Monday, October 5, 2026 — Ah, Those Tsky Tusky animals 🐗🙄

It's been a hot minute since Chase Dittrich's last NYTimes crossword, but he's here now with a fine Monday effort. The theme was engineered for Monday solvers, and while most of the answers were common enough, there were a few that neither cohost had heard before — always a good thing. Being a Monday, we have another JAMCOTWA™️ (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) segment for your listening pleasure. But we don't want to spill the beans here, so — in a display of willpower — we won't! ...