NYT Daily Wordplay Column

A crossword column written by Deb Amlen, Caitlin Lovinger and Sam Corbin. Every day, our columnists dissect the trickiest clues of the daily crossword and feature notes from the puzzle makers.

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Ultraconfident Affirmation
Spencer Leach’s themeless puzzle will shake, rattle and roll us around.
By Caitlin Lovinger
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Entry Fee for Some Clubs
Hemant Mehta opens our solving weekend with one of the crunchiest crosswords in recent memory.
By Deb Amlen
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Thread Component
Christopher Youngs’s theme spotlights one of the toughest types of clues.
By Deb Amlen
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Communicate Like a Sphynx
Meghan Morris makes no formal pronouncements.
By Sam Corbin
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Bit of Ink
Daniel Raymon rides the current.
By Sam Corbin
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Shares the Same View
Andy Walker makes his New York Times debut.
By Sam Corbin
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Weather, Man!
Scott Hogan and Katie Hale’s puzzle brings the heat (and humidity).
By Caitlin Lovinger
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Foggy
Rich Norris’s themeless puzzle shouldn’t be missed.
By Caitlin Lovinger
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First Pass Friday: Why It Pays to Hang in There
Kate Chin Park offers a challenging puzzle.
By Deb Amlen
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Many a Gymgoer’s Goal
Rajeswari Rajamani makes her New York Times Crossword debut.
By Deb Amlen