CROSSWORD #1856: Themeless Monday

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Brendan Quigley

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There’s mountains of snow surrounding chez BEQ and the Patriots are back in the Super Bowl. Yep, I recognize this script. Weren’t we just doing a it’s 2016 vibe lately. Surely feels like it. Anyway, here’s another Themeless Monday for you. Whatever year you’re living in. Dig in.

Share the puzzle. New one on Thursday.

3 thoughts on “CROSSWORD #1856: Themeless Monday”

Larvell Blanks says:

January 26, 2026 at 11:12 am

I just bought one of those Ralph Bakshi collectibles!
Kelly Clark says:

January 26, 2026 at 3:03 pm

Really nice, Brendan. Thank you!
John Longano says:

January 28, 2026 at 8:59 am

The Fermat answer and clue may be the most erudite answer in the history of Crossworld. The story of Andrew Wile’s search for the solution is inspiring.

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Brendan Emmett Quigley has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996. In fact, he's the sixth-most published constructor in The New York Times under Will Shortz's editorship. Brendan's puzzles have also appeared in every major market including Creators Syndicate, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Crosswords Club, Dell Champion, Games Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Sun, Tribune Media Services, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

He regularly contributes work to The AV Crossword Club, Bawdy Crosswords, Spirit Magazine, Visual Thesaurus, and The Weekly Dig. At one point in time, Blender, Electronic Business, Paste Magazine, Quarterly Review of Wines, The Stranger, Time Out New York, and Wired.com ran his work. His puzzles have been mentioned on episodes of "The Colbert Report," "Jeopardy!," and "Sunday Night Football."

He is the author of over thirty different books. In his spare time he can be seen banging on typewriters in the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. He will be posting two puzzles a week — on Monday and Thursday.

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