Saturday, September 18, 2021 - Three Cheers for OKIE from Muskogee
A challenging Saturday crossword (but aren't they all?). Jean had trouble in the bottom half, unfamiliar with 40A, Upgrade for a train passenger, PARLORCAR, and 34D, Humans, in sci-fi slang, MEATBAGS ...
19 Sep 202112min
Friday, September 17, 2021 - WALLTOWALL Goodness!
In today's episode, we learn about the story behind 28A, Comedian Notaro, TIG, savor the awesome clue, 32A, Ground shaking stuff?, PEPPER, and for Fun Fact Friday learn why the answer to 55A, Cheese w...
18 Sep 20219min
Thursday, September 16, 2021 - Going for ... SILVER?
A relatively straightforward Thursday crossword - look, ma, no rebuses! -- with gentle but amusing cluing, and a clever theme involving SILVERLINING. Each answer around the periphery of the grid worke...
17 Sep 20218min
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - WOAH!
For those of you still recovering from yesterday's jammed-to-the-rafters-with-pop-culture-references grid, the NYTimes proudly presents as an antidote today's puzzle -- with barely a pop culture refer...
16 Sep 20218min
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - A Real GOBSTOPPER!
Today's crossword was tough, for a Tuesday - with a bevy of popular culture references that covered a wide swathe of time. There was almost 130 years, for instance, between, 60A, Lord High Executioner...
15 Sep 202116min
Monday, September 13, 2021 - BAGELS, Assemble!
Mondays are traditionally the easiest crossword of the week: last week's had a bit more crunch to it than usual, so this may be Will's way of balancing the ledger. Today's puzzle did have a few TIL (T...
14 Sep 20216min
Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 😉
Today's puzzle ought to put a smile on your face ... because there's a smile in the grid! A winking smile, to be precise, the emoticon ;-). Rather than using PUNCTUATIONMARKS, however, the ;-) is inge...
13 Sep 202112min
Saturday, September 11, 2021 - ITSMAGIC
An amazing oeuvre by Sid Sivakumar. Just consider 1A, Cause for alarm?, BURGLAR (ha!)), 3A, Acts like a nudnik to, PESTERS (huh?), and 45A, Smartphone screen displays, ALERTS (wow!). Now imagine an en...
12 Sep 202116min
