
Tuesday, December 13, 2023 - LAXLY, finalist in the "most difficult word to work into casual conversation" contest
Peter Gordon must be a real MENSCH, and that's not just because he managed to slip that word into today's crossword, as part of a very amusing themed answer. There's a lot more magic happening in the ...
13 Joulu 202317min

Monday, December 11, 2023 - 🎶 Mi, mi, mi 🎶
There's something about a Monday NYTimes crossword theme -- crafted to put a smile on your lips combined with a "huh!" when recognition dawns. Later in the week, that "huh", sometimes morphs into a "d...
12 Joulu 202315min

Sunday, December 10, 2023 - The puns, they are upun us 🙄
A seemingly easier than usual Sunday crossword, especially surprising consider its origin - from the minds and pens of Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen. Besides a small boatload of puns that comprised...
11 Joulu 202315min

Saturday, December 9, 2023 - We CANCONFIRM - this crossword will cause your vocabulary to EMBIGGEN 😀
Our intrepid cohosts had distinct solving experiences working on today's crossword - Jean found it relatively straightforward (aided and abetted, as usual, by her insanely copious and nearly complete ...
10 Joulu 202320min

Friday, December 8, 2023 - Robert Logan's NOAPOLOGIES crossword
Robert Logan has to make NOAPOLOGIES for today's crossword, a fine Friday, challenging but accessible, with some shorter toeholds conveniently located everywhere in the grid. There were a lot of fasc...
9 Joulu 202321min

Thursday, December 7, 2023 - BUNSEN Honeydew, Muppet and STEM advocate extraordinaire!
A delightful Thursday crossword, an adjective we often find ourselves having to dust off when Rebecca Goldstein is the author, as is indeed the case today. It's not easy turning lead into gold, but sh...
8 Joulu 202319min

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - HICKHOP, best musical portmanteau ever!
It's hard to miss today's theme, as it's spelled out in large letters, in the middle of the grid, for all to see (as we describe in today's episode). But it's such an attention getter that it might de...
7 Joulu 202315min

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - SNORTY, one of the lesser known and least popular of the *8* dwarves!
A clever Tuesday crossword, with a theme that was a tad obscure by Tuesday standards (but fortunately was not essential, or really even helpful) in the solving of today's puzzle. We liked it though, f...
6 Joulu 202317min






















