Mon 12/1/2025
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| S | T | E | P | H | | P | I | E | R | | M | A | S | A |
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| P | O | L | A | R | O | P | P | O | S | I | T | E | | |
| A | H | A | | A | T | A | R | I | | F | U | N | G | I |
| R | A | T | E | D | | C | O | L | D | F | R | O | N | T |
| I | R | E | N | E | | K | N | E | E | | E | T | A | S |
| S | E | X | T | S | | S | E | R | F | | D | E | W | Y |
Tue 12/2/2025
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| I | M | M | A | D | | R | A | T | A | | B | E | A | M |
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| A | C | R | E | | S | O | S | | E | C | L | A | I | R |
| J | O | E | P | E | S | C | I | | L | A | V | | | |
| | | O | N | E | | N | B | A | T | E | A | M | S |
| C | B | S | T | V | | A | G | E | S | | D | R | A | G |
| L | I | P | S | Y | N | C | | A | T | H | E | A | R | T |
| O | T | O | H | | O | N | C | D | | A | R | B | Y | S |
| D | E | T | O | X | T | E | A | | A | L | E | | | |
| | | T | I | S | | P | G | M | O | V | I | E | S |
| O | C | A | S | I | O | | I | M | P | | O | S | L | O |
| C | O | L | A | | B | E | T | A | | A | D | L | I | B |
| H | O | O | T | | A | C | A | I | | S | K | A | T | E |
| O | P | T | | | D | O | L | L | | L | A | M | E | R |
Wed 12/3/2025
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| O | L | E | O | | A | L | E | X | A | | N | I | K | E |
| F | O | R | M | I | L | E | S | I | C | A | N | S | E | E |
| T | H | E | E | N | D | | | T | A | T | | G | A | P |
| Y | A | K | | P | E | D | S | | | O | S | U | | |
| | | S | U | R | V | I | V | E | I | W | I | L | L |
| B | R | I | T | | O | B | I | E | | I | D | E | S |
| F | L | A | X | | P | R | E | L | L | | P | E | N | D |
| L | O | D | E | | H | A | R | E | | B | E | D | S | |
| A | G | I | R | L | I | K | I | S | S | E | D | | | |
| | O | S | O | | | A | T | E | N | | A | S | A |
| A | S | H | | C | S | I | | | E | J | E | C | T | S |
| T | H | E | S | H | E | R | I | F | F | I | S | H | O | T |
| R | I | A | L | | M | A | O | R | I | | P | O | O | R |
| A | N | D | Y | | I | Q | U | I | T | | Y | O | D | A |
Thu 12/4/2025
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| I | L | O | S | E | | A | G | R | A | | O | R | A | L |
| T | O | O | K | N | O | T | I | C | E | | M | A | R | A |
| R | I | M | S | | P | A | L | | | H | E | N | R | Y |
| U | S | E | | N | I | N | E | T | I | E | S | K | I | D |
| S | E | R | T | A | | | | I | N | N | | S | A | O |
| | | A | N | I | M | A | L | S | | H | I | G | H |
| C | A | R | A | M | E | L | D | E | L | I | T | E | |
| M | O | S | S | | P | L | E | A | T | E | D | | | |
| A | R | T | | G | E | O | | | | N | E | R | D | S |
| C | R | E | E | P | I | N | G | O | U | T | | O | O | H |
| H | O | R | A | S | | | I | R | S | | O | N | C | E |
| O | D | O | R | | C | A | R | B | O | N | D | A | T | E |
| N | E | I | L | | U | G | L | I | | T | A | L | O | N |
| E | D | D | Y | | B | E | S | T | | H | Y | D | R | A |
Fri 12/5/2025
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| S | E | A | S | O | N | T | I | C | K | E | T | S | |
| D | O | N | T | P | O | K | E | T | H | E | B | E | A | R |
| E | V | E | | E | N | L | A | C | E | S | | R | I | A |
| R | I | S | E | N | | E | R | O | S | | C | A | L | I |
| M | E | E | R | | S | T | E | M | | B | A | T | O | N |
| A | T | T | A | C | K | A | D | | L | O | N | E | R | S |
| | | S | L | I | T | | M | I | N | I | | | |
| S | C | R | E | A | M | | T | A | K | E | T | H | A | T |
| A | L | A | R | M | | R | A | T | E | | B | O | T | H |
| L | A | Y | S | | P | I | L | E | | P | E | S | T | O |
| A | R | K | | A | L | B | E | R | T | A | | T | E | N |
| H | E | R | E | G | O | E | S | N | O | T | H | I | N | G |
| T | O | D | A | Y | Y | E | A | R | S | O | L | D | |
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Sat 12/6/2025
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| H | A | U | L | | T | E | C | H | N | O | B | E | A | T |
| A | M | M | O | | P | L | E | A | S | E | R | I | S | E |
| T | S | O | | R | A | T | E | R | | | A | F | E | W |
| S | O | R | B | E | T | S | | L | O | O | M | | | |
| A | T | H | E | N | S | | T | I | L | E | S | A | W | S |
| W | H | A | L | E | | W | A | X | E | D | | C | H | U |
| R | E | S | T | | N | A | R | C | O | | Q | T | I | P |
| A | R | I | | D | E | T | O | X | | Q | U | I | T | E |
| P | E | T | N | A | M | E | S | | Q | U | I | V | E | R |
| | | O | D | O | R | | Q | U | A | K | E | R | S |
| C | N | E | T | | | V | I | B | E | Y | | W | H | O |
| H | O | L | Y | S | M | O | K | E | S | | B | E | I | N |
| U | P | S | E | T | A | L | E | R | T | | C | A | N | I |
| M | E | A | T | S | W | E | A | T | S | | C | R | O | C |
Sun 12/7/2025 Original Thinkers
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| U | B | O | L | T | | W | A | S | A | T | | P | A | C | E | | P | O | O | H |
| P | O | W | E | R | C | O | U | P | L | E | | B | I | R | D | B | R | A | I | N |
| S | E | A | A | I | R | | L | I | A | R | S | | R | E | E | L | | N | N | E |
| | | | V | A | R | | C | A | N | O | E | | | L | I | O | T | T | A |
| C | A | B | L | E | G | U | Y | | M | O | U | N | T | A | I | N | G | O | A | T |
| H | U | R | O | N | | N | I | B | | | P | R | E | V | A | I | L | | | |
| O | T | I | C | | A | S | P | E | N | S | | O | R | E | | S | A | S | S | Y |
| M | O | T | I | O | N | D | E | T | E | C | T | O | R | | | | L | O | W | S |
| P | T | A | | M | O | E | S | | G | A | I | T | E | R | | G | A | V | E | L |
| U | N | M | A | D | E | | P | A | R | E | S | | O | N | E | S | I | E | |
| A | N | N | A | N | | P | A | R | T | E | D | | O | M | E | N | | E | T | C |
| N | E | I | N | | | | S | E | E | D | Y | C | H | A | R | A | C | T | E | R |
| T | R | A | C | E | | O | K | S | | Y | E | S | A | N | D | | L | E | N | A |
| | | A | M | O | R | O | S | O | | | A | R | T | | C | U | R | E | S |
| D | R | I | V | I | N | G | F | O | R | C | E | | A | I | R | H | E | A | D | S |
| R | E | M | E | N | D | | | N | E | E | D | S | | C | O | E | | | | |
| U | G | H | | E | A | R | L | | O | R | I | N | G | | T | W | I | S | T | S |
| D | R | E | A | M | T | E | A | M | | S | T | A | R | W | I | T | N | E | S | S |
| G | E | R | M | | E | A | V | E | | E | E | R | I | E | | O | R | G | A | N |
| E | T | E | S | | S | L | A | T | | I | D | E | S | T | | Y | E | A | R | S |
This puzzle was inspired by my favorite mathematician, Emmy Noether. Noether was a brilliant algebraist who became particularly well known for her work with rings. One day, the particularly funny thought popped into my mind that she could aptly be described as a RING LEADER or even a RING MASTER. This led me down the garden path of other famous historical thinkers that might be humorously described in other ways. I hope this puzzle makes you chuckle!
I'm enormously grateful to my mentor, the wonderful editor Christina Iverson. She supported my efforts on this puzzle from start to finish — without her, this puzzle wouldn't exist. Thank you, Christina!
I've been so grateful to the crossword constructor community over the years — many of my happiest moments in life have involved a coffee in one hand and a crossword in the other. It's such a delight to join the ranks and contribute a puzzle of my own. Happy solving!
– puzzle by Kate Jensen
Mon 12/8/2025
| M | A | D | A | M | | T | A | C | O | | | L | A | D |
| O | P | E | R | A | | A | S | T | I | N | | A | L | A |
| J | A | C | K | S | O | N | H | O | L | E | | S | O | W |
| O | R | O | | C | A | K | E | | P | I | S | T | O | N |
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| L | Y | C | R | A | | S | C | A | N | | | T | S | A |
| S | O | H | O | | D | I | G | I | T | | S | C | A | T |
| D | Y | E | | | R | A | I | L | | H | O | H | U | M |
| O | R | I | G | I | N | | S | L | A | M | | | |
| | R | A | R | E | S | T | | I | M | E | A | N | T |
| S | L | Y | N | O | D | | A | C | E | S | | R | O | I |
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| A | L | I | | L | U | T | E | S | | E | E | N | I | E |
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Tue 12/9/2025
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| D | I | E | T | | T | U | L | I | P | | E | M | I | T |
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| P | U | R | E | | S | S | E | | O | A | R | S | |
| J | U | S | T | S | P | I | T | B | A | L | L | I | N | G |
| A | T | E | | U | A | E | | E | R | A | | T | E | A |
| B | E | D | A | M | N | | Z | E | E | | M | A | R | Y |
| | | H | E | D | G | E | R | O | W | S | | | |
| G | A | G | A | | O | L | D | | L | A | N | D | E | D |
| I | S | O | | T | R | I | | A | A | H | | U | N | O |
| F | O | R | W | H | A | T | I | T | S | W | O | R | T | H |
| F | I | R | E | | C | R | T | | A | F | A | R | |
| O | N | L | Y | A | T | H | O | U | G | H | T | B | U | T |
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Wed 12/10/2025
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| B | E | G | S | | P | R | E | R | E | C | O | R | D | E | D |
| A | N | G | E | R | | P | R | I | N | T | E | R | | | |
| P | E | I | | U | H | S | | | | | D | O | U | B | T |
| P | R | E | P | P | Y | | A | T | M | S | | | N | E | O |
| | B | E | A | D | | R | I | C | E | P | A | D | D | Y |
| N | A | T | U | R | E | R | E | S | E | R | V | E | S | |
| E | S | C | A | L | A | T | O | R | | D | O | E | R | | |
| C | F | O | | | S | A | W | S | | E | S | C | R | O | W |
| O | W | N | E | D | | | | | S | R | I | | E | R | A |
| | | R | A | T | T | R | A | P | | T | U | P | A | C |
| R | O | S | E | S | A | R | E | R | E | D | | R | A | C | K |
| E | R | I | C | | T | O | I | L | E | T | | S | I | L | O |
| V | E | N | T | | S | Y | N | O | D | S | | A | R | E | S |
Thu 12/11/2025
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| L | O | O | T | | O | P | E | R | A | | L | I | E | U |
| D | R | E | A | M | T | E | A | M | S | | A | F | A | R |
| A | I | S | L | E | | E | P | S | O | M | | E | C | O |
| | | I | L | L | | | | N | E | A | L | E | |
| P | I | C | T | U | R | E | P | E | R | F | E | C | T |
| J | O | G | S | | N | I | N | A | | I | T | S | O | K |
| I | P | O | | S | A | N | D | P | I | T | | S | R | O |
| M | E | T | A | L | | S | E | E | P | | O | O | P | S |
| I | M | A | G | I | N | E | D | R | A | G | O | N | S | |
| O | W | E | T | O | | | | D | O | H | | | |
| H | B | O | | S | L | O | M | O | | A | L | E | X | A |
| A | I | M | S | | T | H | I | N | K | T | A | N | K | S |
| C | L | A | N | | E | M | C | E | E | | L | I | C | K |
| K | E | N | O | | | S | E | G | A | | A | D | D | S |
On episode 6 of his excellent crossword podcast "Crosstalk," Daniel Grinburg compares getting a crossword published in the New York Times to one's birthday, to which his guest, Aimee Lucido says "even on my birthday I don't get that much attention!"
I'm excited to put Aimee's comment to the test this week, as I complete another trip around the sun just one day before this puzzle goes to print. I have a gut feeling that Aimee is spot on.
Besides, why should I get attention on my birthday anyway? It's my mom, Jocelyn, who should be celebrated. I'd like to thank her here, not just for bringing me into this world, but for the unending love and support she has provided for me and my brother for more than four decades now. Love you, Mom!
Lastly, I have submitted nearly 20 puzzles since dropping this one in the NYT queue last September, and I like to think that each one helps me become a better constructor. However, this crossword still contains two of my all-time highlights: (1) the ironic juxtaposition of 28-Down and 29-Down, and (2) my clue on 47-Down. I hope these bring you as much joy as they do me.
– puzzle by Kevin Curry
Fri 12/12/2025
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| T | E | A | M | S | | | W | A | S | H | T | U | B |
| | | B | E | S | T | S | | | H | A | S | P | S |
| V | A | L | E | N | C | I | A | | M | O | L | T | | |
| I | P | A | D | | R | A | W | F | O | O | T | A | G | E |
| S | O | B | | F | O | N | D | A | N | T | | T | O | E |
| A | P | P | L | E | S | A | U | C | E | | D | U | A | L |
| | A | I | D | S | | S | T | Y | L | I | S | T | S |
| S | E | R | V | E | | | T | S | T | O | P | | | |
| A | R | T | E | X | P | O | | | R | I | L | K | E | |
| P | I | N | S | | A | S | S | E | E | N | O | N | T | V |
| I | C | E | E | | T | H | E | R | E | S | M | O | R | E |
| D | A | R | T | | H | A | N | G | S | | A | B | E | T |
Sat 12/13/2025
| | | B | A | D | B | R | E | A | T | H | | | |
| | C | U | R | R | I | E | D | C | R | A | B | | |
| F | O | O | D | A | D | D | I | T | I | V | E | S | |
| G | A | R | Y | | N | E | A | T | O | | E | A | T | S |
| E | S | P | | H | O | T | P | I | N | K | | R | U | N |
| T | H | O | R | A | | S | E | N | | N | O | T | D | O |
| T | I | R | A | D | E | | | | T | E | T | H | E | R |
| H | O | A | G | I | E | S | | O | I | L | T | A | N | K |
| E | N | T | I | T | L | E | | P | A | L | E | T | T | E |
| M | I | E | N | | E | A | G | E | R | | R | I | L | L |
| E | C | G | | O | R | D | I | N | A | L | | N | O | I |
| M | O | R | P | H | | O | V | A | | A | W | M | A | N |
| O | N | E | O | F | E | V | E | R | Y | T | H | I | N | G |
| S | E | C | U | R | E | | M | A | T | I | N | S | |
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Sun 12/14/2025 Change Locations
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| C | H | A | F | E | | W | R | A | P | U | P | S | | | R | E | V | E | R | E |
| O | O | H | I | M | S | O | S | C | A | R | E | D | | P | A | D | A | W | A | N |
| P | R | U | D | E | N | T | | M | I | K | A | | F | A | V | E | | I | F | S |
| E | P | A | | | A | I | D | A | N | | R | H | I | N | E | | U | N | T | O |
| D | E | N | V | E | R | M | I | N | T | | M | A | R | S | L | A | N | D | E | R |
| | | E | L | L | E | N | | | P | E | T | E | Y | | B | A | S | E | S |
| | E | N | O | S | | G | O | A | L | N | E | T | | G | E | L | | | |
| F | L | I | P | A | H | O | U | S | E | | D | R | U | M | L | I | N | E | S |
| A | L | I | | E | T | E | | T | S | A | R | | A | B | C | | K | E | N | O |
| V | E | S | T | S | | L | I | S | A | | V | A | P | E | | F | E | W | E | R |
| O | S | H | A | | S | L | R | | M | A | L | L | | R | C | A | | E | M | T |
| W | H | A | T | A | H | O | O | T | | N | O | T | E | X | A | C | T | L | Y | |
| | | T | R | Y | | N | E | G | A | T | O | R | | N | E | A | L | | |
| S | P | I | L | T | | D | W | E | L | L | | | N | O | T | I | P | | | |
| I | O | W | E | Y | O | U | O | N | E | | G | A | I | N | E | D | A | D | A | Y |
| C | L | A | D | | P | R | O | S | E | | A | L | E | V | E | | | O | L | E |
| K | E | N | | M | E | A | D | | C | O | L | D | | I | N | E | R | T | I | A |
| B | A | T | H | I | N | G | | A | L | T | E | R | E | D | S | T | A | T | E | S |
| A | X | I | O | M | S | | | C | U | R | S | I | V | E | | A | G | E | N | T |
| Y | E | N | T | E | | | | T | B | A | | N | E | O | | S | U | D | S | Y |
Zachary: "I'm very excited to be making my NYT debut today, especially because it's alongside one of my favorite constructors, who also turned out to be a dream collaborator!
I had the idea for this theme in March, but I suspected that I'd be in over my head with a 21x, so I reached out to John, knowing he is a legend of the Sunday puzzle. John was brilliant in generating thousands of possible theme entries, which we were able to whittle down to nine and a revealer. The meta answer, which I think might be my favorite part of the puzzle, was all John.
As for me, I'm a 16-year-old junior from Highland Park, IL. Incredibly, I found out that Highland Park is a crossword-constructing hotspot of sorts: Evan Birnholz and Ben Bass are both from HP, and Adam Aaronson is from rival Deerfield.
Lastly, I have to thank Quiara Vasquez and Boaz Moser for their guidance when I was first starting out. I hope everybody enjoys the puzzle!!"
– puzzle by Zachary Edward-Brown and John Kugelman
Mon 12/15/2025
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Andrea: This is my collaborator, former catsitter and friend Jeff Jerome's NYT debut after a few years of many good ideas that didn't quite make the cut.
It was Jeff's idea, grid and fill after many helpful revisions/suggestions by Joel Fagliano who really hung in there with us to make it work! Proud to be a part of this and dibs on top bunk!
We tried to get rid of FLEEK as well in a last minute fifth revision… but we did reduce editor complaint list of too many names and initialisms from 20 down to five!
And the bunk beds went from originally five or six sets down to three and back up to four!
– puzzle by Jeff Jerome and Andrea Carla Michaels
Tue 12/16/2025
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Wed 12/17/2025
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Thu 12/18/2025
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Fri 12/19/2025
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Sat 12/20/2025
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