Thursday, September 30, 2021 - Most decidedly not HUMDRUM
A very sound Thursday crossword -- and sounds are at its heart, with a number of clues that require you mash sounds together to get an answer. Jean's favorite was 26A, [Lightsaber] + [Impatient finger...
1 Okt 20218min
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - SHH, this crossword has a SECRET
It's always a good sign when Alex Eaton-Salners' name is on the puzzle, and he does not disappoint today, with a puzzle built to AMUSE. There are multiple answers that when deprived of the circled let...
30 Sep 202110min
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - Say, what's your ANGLE?
A geometrically themed crossword, with various ANGLEs making an appearance, at, as one might expect, an angle. Jean solved the crossword in almost record time, but Mike, alas, fixated on the name DEBD...
29 Sep 202113min
Monday, September 27, 2021 - INTHEBANK
A fun Monday, with a droll theme, revolving around 61A, Guaranteed ... or where you can find the ends to 17A (POLEVAULT), 23A (PENNANDTELLER), 37A (DAYLIGHTSAVINGS), and 50A (BOTTLEDEPOSIT), INTHEBANK...
28 Sep 20218min
Sunday, September 26, 2021 - From CECE to NENE
Most crossword answers are black-and-white - but today's grid had a slew of them in gray, as part of an intricate theme involving cut classes (listen to Jean's stellar explanation for all the deets). ...
27 Sep 202112min
Saturday, September 25, 2021 - Don't forget MNEMOSYNE
If spelling is not your forte, then perhaps you might want to brace yourself before trying today's crossword. Between 33A, Site of the impact of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years...
26 Sep 202113min
Friday, September 23, 2021 - Enjoy Your LEAPDAY
A gentle Friday, Jean did it in slightly less time than usual, whereas Mike cleaved off 3h5m (if only we were kidding!) from his cataclysmically bad Thursday time. Jean started off slowly and picked ...
25 Sep 202112min
Thursday, September 23, 2021 - HUEVOS, Por Favor
An ingenious Thursday delight by Simeon Seigel, with an awe inspiring theme that surely deserves a place in the pantheon of great crosswords. It involves personal identifiable information (PII), embed...
24 Sep 202114min
