Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village *is* a thing

Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village *is* a thing

This is Billy Bratton's 9th NYTimes crossword. He tends to specialize in Friday and Saturday puzzles, and this one is an excellent example of the genre, for reasons that we delve into, at length, in today's episode.Show note imagery: A major Maltese tourist attraction, Popeye Village!We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Neither Jean nor Mike got off to a ROCKYSTART with this crossword, ironic since all of the themed answers benefited from having, well, a ROCKYSTART. For example, 18A, Coyote outfoxed in cartoons, ROAD...

14 Apr 202113min

Monday, April 12, 2021

Monday, April 12, 2021

AWGEE, it's AWEEBIT of an INSIDEBASEBALL theme. Jean, of course was enthralled, but Mike was too busy searching for the missing G from 46D, Doin' nothin', CHILLIN, to take much notice. Fortunately he ...

13 Apr 20219min

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Sunday, April 11, 2021

A punderful Sunday crossword, based on the notion of running two companies together at high speeds in the hope that they will produce something interesting ... oh, wait, we've just been told that that...

12 Apr 202113min

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Saturday, April 10, 2021

One of us (that would be Jean) found today's crossword to be a walk in the park, the other (that would be Mike) less of a SHOOIN and more like a POLARBEARPLUNGE (to borrow an answer from yesterday's ...

11 Apr 20219min

Friday, April 9, 2021

Friday, April 9, 2021

In today's episode, Mike learns how to pronounce MEME and LOLCATS; Jean teaches Mike how to pronounce MEME and LOLCATS; and we have a Fun Fact about an answer that appeared earlier in the week, ECOTON...

10 Apr 202110min

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Apparently Pun Prison had a breakout today, but fear not -- the escapees got stuck in today's crossword, where they are waiting for your ... enjoyment? Here's just one, to give you the idea: 27A, Cry ...

9 Apr 20217min

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

A nice Wednesday crossword. Jean got through it lickety-split and tickety-boo. Mike got through the first top 2/3 fairly expeditiously but then went into tai-chi mode, due to his lack of knowledge of ...

8 Apr 202112min

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

HEAVENSTOBETSY it's been a long time since we've heard anyone say HEAVENSTOBETSY, but it popped up today, along with several other phrases from some bygone era, courtesy of Amanda Chung and Karl Ni. T...

7 Apr 202112min

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