Monday, March 7, 2022 - Scoping out SKOPJE
A middle-of-the-road Monday crossword, and as is always the case we have to ask: did Jean break the 5-minute barrier, or did her keyboard melt under the strain of her rapid typing? To find out, you'll...
8 Mar 20228min
Sunday, March 6, 2022 - ATACAMA, for those who like their deserts *extra* dry
A very busy Sunday crossword, with a tradition-breaking grid, a whole slew of OOOOOOOOOOOOO's, and an arcade / gambling game of Japanese origin. There's definitely a lot to unpack, so grab your favori...
7 Mar 202222min
Saturday, March 5, 2022 - Iceland, awash in ... MOSS?
A tough Saturday crossword. Jean got waylaid in the bottom right corner, while Mike basically did the crossword twice, replacing his instinctive and usually fabulously incorrect first guess with somet...
6 Mar 202217min
Friday, March 4, 2022 - How do you clean up a muddy document? With DOCUSOAP!
Opinions were divided on today's crossword. Jean, abetted by her vast Wikipedia-like knowledge of everything, breezed through it, whereas Mike, impeded by his lack of knowledge of just about everythin...
5 Mar 202213min
Thursday, March 3, 2022 - Rebus, oh, reeeebuuuuus, come out, come out, wherever you are
An unusual and highly entertaining Thursday crossword with a most noteworthy theme (and we're not just talking about the FRENCRNS). Incidentally, if you thought that there was a typo in that last sent...
4 Mar 202211min
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - Was this a great crossword? NODUH
A nice Wednesday puzzler by Dylan Schiff, with an amusing theme, crisp cluing, and an opportunity to use TROPE in a sentence - who could ask for more? For all the deets on what surely must be 5 square...
3 Mar 202211min
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 - NEVE say NEVE
This crossword was clearly a celebration of MARDIGRAS and the BIGEASY, albeit with some answers that were neither particular big (e.g., 11D, St. Charles or Esplanade, AVENUE) nor easy (e.g., 37D, Caju...
2 Mar 202211min
Monday, February 28, 2022 - OKEFENOKEE, as fun to visit as it is challenging to spell!
Another crunchier-than-usual Monday crossword, with a few words and phrases that might send CHINCHILLAs, er, we mean chills, up one's spine -- we're looking at you, OKEFENOKEE (if that's your real nam...
1 Mar 202211min
