Thursday, February 9, 2023 - Welcome back, AMENRA!
The presence of 32D, Symbol of sharp wit, RAPIER, seems appropriate, because this crossword was brimming with the stuff (sharp wit, not RAPIERs), and the theme was also noteworthy. For both our co-hos...
10 Helmi 202314min
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - Today's crossword was JAWDROPPING, as in JAWDROPPINGly good!
Chase Dittrich turns in a stellar performance, with a puzzle-full of joyous clues and an ingenious theme, the joie de vivre just bubbles off the page (or screen, as the case may be). Definitely 5 squa...
9 Helmi 202311min
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - Max ERNST, Artiste Extraordinaire!
A charming Tuesday crossword, with a theme that wasn't too difficult to SUSS out, and any grid that manages to work both LOOKSUPTO (2D, Admires) and STANDTALL (36D, Act confidently) into the same grid...
8 Helmi 202313min
Monday, February 6, 2023 - A PURRfect Monday crossword!
Not to namedrop ancient Greeks and their deities, but one of our Achilles heels' is our infatuation with the Apollo program, just one of the reasons why we found this to be such a great crossword. The...
7 Helmi 202314min
Sunday, February 5, 2023 - A crossword with The Right Stuff (or as it shows up in the grid, THEIRRITESTOUGH)
If you're into movies, you'll love today's crossword, a punny homage to the Oscars, with a theme that Jean loved, and Mike ... is still trying to wrap his head around. There were some excellent (non-t...
6 Helmi 202313min
Saturday, February 4, 2023 - A GORGEOUS crossword, guaranteed to ENCHANT
A marvelous Saturday crossword by Kate Hawkins, with tough, fair, and entertaining clues everywhere you look in the grid. Among our favorites, 8D, Didn't go fast?, ATE (heh, heh); 40A, Floors, AWES (a...
5 Helmi 202318min
Friday, February 3, 2023 - In a CRYOSLEEP? Today's crossword will wake you right up!
A delightful Friday crossword by Barbara Lin, with a bevy of very twee clues. Jean's favorite was 1A, Finishing-line cry?, BINGO, and Mike's was 47D, Edges of a diamond?, DEES: but both found gems -- ...
4 Helmi 202315min
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - This crossword's not too easy, not too SARD 🙄
Today's crossword is a victory for STEM education, as the NYTimes crossword managed to get millions (?) of its solvers thinking about the problem of DARKMATTER. There were a few notable clues, the mos...
3 Helmi 202310min
