Friday, January 12, 2024 - The NYTimes Crossword - the *perfect* way to while away a snow day

A crossword that really works the old GRAY cells. Jean found it to be a nice Thursday crossword, Mike felt like he was trapped in a BLACKHOLE, and CANST believe that he was able to (eventually) solve ...

6 Aug 202012min

This puzzle was a SMASHHIT, with EVERYTHING that you could want in a crossword: delicious BAGELs, a reference to Marvel superheroes (THOR), and, Mike's personal favorite, CLOWNCARS. Like what you're ...

6 Aug 20208min

A Tuesday crossword that features EPEEISTS and Popeye's dreaded enemy, the SEAHAG? Who could ask for anything more? Some of you could! And so, starting today, we are introducing Tip Tuesday, in which...

5 Aug 202011min

A crossword in which both Jean & Mike discover that OLMEC is not an elderly robot, but rather a Meso-American carver of yore; Jean points out the difference between AGUA and the color that it might be...

4 Aug 20207min

A challenging Sunday, no SHOOIN. With challenging entries like TEIXEIRA, and CUPROUS, and fun ones like RADIOCAR and SEADOVE, there's something here to appeal to everyone.Remember, you too can follow ...

3 Aug 202013min

In today's episode, Jean, reporting from a remote location, discovers that EYEs are not as difficult to sculpt as TOGAs, and that sometimes the answer to a "stole" clue is not BOA (FUR real). Meanwh...

2 Aug 202013min

An Erik Agard crossword, written with his usual FLARE, which means solvers need to be especially ALERT. Jean, aided by her encyclopedic knowledge of Hollywood actresses of yore, tore through this in *...

1 Aug 202011min

A novel Thursday arrangement by the indefatigable Joel Fagliano! We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceB...

31 Jul 20205min