Thursday, July 18, 2026 — Another Awesome Zhou / Montgomery Collab

From Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword MP

Zhou Zhang and Mallory Montgomery have teamed up, once again, to create their third Thursday crossword, and they keep getting better with age/practice. The theme was endearingly quirky, and the clues were definitely Thursday-worthy. As representative examples, regard 33A, Little dipper?, TOE 😀; 47D, Steamy occasion, SPADAY (ah, that kind of steam!); and 13D, Dub ... or rub, ANOINT (ah, we get the ANOINT, er, POINT 😀). Show note imagery: The old city of SANAA, Yemen's capital and a UNESCO Worl...