Sunday, September 6, 2026 — Lights, Camera, ... Really Cool Crossword!

From Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword MP

John Kugelman has written 24 crosswords for the NYTimes, including an impressive 17 Sundays. Today's was novel, in that for the first time it featured color illustrations — Gray Lady indeed! Both cohosts found the puzzle to be a challenge, definitely crunchier than usual for a Sunday — filled with fascinating clues and quite a few bedeviling naticks*. We loved it, and thereby bestow upon it 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Show note imagery: Aww, it's a SHIHPOO ❤️ *A natick consists of two...