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
Sunday, February 27, 2022 - LEON Bridges, soul singer extraordinaire
A stupendous Sunday solve, with some of the most superb anagram answers in recent memory. This puzzle definitely pegged the JAMCR-meter, and to find out precisely why, merely download and listen up.We...
28 Feb 202215min
Saturday, February 26, 2022 - Rock the KASBAH!
A slightly easier-than-usual Saturday crossword -- still with plenty of bite, but both Jean and Mike concurred that they'd seen harder crosswords earlier in the week. There was some great clueing - 11...
27 Feb 202214min
Friday, February 25, 2022 - A crossword with a certain JENESAISQUOIS
A fine fun-filled Friday effort by Demon Gulczynski that deftly threads that fine line between too easy and mind-bogglingly difficult. This puzzle had something for everyone: 16A, One leader of the A...
26 Feb 202217min
Thursday, February 24, 2022 - RAFA, King of the Grand Slam
Jean tore through today's crossword like nobody's business, while Mike ran into a spot of botheration in the top-left corner, having convinced himself that AABBQS was a real thing. There is a perfectl...
25 Feb 202213min
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - I knew a Shiba INU
A straightforward Wednesday crossword, a very nice debut by constructor Rose Conlon. Jean had just one minor sticking point and it was Mike's best time of the week. For all the deets, all you need to...
24 Feb 202210min
