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, November 24, 2020

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

A genuinely fun and funny crossword by Caitlin Reid. Any crossword that includes the clue 19A,"An orca is actually a dolphin?!", WHALEILLBEDARNED, deserves some sort of award. We give it a perfect 5 s...

25 Nov 20209min

Monday, November 23, 2020

Monday, November 23, 2020

A few challenges for the spelling-challenged -- DIDGERIDOO and MATZOH, to name two -- but other than that, ITLLDO (quite WELL, in fact). It did feature Jean's favorite musketeer, ARAMIS, as well as Mi...

24 Nov 20207min

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Sunday, November 22, 2020

A novel crossword, definitely not by the numbers, to round out our puzzle solving week. The theme involved adding up intersecting digits, which was a real HOOT. Jean found this slightly more difficult...

23 Nov 202018min

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Saturday, November 21, 2020

If you didn't get today's crossword, well, HAKUNA MATATA, NOLOSS. It was a Saturday, ERGO it was bound to be a bit of an OGRE. Some particularly memorable clues -- 54D, An expert on feet, POET, 9A, 1...

22 Nov 202014min

Friday, November 20, 2020

Friday, November 20, 2020

There are not a lot of BIGYUKS to be found in today's crossword, but there is a BARRAGE of obscure clues, including 6D, _________ Barnes, WNIT-winning basketball coach (ADIA), 43D, German leader after...

21 Nov 202016min

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Cn y ndrstnd ths? f s, y mght hv lg p dng tdy's crsswrd! And for those of you who don't speak consonantese, what we wrote was "Can you understand this? If so, you might have a leg up doing today's cr...

20 Nov 202015min

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

You will sure aPPreciate this puzzle, with a riPPing good theme, from Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau. Twas a fairly gentle Wednesday, both Jean & Mike turned in exemplary times, and thought IMHAPPY af...

19 Nov 20208min

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

A puzzle with a tinge of BACKSPIN, a clever MOTIF, and no serious HAIRPIN turns. Jean learned how to send a LATERGRAM, Mike appreciated the appearance of AIR, EYRE, and ERA in such a tiny grid, and b...

18 Nov 202015min

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