Friday, May 28, 2021

Friday, May 28, 2021

A somewhat challenging Friday, with head-scratchers in all 4 quadrants. Jean struggled in the middle of the crossword, with 40A, "Vice" principal?, DICKCHENEY, while Mike struggled with, well, it would be faster to say what he didn't struggle with -- he got 42D, Province named for a daughter of Queen Victoria, ALBERTA, right off the bat. Everything else he had to work for. In today's episode of Fun Fact Friday, we talk about Otis Boykin, best known for his work with resistors and pacemakers....

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Wednesday, August 22, 2023 - Don't freeze when someone offers you a FROSÉ

Wednesday, August 22, 2023 - Don't freeze when someone offers you a FROSÉ

A splendid Tuesday crossword, a debut for Jay Silverman, and if you find yourself breaking out in song while doing this crossword, you will be forgiven (um, unless you're a very bad singer 😀). In add...

23 Elo 202315min

Monday, August 21, 2023 - Woo-hoo, it's a HOOHA! 😀

Monday, August 21, 2023 - Woo-hoo, it's a HOOHA! 😀

Hold the (homo)phone!, it's another delightful Monday crossword by Jennifer Nutt (her 9th, in fact). There were some revelations in the grid, such as 2D, "Bear" in a eucalyptus forest, KOALA; 33D, It...

22 Elo 202310min

Sunday, August 20, 2023 - NOM, NOM, this was one delicious crossword!

Sunday, August 20, 2023 - NOM, NOM, this was one delicious crossword!

A great start to our crossword solving week, courtesy of Michael Schlossberg, who seems to be pathologically unable to construct anything less than a stellar crossword -- and we offer as evidence, exh...

21 Elo 202322min

Saturday, August 17, 2023 - No need to GILDTHELILY, this crossword is a real RUSH!

Saturday, August 17, 2023 - No need to GILDTHELILY, this crossword is a real RUSH!

A nice Saturday crossword, and a debut by David P. Williams, so kudos not only for getting published, but for constructing such an excellent puzzle, with such tremendously enjoyable phrases as the afo...

20 Elo 202315min

Friday, August 18, 2023 - ELGAR and YANNI ... together? again??

Friday, August 18, 2023 - ELGAR and YANNI ... together? again??

Kameron Austin Collins is another reliably fabulous cruciverbalist, who specializes in Saturday puzzles but occasionally produces a Friday (such as the fine one we dive into in here). In other news...

19 Elo 202316min

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - Time to celebrate, Erik Agard is in the house!

Thursday, August 17, 2023 - Time to celebrate, Erik Agard is in the house!

They say that practice makes perfect, and this crossword is a perfect example, It's by Erik Agard (his 77th for the NYTimes), and is a master class in great cluing. For example, we were very chuffed t...

18 Elo 202313min

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - How much would a COTE cost? We'd like a COTE quote!

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - How much would a COTE cost? We'd like a COTE quote!

In honor of Indian Independence Day, we have this visually stunning crossword (click on the link to see what we mean). It doesn't look quite like the original, but considering the medium is crossword...

17 Elo 202313min

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - FLYERS? FLIERS? PHLYERS? Decisions, decisions!

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - FLYERS? FLIERS? PHLYERS? Decisions, decisions!

A trendy, Tuesday crossword by Malaika Handa, with a smattering of rarer clues, such as 18D, Gun control activist David, HOGG; 11D, Payment after a split between unmarried partners, PALIMONY (amusing...

16 Elo 202319min

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