Remember that this is not an attempt to pick the “best” puzzles, and we won’t be commenting as critics. Our approach is best described as “puzzles we solved that we don’t think you should miss.” Kind of like staff recommendations at a local bookstore.
Did we miss your favorites? Add them in the comments!
Apple News: ($) Would You Let Me Finish? (1/5) by Ada Nicolle. – Rich
Audubon: Waiting in the Wings (1/7) by Jasper Davidoff. A cute theme with a bunch of fun bonus clues and fill. – Matt, Rich, Norah
Defector: ($) Miss Me (1/6) by Marshal Herrmann. I’m honestly kind of shocked I hadn’t seen this theme before, but it didn’t lessen my nostalgic enjoyment any less. – Matt
Slate: Slate Midi (1/7) by Quiara Vasquez. – Rich
Wall Street Journal: Autoplay (1/9) by Mike Shenk. From time to time, including this puzzle, I look at “By Mike Shenk/Edited by Mike Shenk” and chuckle a little. I was eating crow a few minutes later on this one. A brilliant puzzle with a theme delivered absolutely thoroughly. – Matt
AVCX+: ($) “I’m Content” (1/10) by Owen Bergstein. One benefit to being home rehabbing my knee is that I am finally caught up on all the puzzles on my clipboard (save a stack of Tim Croce puzzles that always take me 20+ minutes to solve). I wish I’d made note of all the recent puzzles I’ve liked but here’s one that I thought was particularly impressive, partially because of his age, but just because of some fresh, clever cluing. Looking forward to seeing much more from him. – Steve
Los Angeles Times: (1/11) by Kareem Ayas. Kareem had a trio of themelesses today, and this grid was the star for me. Funky letter combinations and fresh entries fill out three separate stacks with a lovely staircase center. – Matt
Universal: Universal Freestyle 156 (1/11) by Kareem Ayas. Easier than his LA Times grid, but no less full of interesting fill from corner to corner. – Matt
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