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Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Just in time for Halloween, a Very Scary Solve 🫣

Byron Walden has had 110 crosswords published in the NYTimes, of which 71 were Saturdays. If you are wondering why, then take a gander at today's grid, and peek at the podcast; B...

October 25, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 53 • 17:54

Friday, October 24, 2025 - A *brilliant* Friday debut by Kelvin Zhou

It is hard to believe that today's crossword was a debut, but ... believe it! By turns elegant, hilarious, engaging and definitely taxing, both cohost were decidedly enamored wit...

October 24, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 52 • 12:53

Thursday, October 23, 2025 - Life would be *perfect* ... if only we could buy ALDOs at ALDI's 🙄😉

This were a lot of jewels in today's grid, including, well, JOULES (56A, Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie). We also were glad to learn the last name of 60A, Lou ___,...

October 23, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 51 • 14:08

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - A crossword you can count on, mais oui!

This was a gem of a Wednesday crossword. The theme was, as you might expect, unexpected: the rest of the grid, as you might also expect, excellent. We covered most of our favorit...

October 22, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 50 • 13:39

Tuesday, October 20, 2025 - Winter in Wisconsin? Brrrrrrrrrring it on 😀 ☃️

Spencer Leach's crosswords have appeared most frequently on Saturday*, meaning he likes to make 'em tough. Todays is his first Tuesday outing, and it is quite good. ...

October 21, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 49 • 15:45

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