Wednesday, March 15, 2023 - Dare to shred the GNAR??
A lively Wednesday puzzle by Michael Berg, with lots of entertaining and educational clues. If you wish for us to elaborate -- and we hope you do -- then fear not, we already have! Just download, list...
17 Maalis 202313min
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - He shoots, he scores! HOWE does Gordie do it?? 🙄
YAANYTC (Yet Another Awesome New York Times crossword): the NYTimes is really on a tear this week, and this puzzle in particular really hit the SUHWEET spot, with a dizzying theme and brilliant clues....
17 Maalis 202318min
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - A crossword that's SWEET, not ELITE and that's FINAL!
A creative tribute to the impending MARCHMADNESS, with some extra flourishes that elevate this from a merely good crossword to a great one. And speaking of contests ... we're running our own Triplet...
15 Maalis 202321min
Monday, March 13, 2023 - DEREK Jeter: when you absolutely, positively, need to win a World Series 😀 ⚾️
A slightly spicier Monday than usual, with clues such as 64A, Regarding this point, HERETO; the terrific 36A, "_______ is a lie that makes us realize truth" : Picasso, ART; and 52D, Pro pitcher, of a ...
14 Maalis 202312min
Sunday, March 12, 2023 - PSST! Be on ALERT for a non-ANODYNE, very FINE crossword!
An intricate and ingenious Sunday theme by David Tuffs that must have taken forever to perfect, but perfect it he did, as a quick glance at today's crossword will reveal. Jean got through the puzzle e...
13 Maalis 202322min
Saturday, March 11, 2023 - One COOLIO of a crossword!
An ENDEARING Saturday crossword, with nary a GIMMICK to be seen (except, of course, for the answer GIMMICK), and at least an OCTET of great clues, including, 1D, Four+Four, OCTET 😀. Mike's favorite i...
12 Maalis 202318min
Friday, March 10, 2023 - HOLYTOLEDO this was a tough crossword!
A very satisfying Friday crossword - not a lot of pop culture references, some marvelous mis-direction in the clueing, and not a "blah" answer to be seen anywhere in the grid. We appreciated that the ...
11 Maalis 202321min
Thursday, March 9, 2023 - All hail the mighty STRAT! 🎸
There were no downsides to this crossword, whose theme revolved around FLIPSIDES. Jean had just a spot of bother, conflating STRAT with STRAD, and Mike felt cert. that Colombo was in the NYPD, not, as...
10 Maalis 202315min
