Sunday, June 14, 2026 — Beware crosswords concealing cryptic cryptids 😀
This was a crunchier than usual Sunday crossword by a man who knows Sunday crosswords quite well — this is John Kugelman's 16th. The theme was very clever and likely a bear to construct, but the end r...
15 Juni 18min
Saturday, June 13, 2026 — The MWAHAHA v. BWAHAHA Debate Continues!
This was a highly entertaining Saturday crossword by Ryan McCarty, chockfull of tricky and entertaining clues. For instance, 33D, Is courting out of one's league, so to speak, DATESUP; as avowed Anglo...
14 Juni 14min
Friday, June 12, 2026 —A Quality Friday Crossword!
This was a quality Friday crossword by Amanda Winters, her second for the NYTimes. It was not hugely difficult by Friday standards, but the quality of the clues was first rate, and there was nary a hi...
12 Juni 18min
Thursday, June 11, 2026 — Alas, Poor ARAL Sea, We Barely Knew Ya!
Today's crossword was a debut by Nikhil Bailey, and an excellent one, fueled by an awesome theme (but no revealer: you'll have to work this one out on your own, or ... listen to today's episode). Some...
12 Juni 11min
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 — 🎶 NARITA, we just met an airport named ... NARITA 🙄🎶
This was a terrific Wednesday crossword, with an exceedingly well timed and executed theme, combined with some excellent cluing exsewhere, er, elsewhere. 😉 We learned about and now hope to visit 29D...
11 Juni 14min
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — Rebecca Goldstein Is at the Helm, Brace for Extreme Wit and Whimsy 😀
Rebecca Goldstein is one of our favorite constructors, which is why we felt 56D, Utter delight, GLEE, upon seeing that she had authored today's puzzle. Some of that GLEE was a result of solving 45D, "...
10 Juni 10min
Monday, June 8, 2026 —Now, Where's That BELETE Key Gotten To? 😀
Today's crossword was excellent Monday fare. Most of the clues were written with new solvers in mind, as one would expect; but they were a lot of fun nonetheless, and constructor Tom McCoy had planted...
9 Juni 14min
Sunday, June 7, 2026 — A Rorschach Test of a Crossword 🤔
Today's crossword, a collaboration between veteran constructors Adam Wagner and Simeon Seigel, was relatively controversial: some solvers found it to be a splendid tour de force of modern crossword co...
8 Juni 21min
