Friday, September 8, 2023 - It's a Friday ... hence the CLEARASMUD clues
A tough Friday crossword -- as Friday crosswords are wont to be -- with clues like 24A, "Skip it!", ROPE (heh, heh); 20D, "Nice to see ya today!", MORNIN (yikes!); and 61A, X, as in Ximenes? (quick, f...
9 Syys 202317min
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - For the record, and like today's crossword, this podcast was *not* AIGENERATED 🤖
Today's crossword was rebus-free but humor-rich, with a wry undercurrent based on the world's current obsession with all things AI. We believe that this crossword was written by a human being, one Rya...
8 Syys 202315min
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 - BAGEL, a delicious breadstuff and an aptly-named tennis score
A nice Wednesday crossword by Blake Slonecker, with a surprising number of answers that just raised more questions (all of which we cover, of course, in the podcast). There were a few great clues that...
7 Syys 202316min
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - FRUITBAT, one of Abner Doubleday's biggest mistakes 😀
A noble Tuesday crossword, one that reminds us (multiple times) of the virtues of having a BFF. The grid was teeming with good clues, including 11D, End piece?, CODA (heh, heh); 40D, Ficus that produc...
6 Syys 202314min
Monday, September 4, 2023 - 'Twas no BLOOP to include BLOOP in today's crossword 🙄
Any crossword that works BLOOP, DUPE and PEEKABOO into the grid (4A, Baseball hit just over the infield; 46A, Pull a fast one on; and 37D, Game for an infant, respectively) has our sincere respect ...
5 Syys 202311min
Sunday, September 3, 2023 - 🎶 FUGUE for Tinhorns 🎶
For those of you who spend waaaay too much time in front of a computer screen, you should have a leg up as you solve this crossword (especially if you're doing so in a hammock 🙄). Beyond the 21st cen...
4 Syys 202318min
Saturday, September 2, 2023 - ATOAST to a crossword that BRIMS with fine clues!
A nice Saturday crossword by Rebecca Goldstein, with some curious clues such as 30A, Call from a server, maybe, ADIN (we're still trying to work that one out!!); the magnificent 44A, Oxford English Di...
3 Syys 202313min
Friday, September 1, 2023 - Ready? Set? OKGO!
This crossword, ITSABEAUT, and we're not just saying that because that happens to be the answer to 11D, "Would you look at that!". The grid is just effervescent, and includes an amazing 10 debuts (in...
2 Syys 202317min
