Friday, December 6, 2024 - It's a Robin Weintraub puzzle, so, chances of fun? 100%
Robin Weintraub is legendary for her joyous crosswords, and today's puzzle is a perfect example: there are LOL clues everywhere you look, and we looked everywhere! Deets inside, as well as listener ma...
8 Joulu 202417min
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - In tomorrow's mailbag, we expect a bit of TUMULT about how to pronounce TUMULT 😀
The first thing that grabs your attention when looking at today's crossword is the grid - a pinwheel built on a few black squares, but mainly impressively tall stacks of answers. In a switch from the ...
8 Joulu 202420min
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - A crossword with SPUNK! and, bonus: SPELUNK!
This was a fun Thursday crossword by Garett Chalfin, his ninth for the NYTimes. The theme was whimsical, the clues were cunning, and the end result was a superb addition to the NYTimes pantheon. Or, t...
6 Joulu 202419min
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - A crossword to sing about
There was an orchestra pit-full of musicians in today's crossword, including 66A, One-named singer featured on the 2013 hit "Play Hard": NEYO, 35D, "___ California" (Grammy-winning Red Hot Chili Pepp...
5 Joulu 202417min
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Don't tackle this crossword on an empty stomach!
Today's grid was stuffed with assorted edibles, so listeners are cautioned to not attempt today's crossword on an empty stomach. And while none of the clues were particularly "crunchy" (crossword ling...
4 Joulu 202422min
Monday, December 2, 2024 - Crosswords, definitely not a PASSINGFAD ❤️
There was indeed a theme in today's crossword, but it was sufficiently subtle that one of our cohosts missed it completely until it was brought to their attention by the other cohost. For those of you...
3 Joulu 202411min
Sunday, December 1, 2024 - John Lieb has crafted one very chill crossword!
This was a perfect storm of a crossword, with an absolutely awesome theme, a boatload of ingenious clues, and ... wait for it ... Nope! We're not going to spoil things here in the show notes. Check ou...
2 Joulu 202415min
Saturday, November 30, 2024 - Today's grid included WHIT (38A) and wit (everywhere!)
This was a fabulous debut by Oliver Goodridge and Juan Garavito. With sparkling clueing everywhere in the grid, they've provided a real master class in how to make a tough, fair and epic Saturday NYTi...
1 Joulu 202420min
