Saturday, June 26, 2021
The toughest crossword of the week lives up to its reputation, with a stunning array of deceitful clues. Easily the best, and for which the crossword constructors should win either an award or jail ti...
27 Jun 202119min
Friday, June 25, 2021
In today's episode, Jean finds today's crossword to be a breeze, while Mike sees it as more of a tempest. Both ponder the meaning of 25A, Spirals out over the winter holidays?, HAMS, and their respons...
26 Jun 202114min
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Jean makes short order of today's crossword, whereas Mike gets tormented in a TANSY garden, nearly snookered by SNOODS, menaced by MCCOO, and temporarily lured into believing that LECI Eshkol was th...
25 Jun 202113min
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Jean runs into a spot of bother at 41A, Tech that enables contactless credit card payments, RFID, while Mike almost needs the fainting couch upon uncovering the answer to 24A, Decorative items washed ...
24 Jun 202110min
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Jean attempts to set an indoor speed record for the Tuesday crossword, while Mike prefers to saunter his way through the grid. Both finished and lived to tell the tale, which is precisely what they do...
23 Jun 202115min
Monday, June 21, 2021
In today's crossword, we get a lesson in knowledge (Jean, discussing 2D, 1950's-60's singer Bobby, DARIN, and the tie-in to the Three Penny Opera), and ignorance (Mike, confessing that he thought 9D, ...
22 Jun 20219min
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Jean tore through today's crossword like nobody's business. Mike, meanwhile, got through about 2/3 of the grid at a decent clip and then lapsed into slo-mo mode for the remainder, running into a sea o...
21 Jun 202117min
Saturday, June 19, 2021
A challenging but fair Saturday crossword, with quite a few "today-I-learned" moments. For example, 10A, "The Metamorphosis" protagonist, SAMSA, the very interesting 15A, Person who will do anything f...
20 Jun 202114min
