Friday, July 29, 2022 - Uno v. SBARRO - who will win??
A nice Friday crossword by a veteran constructor, Robyn Weintraub. Jean found the puzzle to be a piece of cake, Mike found it to be almost impossible, until the crossword deities smiled benevolently u...
30 Jul 202218min
Thursday, July 28, 2022 - This crossword was HASHTAG SWELL
A curious Thursday crossword by Bill Pipal and Jeff Chen (always a good OMEN to see M. Chen in the masthead), that asks you to do what we generally try and AVOID, i.e., CUT CORNERS. The result is a c...
29 Jul 202211min
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - The name's Kurosawa, AKIRA Kurosawa!
Have you ever considered how many phrases involve articles of clothing? Fortunately Enrique Henestroza Anguiano has, and this witty Wednesday crossword is a result. Jean had no trouble with the grid. ...
28 Jul 202213min
July 26, 2022 - ROSHAMBO and RIFFLING in one crossword? Heart be still!!!
A fine Tuesday crossword by Lillian Simpson, with a debut entry for 25A, Certain spousal state (which we will not state right here, you'll either have to be a good guesser or listen to the podcast to ...
27 Jul 202214min
Monday, July 25, 2022 - The last answer in today's grid? It could've been ... THEBITTEREND
A marvelous Monday crossword, with a grid that just sings -- thanks in no small part to some great musical references - from LIL Jon (and Wayne), to Yoko ONO, to one of those discoveries that make you...
26 Jul 202214min
Sunday, July 24, 2022 - Felicitations!
A shout-out to today's constructors, Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau, who got married this very weekend. Whether the placement of today's crossword on this particular Sunday was just a coincidence, or...
24 Jul 202212min
Saturday, July 23, 2022 - This crossword deserves a CHEFSKISS
A majorly difficult Saturday crossword, with a fair number of rarely mentioned celebrities (at least here in 2022). Even the most recent, 18A, Defense secretary under Obama, PANETTA, is not exactly a...
24 Jul 202215min
Friday, July 22, 2022 - A WORK_OF_ART!
Well, to be precise, today's crossword is a work of David Steinberg, but it definitely is also a WORK_OF_ART. There were so many great answers, it's hard to single them out, but we certainly appreciat...
23 Jul 202215min
