grid, but because of the, well, SERENE theme -- one that ought to bring a smile to your lips, or, if you're...
9 Juli 202514min
Sunday, July 6, 2025 - There's no escaping it: this crossword was absolutely fabulous!!
Once again the NYTimes crossword has set a new high bar, thanks to the dynamic duo of Zhou Zhang and Kevin Curry. This magnificent opus featured a puzzle within a puzzle, surrounded by a sea of crisp ...
7 Juli 202518min
Saturday, July 5, 2025 - Tracy Bennett strikes again!
Tracy Bennet is the driving force behind both Wordle and Strands, and the appearance of this crossword therefore means that an impressively large percentage of today's NYTimes games are attributable t...
6 Juli 202513min
