Sunday, May 8, 2022 - Bravo, bravo! A fun, fun Sunday crossword!

A (19A, Chic) MODISH Saturday crossword - after all it did have (29D, Luxury attire for white-tie events) OPERACAPES, and the allegedly official snack of the NYTimes crossword, (15A, It's always blac...

22 Mai 202210min

A very nicely done Friday puzzle by Hal Moore, chockfull of fascinating clues and amusing misdirections. We've got most of those covered in today's episode -- as well as a fascinating fun fact for Fun...

21 Mai 202217min

A curious Thursday theme, Jean was somewhat taken aback by it, although it had absolutely no effect on her as usual blisteringly fast solve time. There's a fascinating story there, and so to be regale...

20 Mai 202216min

Jean was able to piece together today's puzzle with great alacrity, whereas Mike just went to pieces in the top-left corner, having jigged when he should have jagged, so to speak, before he was able t...

19 Mai 202211min

A spritely crossword by Richard Allen, Jean cruised through it in no-time flat, Mike was temporarily STYMIEd as he made a SUBTLE error (literally, answering 38A, So as not to stand out, as SUBTLE, rat...

18 Mai 202213min

A SIMILE-filled grid that's just right for a Monday, the best day of the week for novice crossword solvers to start honing their craft. We have all the deets inside, as well as an awesome bit of liste...

17 Mai 20229min

A delightful Sunday puzzle by Daniel Mauer, a nostalgic trip along THEMOTHERROAD, (21A, Nickname for ROUTESIXTYSIX coined by John Steinbeck). While Mike had scarcely heard of the thing, Jean lived rig...

16 Mai 202217min

A relatively easy Saturday crossword - Jean knows from personal experience, Mike knows because Jean told him. The fun factor -- heavily weighted in the complex computations that go into calculating th...

15 Mai 202215min