
Saturday, November 3, 2023 - ROOKS and FOUNTS and TAGINE, Oh, My!
A just-the-right-level-of-almost-impossible crossword to wrap up our crossword solving week, one of those where the solving rate seems to follow an S curve -- tough and slow-going at the beginning an...
5 Nov 202319min

Friday, November 3, 2023 - Was this a fun Robyn Weintraub puzzle? YESSIREE!
Robyn Weintraub's puzzles are legendary, and today's effort shows just why: the clues are awesome, the crosswordese is non-existent, and the difficulty level is juuuuuust right. We approve, whole-hear...
4 Nov 202314min

Thursday, November 2, 2023 - This crossword was definitely NOTTOOSHABBY
Today's crossword featured a h--hly entert--ng th--e, and if you can't suss out what it was from what we just wrote, then download today's episode, where all will be revealed! A reminder to check ou...
3 Nov 202314min

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - MUIR, an adMUIRable national monument 🙄
A nice Wednesday crossword and a debut (yay!) by Steve Weyer, with an inspired theme, some very funny clues, and as a bonus a reference to a fascinating 16th century algebra text, ARSMAGNA (The Great ...
2 Nov 202313min

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - It's HALLOWEEN - outside *and* in the grid!
A scary Tuesday crossword, thanks to a slash of scary movie titles in the grid. Neither cohost had seen any of them, but fortunately the answers were either almost gimmes (17A, Horror film franchise n...
1 Nov 202314min

Monday, October 30, 2023 - Kenneth Cortes had a BRIGHTIDEA, and, lo, a crossword was born!
Put on your sunglasses before attempting this crossword, because it's based on a BRIGHTIDEA -- literally! There were a few other answers that glowed, in a manner of speaking: 14A, What magma becomes w...
31 Okt 202314min

Sunday, October 29, 2023 - OutKast and Black Star and TPAIN, Oh, My!
Today's crossword featured a number of rare-ish answers, making this a bit crunchier than usual for a Sunday. Notable examples include 60A, Brooklyn art school, PRATT; 100D, Country that's more than 2...
30 Okt 202323min

Saturday, October 28, 2023 - All hail SAMTHESHAM 🎶
Ryan McCarty does not hold back (much) in today's uber-challenging Saturday crossword, pegging both the difficulty and deceptivity meters multiple times. We have full coverage inside, so have a listen...
29 Okt 202320min





















