Saturday, October 18, 2025 - Fasten your seatbelts, Samuel Smalley is baaaaaack!

Ahoy, mateys (including NCOS, if there are any reading this), we hope you're all SHIPSHAPE, not too WEARY, and ready to set sail on another crossword adventure (with, as you might have surmised, a nautical theme).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 strike up a conversation!

10 Elo 202013min

We're a FAN of this puzzle. The bottom-right corner in particular STYX out, although there were GEMSTONES throughout. Our favorite discovery: TNT used to be used as a dye, before they started using it for explosives, which sounds potentially NASTY. Tip Tuesday is coming up ... this Tuesday, listen for tips on how to improve your crossword solving skills. Like the podcast? Tell your friends! Have suggestions on how we can improve? Tell us, at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We love feedback! Sen...

9 Elo 202012min

A toughie for a Friday! Jean did SUPER(Bly), but Mike is MOROSE, wearing sackcloth and ashes in honor of his dearly departed streak -- THATSASHAME. Some sample clues: Sent = ONCLOUDNINE Classic works by the poet Martial = EPIGRAMSDo minimal work and succeed = SKATEBYRemember, if you wish to correspond, drop us a line at crosswordpuzzle@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 Fa...

8 Elo 20206min

A crossword that really works the old GRAY cells. Jean found it to be a nice Thursday crossword, Mike felt like he was trapped in a BLACKHOLE, and CANST believe that he was able to (eventually) solve it. One of the authors of today's puzzle is Jeff Chen, who runs xwordinfo.com -- check it out, it has excellent crossword resources. We'd love to hear from you! Just send feedback to crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a l...

6 Elo 202012min

This puzzle was a SMASHHIT, with EVERYTHING that you could want in a crossword: delicious BAGELs, a reference to Marvel superheroes (THOR), and, Mike's personal favorite, CLOWNCARS. Like what you're hearing? Have suggestions for future topics? Give us some feedback at 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 by there and strike up a conversat...

6 Elo 20208min

A Tuesday crossword that features EPEEISTS and Popeye's dreaded enemy, the SEAHAG? Who could ask for anything more? Some of you could! And so, starting today, we are introducing Tip Tuesday, in which we will try and include tips for new solvers. If you want to get a hold of us to discuss a podcast, or have suggestions for improvements, now you can email us -- crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Operators are standing by, so send us some email now! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: ...

5 Elo 202011min

A crossword in which both Jean & Mike discover that OLMEC is not an elderly robot, but rather a Meso-American carver of yore; Jean points out the difference between AGUA and the color that it might be, AQUA; and Mike finds out that Katmandu and Timbuktu are on entirely different continents. Enjoy! Remember, to share in the joy of solving, go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and start puzzling! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a l...

4 Elo 20207min

A challenging Sunday, no SHOOIN. With challenging entries like TEIXEIRA, and CUPROUS, and fun ones like RADIOCAR and SEADOVE, there's something here to appeal to everyone.Remember, you too can follow along: just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and start puzzling!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 strike up a conversation!

3 Elo 202013min