Saturday, November 12, 2022 - KIWI, a friendly people and a fuzzy berry!

A gentler-than-usual Friday crossword, both Jean (as expected) and Mike (a complete and total surprise) got through it fairly expeditiously: a "smooth solve", in the argot of cruciverbalists. But gent...

28 Mai 202211min

A great Thursday crossword by, presumably, a fan of Kenny Rogers -- the singer, not necessarily the restaurant. The theme was fun, the cluing crisp (just like what you might get at Kenny Rogers, the r...

27 Mai 202212min

Variant spelling, the bane of crossword solvers everywhere, is lurking in today's grid, ready to lure the unobservant into a cunning trap. Will it ensnare our heroic cohosts? Or will AMENRA, AMUNRA OR...

26 Mai 20229min

A run-of-the-mill Tuesday? Most definitely not, this is the NYTimes crossword we're talking about, after all! Rather, we have a splendid display of clever cruciverbial construction, involving furnitur...

24 Mai 202211min

A marvelous Monday workout by Simon Marotte, with several answers that have appeared only rarely, and at least one that is a debut! We have all the deets, including a deep-dive into the origins of 40A...

24 Mai 202213min

A dazzling display of cruciverbial daring-do, today's crossword by the Steinberg family is one that will surely have you awed, amazed, astounded, and many other words that don't necessarily start with...

23 Mai 202211min

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