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Thursday, March 12, 2026 - One HARDCORE Thursday crossword!

Today marks Joe Marquez's sixth NYTimes crossword. Having started in 2023, that amounts to about 2 crosswords per year — not too shabby! This particular puzzle was particularly no...

March 12, 2026 • Season 15 • Episode 90 • 15:43

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Eureka!

Today's crossword was an homage to proponents of the "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" philosophy, and it made for an awesome theme — tales of happy accidents t...

March 11, 2026 • Season 15 • Episode 89 • 16:57

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Mmm, give us a bowl of that ol' BABAGHANOUJ 😋

Just like the dish in the title, today's crossword was yummy. We found the theme delicious, the clues tangy, and like all good crosswords it left us wanting more. Just to give you...

March 10, 2026 • Season 15 • Episode 88 • 13:50

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...

March 09, 2026 • Season 15 • Episode 87 • 9:48

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 I

March 08, 2026 • Season 15 • Episode 86 • 15:20

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