April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

The only thing that was 46A -- A piece of cake, SOEASY -- about this puzzle was, well, 46A. The rest of the grid was crackling with fiendishly clever and often quite arcane clues, such as 61A, Dead letter in a mail sorter's vernacular, NIXIE (woah!); 39D, One with an "If You Choose the Lesser of Two Evils -- You Are Still Choosing Evil" bumper sticker, perhaps", NADERITE (both clever, obscure, and in the running for longest-clue of the week award); and the delicious 48D, Positive restaurant r...

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

A punny Wednesday, with multiple clues, based on PARADOX, that happened to contain, DOX, um, make that Docs as in Dr. EVIL, Dr. OZ, Dr. WHO, Dr. RUTH, Dr. DRE and Dr. NO -- clearly the makings of a gr...

25 Feb 20219min

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Both Jean and Mike found this puzzle to be a tad easier than Monday. There was much music in today's crossword -- Lady GAGA, ELTONJOHN, EMINEM, all made an appearance, and if IRONTHRONE isn't the nam...

24 Feb 202112min

Monday, February 22, 2021

Monday, February 22, 2021

We have no doubt that the illustrious editor of the New York Times, Will Shortz, was PEPPERED with questions after today's crossword was published, and might've thought, GIMMEABREAK. Nonetheless, cont...

23 Feb 202112min

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Are you feeling INARUT? Matthew Stock has just the ticket, a crossword with great APPEAL that will have you SINGININTHERAIN in no time! Jean got through today's crossword in her usual exemplary fashio...

22 Feb 20217min

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Saturday is traditionally the hardest crossword of the week, and Ali Gascoigne does OBLIGE, with this ACE example of the genre. Jean's favorite clue was 14D, Protective suits?, SECRETSERVICE; Mike's ...

21 Feb 202114min

Friday, February 19, 2021

Friday, February 19, 2021

A tough Friday, with a real quagmire in the bottom right -- from 47A, Ganja, HERB, to 53A, Way of Life?, CEREALAISLE (nice!), to 56D, Helen of Troy, e.g., DEMIGODDESS, to 51D, R&B singer Erykah, BADU ...

20 Feb 202115min

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Thursday, February 18, 2021

There was so much to RAVE about in this crossword that we just have to RATE it a 5 on the JAMCR scale. The author started off with the best of INTENTIONS, and thanks to several verbal INVENTIONS, pull...

19 Feb 20219min

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

A nice Wednesday crossword, although both Jean & Mike had a spot of bother in the top-right corner. Both independently came to the conclusion that 12D, "Never-ending" offerings at Olive Garden, was SA...

18 Feb 202115min

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