Sunday, September 18, 2022 - Behold, on the banks of the mighty Irtysh, tis the OMSK
Remember all those mild threats that your parents might've used on you? Well, Katie Hale found all of them and squeezed them into today's grid (a Sunday, because phrases like DONTUSETHATTONEWITHME def...
19 Sep 202217min
Saturday, September 17, 2022 - MRMET, mascot legend!
A tougher Saturday crossword, although eminently fair and with some great clues. Consider, par exemple (as the French would say), 14D, The most well-known one is named for a Greek hero, TENDON (nice!)...
18 Sep 202218min
Friday, September 16, 2022 - This crossword was as smooth as SATIN!
A fine Friday crossword by Juliana Tringali Golden, with arguably the most interesting clue of the month, 53D, Country where almost half the world's zippers are made, JAPAN (wow!). Of course, there we...
17 Sep 20229min
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - ATTA and MALA and UMAMI, oh, my!
There are Thursday crosswords, and then there are Thursday crosswords. This is one of the latter, a master class in crossword construction, with challenging cluing and a spectacular theme. We have all...
16 Sep 202216min
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 - ECLAT? This crossword is brimming with it!
A twisty-turny theme by Michael Dewey to help celebrate our midweek crossword. No revealers here (you'll have to listen to the podcast for that), but we will tell you that both DALEEVANS and ROYROGERS...
15 Sep 20227min
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - Meet William of OCKHAM, inventor of (of course!), Occam's Razor 😍
The wonderful thing about crosswords is -- apart from the sheer joy of solving them (or at least trying) -- all that you can learn from them. Within the course of one 15x15 grid they can introduce you...
14 Sep 20228min
Monday, September 12, 2022 - GUERNICA, proof that the paintbrush is mightier than the sword!
A fun Monday crossword by Michael Lieberman, with an LOL revealer that ... we won't reveal here, but most definitely do discuss in today's episode. Perhaps it was a coincidence, but three of Mike's al...
13 Sep 20229min
Sunday, September 11, 2022 - Ready with the spangles? Then let us begin to BEGEM
A very pleasing Sunday crossword by Derrick Niederman, with a terrific theme -- Opposites Attract -- superbly executed. There were a few posers -- 39D, Tom Jones and Anthony Hopkins, by birth, WELSHME...
12 Sep 202212min
