April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

The only thing that was 46A -- A piece of cake, SOEASY -- about this puzzle was, well, 46A. The rest of the grid was crackling with fiendishly clever and often quite arcane clues, such as 61A, Dead letter in a mail sorter's vernacular, NIXIE (woah!); 39D, One with an "If You Choose the Lesser of Two Evils -- You Are Still Choosing Evil" bumper sticker, perhaps", NADERITE (both clever, obscure, and in the running for longest-clue of the week award); and the delicious 48D, Positive restaurant r...

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Happy Pride Month, everyone! In honor of that august occasion, Jesse Goldberg has crafted a puzzle revolving around 34A, Historic inn commemorated during Pride Month, as suggested by this puzzle's bor...

3 Kesä 20218min

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Today's crossword might've been a shoutout to fruititarians, what with the references to HALLEBERRY, PROFESSORPLUM, PRINCESSPEACH, and a very popular singer (especially in the New York Times Crosswor...

2 Kesä 202113min

Monday, May 31, 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

Jean tears through today's crossword, as, allowing for heteronyms, does Mike. There were quite a few teaching moments in today's crossword: 57A, Fashion designer associated with the item spelled out ...

1 Kesä 20218min

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Sunday, May 30, 2021

The Goldilox of Sunday crosswords -- not too hard, not too easy, just right -- with an entertaining chess theme and a reference to what we presume is Will Shortz's favorite pointy object, 88D, Tool fo...

30 Touko 202113min

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Saturday, May 29, 2021

The gloves are off, the gauntlet is cast down, yes, it's a Saturday crossword, so you might need some PLOTARMOR to protect you from the absolute deluge of tough clues. starting with, well, speak of th...

30 Touko 202112min

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 woul...

29 Touko 202110min

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Sufferin' succotash! It's Sylvester, one of Mel Blanc's many, many creations, and the basis of the theme, which involves exchanging S's for TH's, e.g., 35A, When an armistice is signed, as 58-Across w...

28 Touko 202113min

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Mi, mi, mi -- sorry, we're just warming up to analyze a Will Nediger crossword that had three ME references, all tied to 53A, Ominous request from a teacher ... or a hint to the first words (and follo...

27 Touko 20219min

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