Saturday, September 17, 2022 - MRMET, mascot legend!
A tougher Saturday crossword, although eminently fair and with some great clues. Consider, par exemple (as the French would say), 14D, The most well-known one is named for a Greek hero, TENDON (nice!)...
18 Syys 202218min
Friday, September 16, 2022 - This crossword was as smooth as SATIN!
A fine Friday crossword by Juliana Tringali Golden, with arguably the most interesting clue of the month, 53D, Country where almost half the world's zippers are made, JAPAN (wow!). Of course, there we...
17 Syys 20229min
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - ATTA and MALA and UMAMI, oh, my!
There are Thursday crosswords, and then there are Thursday crosswords. This is one of the latter, a master class in crossword construction, with challenging cluing and a spectacular theme. We have all...
16 Syys 202216min
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - ECLAT? This crossword is brimming with it!
A twisty-turny theme by Michael Dewey to help celebrate our midweek crossword. No revealers here (you'll have to listen to the podcast for that), but we will tell you that both DALEEVANS and ROYROGERS...
15 Syys 20227min
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - Meet William of OCKHAM, inventor of (of course!), Occam's Razor 😍
The wonderful thing about crosswords is -- apart from the sheer joy of solving them (or at least trying) -- all that you can learn from them. Within the course of one 15x15 grid they can introduce you...
14 Syys 20228min
Monday, September 12, 2022 - GUERNICA, proof that the paintbrush is mightier than the sword!
A fun Monday crossword by Michael Lieberman, with an LOL revealer that ... we won't reveal here, but most definitely do discuss in today's episode. Perhaps it was a coincidence, but three of Mike's al...
13 Syys 20229min
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Ready with the spangles? Then let us begin to BEGEM
A very pleasing Sunday crossword by Derrick Niederman, with a terrific theme -- Opposites Attract -- superbly executed. There were a few posers -- 39D, Tom Jones and Anthony Hopkins, by birth, WELSHME...
12 Syys 202212min
Saturday, September 10, 2022 - This crossword was ACES!
For today's puzzle, the editor's turned to Kameron Austin Collins, which means that the difficulty level was cranked up to 11 (maybe more). Your cohosts had to dig for every clue. Cases in point: 7A, ...
10 Syys 20229min
