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, October 5, 2022 - The antithesis of JUSTPLAINDUMBO

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - The antithesis of JUSTPLAINDUMBO

A wonderful, joyous Wednesday creation by Jason Reich, the grid just sparkles, the clues are magnificent and often very amusing, we cannot say enough about today's puzzle -- but that didn't stop us fr...

6 Loka 202213min

Tuesday, October 3, 2022 - PHILIPPIC!

Tuesday, October 3, 2022 - PHILIPPIC!

A subtle and ingenious theme, eclipsed only slightly by the appearance of PHILIPPIC in the grid, a word that has appeared three times in the NYTimes Crossword - in 1956, 1959 and ... 2022! So, welcome...

5 Loka 202212min

Monday, October 3, 2022 - No DEBATE, this puzzle's great!

Monday, October 3, 2022 - No DEBATE, this puzzle's great!

A delightfully frothy Monday crossword courtesy of debut NYTimes crossword constructor Sarah Sinclair, with such bubbly clues as 44D, Person being used by another, CATSPAW, 37D, Playthings in bathtubs...

4 Loka 202211min

Sunday, October 2, 2022 - Today's crossword is RATEDAAA

Sunday, October 2, 2022 - Today's crossword is RATEDAAA

A nice Goldilox Sunday puzzle by Kathy Bloomer - not too hard, not too easy, but juuuust right (although, as always, YMMV depending on a number of factors -- how much experience you have solving cross...

3 Loka 202210min

Saturday, October 1, 2022 - OCEANVUONG, poet extraordinaire!

Saturday, October 1, 2022 - OCEANVUONG, poet extraordinaire!

There are many great reasons for doing the NYTimes Crossword - one is their ability to shine a light on a great talent that you otherwise might not have heard of. Such is the case today, when OCEANVUO...

2 Loka 202215min

Friday, September 30, 2022 - Oh, so that's how you pronounce ACAI!

Friday, September 30, 2022 - Oh, so that's how you pronounce ACAI!

A possibly easier than usual Friday crossword -- which according to the Law of Conservation of Crossword Difficulty™️ means that tomorrow's could be brutal! But we could not possibly complain about a ...

1 Loka 202213min

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - Today's crossword? ITSALOTTOUNPACK!

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - Today's crossword? ITSALOTTOUNPACK!

Another terrific Thursday puzzle from Jeremy Newton, who has published a total of 23 crosswords in the NYTimes, and it shows: a brilliant theme, razor sharp cluing, and an LOL revealer. The JAMCR scal...

30 Syys 202216min

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - HOLLA, ESPOSA!

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - HOLLA, ESPOSA!

A slightly crunchy Wednesday, both Jean and Mike fell into the "how-do-you-spell-ALFREDNEUMAN" trap, spelling it (as you might suspect) ALFREDNEWMAN. Jean figured it out relatively quickly, Mike had t...

29 Syys 202212min

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