Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - A knotty crossword (not!)
A unique -- or at least certainly rare -- theme by a debut cruciverbalist, Jennifer Hoelzer, one that was not naughty (even though it did have SMUT in the grid); but it was knotty (although not overly...
15 Kesä 20239min
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - Watch out! ANTBEAR ahead!
A terrific Tuesday crossword, with a witty theme and some excellent clueing (Jean's fave was 51D, Cute little mishap, OOPSY, while Mike was partial to 43D, Aardvark, by any other name, ANTBEAR). In ...
14 Kesä 202314min
Monday, June 12, 2023 - HIHO, HIHO, it's off to solve a crossword we go 🎶
A nice Monday crossword: Jean found it to be a piece o' cake, Mike found it to be a more like BUBBLEGUM, sticky in spots -- but still tasty! We also have another episode of OTHYPI (Oh, That's How Yo...
13 Kesä 202311min
Sunday, June 11, 2023 - Care for some CALLALOO, PARD?
A themeless Sunday crossword, but all in a good cause: the least number of clues, and the most number of debuts, in a Sunday! Only an accomplished constructor like Sam Ezersky could pull this off, and...
12 Kesä 202321min
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - CINCINNATUS and TELESCOPIUM and ORNAMENTING, oh, my!
John Hawksley pulls out all the stops on this one: no theme (typical for Saturday), but some jaw-droppingly difficult clues that will leave you awed, agog, and amazed (which also sounds like a great n...
11 Kesä 202320min
Friday, June 9, 2023 - This crossword has got it all, SOUPTONUTS!
A fabulous, fun Friday crossword by a reliably great crossword constructor, Robin Weintraub. It has such pleasing clues as 57A, Contronym that means moving quickly or not moving at all, FAST 😀 ; 56A...
10 Kesä 202317min
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - Quickly, fetch the secret decoder ring!
It's not clear that the phrase "come for the theme, stay for the clues" has ever been applied to a crossword before -- ChatGPT denied knowledge -- but it really does apply to this one. It has an atten...
9 Kesä 202317min
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - BREAKINGSTORY - this crossword was fabulous!
A very pleasing crossword by Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson, who managed to sneakily embed a chyron into the grid. They also seemed to have included a mini-French theme, with 36A, "Ta-da!", ETVOILA, a...
8 Kesä 202315min
