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Dec 21, 2023 · Signed, Rex Parker, King of CrossWorld P.S. there’s a big new profile of NYT Games in Vanity Fair . It’s worth reading, and not just ‘cause I get quoted a bunch 😇 : “ Inside the New York Times’ Big Bet on Games ”
Aug 13, 2022 · Hello hello, it's Rafa here again filling in for Rex on another themeless puzzle -- a Saturday this time! As a constructor, solver, and generally somewhat-active member of the Online Crossword Community ™, I sometimes struggle with talking publicly about puzzles. All my puzzle takes are (obviously) informed by my own very specific biases and ...
Feb 15, 2024 · Rex Parker in the News FAQ Controvert / THU 2-15-24 / Landlord-pays-broker, in rental lingo / Olympic champion who said he trhrew his gold medal into the Ohio River / Chignon, for one
May 5, 2023 · Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: May 2023. Grammy-winning singer St. ___ / WED 5-31-23 / Rap group with the classic 1986 album Licensed to Ill / Newspaper tycoon who inspired Citizen Kane / Fifth-century conqueror / Help for mom-and-pop shops briefly / Biblical figure with an unnamed wife.
Feb 5, 2023 · Like Rex and others, I was in full flummox for a looong time, both as a result of the hidden (right before my eyes!) theme conceit and the difficult cluing. Had lots of white space! Gradually filled in here and there and eventually, like Rex, saw the gimmick at NUC L EAR and realized all those giant L's were staring me in the face. Brilliant ...
Nov 8, 2021 · Rex Parker Does the NY Times Crossword Puzzle. Horace and Frances Discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. L. A. Times Crossword Corner. Sally’s Take on the USA Today Crossword.
Mar 26, 2024 · Constructors: Laura Dershewitz and Katherine Baicker Relative difficulty: Challenging (for a Tuesday) THEME: AD HOMINEM (34A: Kind of fallacious argument … or, phonetically, a hint to the answers to the starred clues) — Add a homonym at the end of the word/phrase that sounds like the prior word or syllable
