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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unsurprisingly beautiful #nytxw by @melvillmatic.bsky.social today. What a joy to solve! Thank you, Kam, as always. #crosswordsky #gridsky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Does anyone know where @robynw414.bsky.social is hanging out these days? #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lovely Friday #nytxw from @robynw414.bsky.social. Always on the wavelength with one of my favorite constructors. Sharp colloquials, smiles all around. When I see her byline I know I’m in for a treat and she never disappoints. Thank you Robyn! #CrosswordSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I know! I was frustrated at their not accepting a totally correct category.

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

But nato alphabet was right

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I’m the wife who had the idea to get those tickets for our 50th wedding anniversary - and was I right! Great writing - clearly your high school English teacher did a good job😎 @warrenleight.bsky.social @claudialynne.bsky.social

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A KAC #nytxw is always a joy to solve. Pulling in people & popcult of 5 centuries from Shakespeare to Des’ree w misdirection & terrific clueing, topped off w/sparkly 5D & 28D - what more could you want? Thx @melvillmatic.bsky.social! Sat 3/14/26 #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Been good for the last few days yes!

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Anyone else getting 503 error?

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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.

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

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. 😎

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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.

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

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.

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Was it EFFORT, slightly missing the correct purple category? And who among us did not choose APPLE? LOL Connections Puzzle #785 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

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!

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

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.

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Still here, keeping my #nytxw streak going uninterrupted from the Cape but taking a break from commenting. I’ll be back here—maybe catching up, maybe not, maybe a few posts on some notable past puzzles. Then back in the groove. I’m sure my readers have done fine without me! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Tuesday 7/1 #nytxw by @aaaronson.bsky.social & Michael Garbus has tasty wordplay in an offbeat theme. A tight set, easy solve. Good early weeker. #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Wednesday 7/2 #nytxw by Dan Caprera is easy to solve & hard to describe: an exposition of clues that inform & define the answers in a meta way. You see? Fun & clever. #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Unsurprisingly, I love the Thurs 7/3 #nytxw by @adamwagner.bsky.social. Brilliantly constructed w his customary sense of whimsy. Lots of theme & a gimmick that works across & down in slightly different ways. And the payoff graphic when you get gold is perfect. Thank you Adam! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Monday 6/30 #nytxw by Dena R. Verkuil & Andrea Carla Michaels is a tight, excellent start to the week. Funny themers, pulled together well. This one hits the mark on what is sometimes a too easy day. Well done, Dena & Andrea! #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Sunday 6/29 #nytxw by Mike Hobin has a cute theme with punny answers that reveal the circles, so the themers are their own clues. Easy, but a stretch here & there. Had to laugh at 63A. Pretty standard Sunday fare, fun to solve. #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Tough Saturday 6/28 #nytxw by Jesse Guzman had a lot of good stuff but a 1A Mario entry followed by a 2nd one is off-putting for me. But I persevered & was happily surprised when I got the gold. Good Saturday challenge. #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Friday 6/27 #nytxw by Carolyn Davies Lynch is a very nice themeless. Usually I like more pushback on Friday, but I enjoyed this easy solve with excellent long stacks, good flow, & lively clues. Nice one. (And I’ll be catching up on this hot week’s posts, if anyone cares!) #CrosswordSky #GridSky

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teevoz @teevoz.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

As did I. And I love his mother’s films. And he has lofty ideas. But I am not at all convinced about how he’d accomplish most of them. Or if he can actually win the general.

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