Thursday, October 15, 2026 — You Can't Hide from the Ides 🙄

From Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword MP

Today's crossword was an absolutely terrific debut by McKay Fritz, with another one of those delightful and, as expected, thoroughly unexpected themes that the NYTimes is legendary for. We'll pause here momentarily to give everyone, including us, a chance to parse that last sentence. 😀 Besides the theme, we had clues such as 39D, Boom sticks?, TNT; 30D, Bubbles, e.g., ORBS; and, speaking of Ides, 32D, Political rival of Mark Antony, CICERO, to keep us entertained. Today's crosswor...