Friday, July 5, 2024 - A SRSLY super crossword!
A very nice bit of work by Trent H. Evans, his 11th crossword for the NYTimes. Jean found it a piece o'cake, Mike found it more of a bowl of CRANACHAN (see our Tuesday, July 2 episode if your knowledg...
6 HeinÀ 202412min
Thursday, July 4, 2024 - Kaboom!
Today's firecracker of a crossword was really two puzzles in one - a crossword, that was not particularly difficult, and an ingenious, completely different puzzle embedded within. Jean cracked both, b...
5 HeinÀ 202415min
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - A firecracker of a crossword!
There was a lot to like in today's crossword, the sixth by Juliana Tringali Golden. A futuristic theme, a lot of fun clues, and any puzzle that can work SMAUG into the grid (65A, The Hobbit dragon) de...
4 HeinÀ 202412min
Tuesday June 2, 2024 - The name's Fleck, BELA Fleck. đȘđ¶
Today's crossword (by Josh Goodman, his second!) is an homage to one of Alabe Craft / Ideal Toy / Mattel's greatest inventions, the Magic 8 Ball đ. There were quite a few pop-culture references toda...
3 HeinÀ 202414min
Monday, July 1, 2024 - This crossword was Just Right đ
A debut crossword by Margi Stevenson, and an excellent debut it is -- not too easy, not too hard, but just right. and to find out why that last subclass was so droll, have a listen to today's podcast,...
2 HeinÀ 20248min
June 30, 2024 - â ïž Warning! Bad puns ahead! âŒïž
If you like bad puns, then you will love today's crossword. If not ... well, you'll likely still marvel at the artistry that went into today's puzzle. We now consider ourselves charter members of the...
1 HeinÀ 202416min
Saturday, June 29, 2024 - No JUNKART in today's gri... OHWAIT, we stand corrected đ
In a remarkable role reversal, Jean found today's crossword to be epically and especially tough, but after inexplicably uttering the phrase "hold my beer", managed to wrestle said puzzle into submissi...
30 KesÀ 202416min
Friday, June 28, 2024 - Are we there yet?
Enrique Henestroza Anguiano has set a high bar for this weekend's crosswords, with a Friday tour de force -- challenging, educational, and fun, definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. To find o...
29 KesÀ 202417min
