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The Crossword: Monday, September 15, 2025
A challenging puzzle.
By Anna ShechtmanSeptember 15, 2025
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Anna Shechtman is an assistant professor of literature at Cornell, an editor-at-large at the Los Angeles Review of Books, and the author of “The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle.”
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The Mini Crossword: Friday, September 12, 2025
Vegetable in mirepoix or sofrito: five letters.
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The Mini Crossword: Thursday, September 11, 2025
River stopper-upper: three letters.
The Crossword: Monday, September 8, 2025
People who avoid using the can in public: ten letters.
The Crossword: Monday, September 1, 2025
Bull mascot seen in the art-supply aisle: five letters.
The Crossword: Monday, August 18, 2025
A challenging puzzle.
The Crossword: Tuesday, September 2, 2025
A moderately challenging puzzle.
The Crossword: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Place for change: ten letters.
The Crossword: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Portions of a magic-mushroom chocolate bar, say: five letters.
The Crossword: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Currency named for a continent: four letters.
The Crossword: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Top-ranked team in a tournament: seven letters.
The Crossword: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Field for Sally Field: six letters.
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