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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Pitcher for the Reds
Ricky J. Sirois piles on.
By Deb Amlen
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Hammer’s End
Jill Singer’s triple words score.
By Sam Corbin
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Significant Stretches
Killian Olson makes his Crossword debut.
By Sam Corbin
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Perches in a Coop
Dena R. Witkes makes her Crossword debut.
By Sam Corbin
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Shape Up or Ship Out
Alex Eaton-Salners floats in with a precise Sunday construction.
By Caitlin Lovinger
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Reacts Like a Superfan
Ryan McCarty’s themeless puzzle is a crowd-pleaser.
By Caitlin Lovinger
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Field of Stars
Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa invite solvers to a tug of war.
By Deb Amlen
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Hanging Out in the Cold
Katie Hoody’s theme just goes on and on. …
By Deb Amlen
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They’re Open to Interpretation
Robert S. Gard brings us a little sunshine.
By Sam Corbin
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Head Over Heels
Erik Agard runs down the clock.
By Sam Corbin