Monday, November 20, 2023 - From the Spelling Bee editor, a crossword with a lot of hard-to-spell words 😀
Both Jean and Mike took longer than usual to do today's crossword, Jean because she couldn't find a mistake, and Mike because he had a sudden attack of the well-known affliction, BSS (Bad Spelling Syn...
21 Nov 202315min
Sunday, November 19, 2023 - There's NOCAP on the talent's of today's crossword constructors, and that's NOCAP! 😍
An impressive Sunday crossword by veteran constructors Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi, who in preparation for Thanksgiving have cooked up a puzzle to be thankful for, stuffed with a delicious arr...
20 Nov 202318min
Saturday, November 17, 2023 - Beware Charybdis, horrific sea monster and even more terrifying spelling bee word 😀
A scintillating Saturday crossword by Hoang-Kim Vu -- with a grid that is jam-packed with debut answers, including 36D, Photo of someone holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, say, VISUALGAG; 37A, Writ...
19 Nov 202321min
Friday, November 17, 2023 - Today's forecast? A BLAMESTORM ⛈️
A fine Friday crossword by Hemant Mehta. What it lacked for in glitzy animation (we're looking at you, Thursday!), it made up for in flashy clues, such as 47A, What may be behind the curtain, TUB (😀)...
18 Nov 20239min
Thursday, November 16, 2023 - This crossword was constructed with TLC
Today's crossword, by veteran cruciverbalist Paolo Pasco, had its ups and downs, but that was by design, and the payoff - which we discuss in today's episode but don't want to spoil by revealing here ...
17 Nov 202318min
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - We are ARDENT about this crossword!
If you found yourself nodding off while solving today's crossword, that's probably because of all the Z's in the grid - but that was the only boring bit. How could you DOZEOFF in the face of such dazz...
16 Nov 202321min
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - A crossword guaranteed to inspire some wishful thinking
A nifty Tuesday crossword by Matthew Linzer, with a remarkable theme that we wish we could talk about here ... oh, wait, we just did 😀. Precisely why that last sentence is so LOL is precisely explain...
15 Nov 202316min
Monday, November 13, 2023 - This crossword is definitely worth a SOU ... and more!
A pleasing Monday crossword, a debut by Benjamin Fink, that asks that burning question, CANYOUBELIEVEIT?. The answer is yes, this was a Monday crossword, it was a debut by Benjamin Fink, and it was v...
14 Nov 202312min
