Monday, July 22, 2024 - Laura Dershewitz KEEPSITREAL!
Today's crossword won't put you INASPOT, nor drive you UPATREE, thanks to Laura Dershewitz's cruciverbally MADSKILLS. What this crossword will do is put you in a good mood, at least it did for us, for...
23 Jul 202411min
Sunday, July 21, 2024 - CHERRYPICKING - a LOGICALFALLACY and a favorite activity of residents of Door County, Wisconsin
For those of you who've forgotten your philosophy class, you might want to bone up on the subject before tackling today's crossword, for reasons that will become apparent ... as soon as you've tackled...
22 Jul 202420min
Sunday, July 20, 2024 - Oh, no, the ship of THESEUS has sprung a leak!
Today's puzzle, courtesy of Ricky J. Sirois, was a definite challenge for one of our cohosts, whereas the other had to verify that it was indeed a Saturday crossword, so quickly did they tear through ...
21 Jul 202416min
Friday, July 19, 2024 - BURPEE, the origin story!
An educational Friday crossword, with not too much razzle-dazzle, rather, just the right amount. Educationally, we had clues like 20A, River traveled by passenger boats known as dahabeahs, NILE; 17A, ...
20 Jul 202417min
Thursday, July 18, 2024 - Space, the final frontier ... er, something like that
An astronomy-themed crossword popped up this Thursday, a theme so near and dear to Mike's heart that he spent ... an inordinate amount of time contemplating the clues. Jean, on the other hand, solved ...
19 Jul 202412min
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - Good news, Pablo NERUDA is in the grid!
A slightly crunchier than usual Wednesday crossword, unsurprising when Alex Eaton-Salners is at the helm (and editor Joel Fagliano's on the crows nest). We had some literary clues, such as 3D, _____...
18 Jul 202421min
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - Care for a cuppa?
A delicious Tuesday crossword by Kelly Richardson, notable for a suggestive and quite apropos grid, a lot of fun clues, and the unexpected appearance of LAYETTE in the grid (not a debut, but certainly...
17 Jul 202419min
Monday, July 15, 2024 - The Big Interview 😀
Today's crossword, by Tarun Krishnamurthy, was a perfect Monday offering, not too difficult, but with our favorite kind of theme, the LOL kind. This was Tarun's debut NYTimes Crossword, and he's also ...
16 Jul 202415min
