Friday, October, 16, 2026 — No, You Can't Play an EBOW With An ELBOW 🙄😂
Today's crossword was a debut for Adam Shapiro — but it wasn't for a lack of trying. He has had 15 previous submissions to the NYTimes rejected, so today's puzzle is a monument to perseverance as well...
17 Loka 13min
Thursday, October 15, 2026 — You Can't Hide from the Ides 🙄
Today's crossword was an absolutely terrific debut by McKay Fritz, with another one of those delightful and, as expected, thoroughly unexpected themes that the NYTimes is legendary for. We'll pause h...
16 Loka 8min
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — Happy National Curd Day Eve 🧀 😍
Today's crossword, by Jacob Stulberg, celebrated a scourge of modern civilization, a negative answer to the phrase made famous by Verizon — "Can you hear me now?". It made for a terrific (and possibly...
15 Loka 10min
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 — Happy National Train Your Brain Day!!
We would classify today's crossword as a tinge crunchier than usual, for a Tuesday. Certainly 57D, Ceremonial Maori dance, HAKA, did not leap to mind. Likewise 7D, Whole that's greater than the sum of...
14 Loka 16min
Monday, October 12, 2026 — Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, Everyone! 🇨🇦
While today's crossword did not have a Thanksgiving Day theme, it did have a theme for which we are thankful: one that was relatively straightforward but still quite amusing. This is unsurprising, as ...
13 Loka 5min
Sunday, October 11, 2026 — 🎶 Ya Gotta Have Heart, Miles and Miles and Miles of Heart ❤️🎶
Today's crossword was a splendid work from an always entertaining constructor, aka Michael Lieberman. The themed clues in particular appear engineered to put a smile on your face — if they don't, con...
12 Loka 15min
Saturday, October 10, 2026 — SIA, SZA and Rhianna Walk into a Grid ...
This was a very entertaining and relatively straightforward Saturday crossword by David Levinson Wilk, arguably easier than Friday's — but, as always, YMMV depending on what's in your wheelhouse. Jean...
11 Loka 6min
Friday, October 9, 2026 — For Some, Spelling SYSIPHEAN is, Well, SISYIPHEAN — or, Third Time's the Charm — SISYPHEAN🙄
Now this was a Friday crossword — themeless, tricky, and highly entertaining. We have to applaud 39A, It's mine, all mine!, EGO; scratch our heads at 44D, "Gymnopédies" composer, SATIE; and will, shor...
10 Loka 6min
