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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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Sunday, March 28, 2021

A perfect puzzle for a perfect day (28 is a perfect number, we kid you not). The puzzle was not too tough, especially if you knew your planetary moons (ARIEL, DEIMOS, and the like). There were several...

29 Mar 202110min

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Saturday, March 27, 2021

The toughest crossword of the week lives up to its billing, with a bottom right corner that was a real HAIRRAISER. Both Jean and Mike had to dig for 39D, Rogues, PICAROS (not (Jean thought) GIGOLOS, o...

28 Mar 202113min

Friday, March 26, 2021

Friday, March 26, 2021

A loooong crossword, at least the answers were: but the clues were relatively merciful for a Friday, which means (based on the Law of Conservation of Crossword Difficulty) that tomorrow's puzzle is go...

27 Mar 202114min

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Opposites attract, but some of the time they just hang around in bigger words, as Alex Eaton-Salners demonstrates in this fine puzzle. Alex was able to find AMITY in ANIMOSITY, WOEFUL in WONDERFUL, a...

26 Mar 202111min

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

A crossword for the animation fashionistas in the crowd, where readers were challenged to the question of WHOWOREITBETTER, with sartorial standoffs among PAIRS of fictional characters, including 17A ....

25 Mar 202112min

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

You'll probably get a charge out of today's puzzle, an electrifying effort by Dan Schoenholz. Jean managed to complete today's crossword within 3 seconds of her Monday time. Mike was too distracted by...

24 Mar 202115min

Monday, March 22, 2021

Monday, March 22, 2021

Today's crossword creator was on fire -- or at least thinking about fire, witness the three themed answers, MATCHBOX, TINDERPROFILE and FLINTMICHIGAN. Those three looooong answers made this a more str...

23 Mar 202111min

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Sunday is punday, at least as far as this crossword is concerned -- with plenty of groaners to make (or break, but probably make) your day. Exempli gratia, 23A, Nod off at a self-serve restaurant, SLE...

22 Mar 202117min

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