Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - We long for more crosswords by Dan Caprera 😁

When Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen team up for a crossword, you know it's going to be fun ... and the duo does not disappoint, with a majorly challenging Friday crossword, at least for one of us (hint: not Jean). The clues were deliciously deceptive, and the end result was yummy! Five squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strik...

8 Loka 202211min

After Wednesday's absolutely brilliant crossword, it was hard to believe that they NYTimes could improve ... but then comes Simeon Seigel's oeuvre, another masterclass in crossword construction. You have to see it to believe it, and if you can't see, we've got the next best thing - this episode! Download, listen, and enjoy! [Oh, and don't forget to subscribe!!] We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on...

7 Loka 202215min

A wonderful, joyous Wednesday creation by Jason Reich, the grid just sparkles, the clues are magnificent and often very amusing, we cannot say enough about today's puzzle -- but that didn't stop us from trying, so hit that big ol' download button, listen, and enjoy! As always, we love feedback - crosswordpodcast@icloud.com! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop...

6 Loka 202213min

A subtle and ingenious theme, eclipsed only slightly by the appearance of PHILIPPIC in the grid, a word that has appeared three times in the NYTimes Crossword - in 1956, 1959 and ... 2022! So, welcome back, PHILIPPIC, we've missed you as a word (although not as an event: a PHILIPPIC is, as observed in 9D, Damning verbal attack, not something to be sought after). In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday ™️, and Mike manages to ... well, we all need a little suspense in our lives, so to complete tha...

5 Loka 202212min

A delightfully frothy Monday crossword courtesy of debut NYTimes crossword constructor Sarah Sinclair, with such bubbly clues as 44D, Person being used by another, CATSPAW, 37D, Playthings in bathtubs, TOYBOATS (try answering that 5 times fast!), and the mysterious (to Mike, at any rate), 49D, Common eyeliner shape, WING. We also should give a shoutout to 41D, Beaver's job, DAMMING, and the interestingly phrased 29A, Sort who tells no tales, per an old saying, DEADMAN, which tied in nicely wi...

4 Loka 202211min

A nice Goldilox Sunday puzzle by Kathy Bloomer - not too hard, not too easy, but juuuust right (although, as always, YMMV depending on a number of factors -- how much experience you have solving crosswords, your knowledge of pop culture and assorted arcana, and, occasionally, how much luck you happen to have about your person). In today's episode, Jean explores the theme, Mike explains his method of dream solving, and both break into song (but don't worry, only for a few seconds). So, ...

3 Loka 202210min

There are many great reasons for doing the NYTimes Crossword - one is their ability to shine a light on a great talent that you otherwise might not have heard of. Such is the case today, when OCEANVUONG makes their way into the grid (a debut for the crossword constructor, Natan Last) -- so if you get a chance, check out their poetry, it is really amazing. Beyond that, we have our usual color commentary on today's (ironically, and as usual) black and white grid. So, for all that and more...

2 Loka 202215min

A possibly easier than usual Friday crossword -- which according to the Law of Conservation of Crossword Difficulty™️ means that tomorrow's could be brutal! But we could not possibly complain about a grid that had so much ... ECLAT. And so, as today's podcast will attest, we did not. Five squares on the JAMCR scale, for a job well done! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel f...

1 Loka 202213min