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A welcome #nytxw return from @naytnaytnayt.bsky.social. An easy romp but that’s per usual for Tuesday & this one has a popcult inlay that I didn’t expect. Always nice to see an old friend back in the game - thanks Nate! 2/3/26 #CrosswordSky #GridSky

I saw it last night but waited to morning to savor it. So good!

Love a @robynw414.bsky.social Friday #nytxw —as great as ever! The master of clever, funny clues (23D!), conversationals, no obscure pop cult to make it work & all around smooth & satisfying flow around the grid. Missed you Robyn—you’re one of a kind! 1/30/26 #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Quick post to say I loved the Saturday 1/17/26 #nytxw by @aaronson.bsky.social - especially decoding 8D. Colloquials, clever clueing, fresh & sassy. Nice one, Adam! Streak intact, going back underground. #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Popping in to say the 1/10/26 #nytxw by @melvillmatic.bsky.social is a gem, no surprise. It’s been almost 3 years since we’ve been treated to a KAC puzzle here & this one delights with clever clues (41D!), lively fill, & a killer gridspanner. Perfect Saturday. Thanks Kam! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Been good for the last few days yes!

Anyone else getting 503 error?

This heartbreaking story is one of many. Those of us old enough to remember those dark days, who worried about our gay friends who lived large, and then lost, remember. But the young’uns really don’t know. Thank you for sharing it.

I had to post abt the creative Sunday 11/30 #nytxw by @natanlast.bsky.social. Theme-rich IF you suss out the theme. I got gold w/out understanding & had to ponder what was up & then AHA!Unusual & fun for me on a Sunday. So clever, Natan!
[And buy his 📕“Across the Universe”!] #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Ha!! I didn’t notice that - maybe I should play those numbers!

It’s been a while - I forgot about hashtags!

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Popping in while still on #nytxw commenting hiatus to say that today’s 11/20/25 puzzle by @adamwagner.bsky.social is unsurprisingly fun and clever. A tad easy for a Thurs but that’s ok! Fear not, friends, my solving streak is intact. 😎

Do you want hints?

I avoid 95 as much as possible and I’m a lot older than your daughter, with decades of driving experience. Between the huge trucks who don’t obey the law, never-ending daytime construction, and the speeding cars, it’s not safe for anyone. Thanks for taking this on.

Hi! Streak intact thru my ongoing break. But I had to post on the Mon 9/15 #nytxw by Matthew Stock & @Footnote24.bsky.social bc it’s abt my fave sport, has a clever revealer, & I’m a fan of these guys’ work. Fun for these last regular season days…go Yankees! Thx Matt & Mike! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Tuesday 8/12 #nytxw by
@e-a-rly.bsky.social is a great early weeker by a favorite constructor. Of course I saw the common element in the themers early on, but when I hit the revealer I literally LOL’d. Nice one Erik! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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Monday 8/11 #nytxw by @rebecculous.bsky.social - cute, clever, tasty. In fact I think I’ll have one now! Interesting entries, creative clues, great fun. Thanks Rebecca - a delicious start to the week! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

A pleasure to solve Fri 8/8 #nytxw by @rafaxword.bsky.social & Matthew Stock. Unsurprised, because both always deliver tasty puzzles w great clueing & lively colloquials. Had a little trouble breaking in but then it flowed south to north beautifully. Still LOLing at 55A. Thx! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

They claim not - but both are from the pacific northwest so I wonder…

Tuesday 8/5 #nytxw by Gary Larson & Amy Ensz has a clever punny theme with no revealer needed. Always fun when you have to choose which pronunciation to go with in order to make sense of the clue. Nice one Gary & Amy! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Mon 8/4 #nytxw by Patti Varol is a fast solve that I at first thought had a ho-hum theme…until I noticed the vowel progression. Nice. Glad to see 18A & my fave 12D. NBD but surprised at theme-mimic 30D—feels like a rookie mistake but Patti’s no rookie. Overall good week start. #CrosswordSky #GridSky

I initially thought the purple cat was something like “words that sound like they start with a letter” - so EFFORT but then i realized. I stand by APPLE as a legit tree more so than YEW which I think of as a bush - but I recovered.

Was it EFFORT, slightly missing the correct purple category? And who among us did not choose APPLE? LOL

Connections
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Aw thank you! I’m trying to claw my way back LOL - haven’t missed a puzzle but just missed writing about them. Nice to know someone reads!

We interrupt my slow commenting return on the #nytxw to cheer the Sun 8/3 puzzle by Jeremy Newton. A construction tour de force w/ubiquitous themers—for a 50+year fan like me, this is perfection. Shading, circles, visuals—this has it all. Loved it! Thx Jeremy wherever you are! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Excellent Sunday 7/27 #nytxw from John Kugelman. Really cleverly clued anagrams with some sparkly non-theme longs made for a fun solve. Thanks John! #GridSky #CrosswordSky

Saturday 7/19 #nytxw:
@e-a-rly.bsky.social serves up a terrific themeless w his customary brilliant clueing, 5 gridspanning colloquials, easy flow, and as always things to learn. My brother did 10Ds in Baltimore so I was especially pleased to see that one. Thx Erik! #CrosswordSky #GridSKy

Random catchup begins… Thurs 7/16 #nytxw by Sam Brody reminds me of cryptics, sort of, fun to decipher. A couple of tough spots—I’m not up on my Chinese search engines—& a major spelling question in the vertical gridspanner gave this some lateweek bite, a good thing. Thx Sam! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

Thanks Aaron. I do them sometimes but too often stare at the blank grid in frustration. I’ll knock off cryptic-lite Puns & Anagrams as a palette cleanser but have to be in the right offbeat frame of mind for cryptics.