Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - NARUTO, Ninja-in-training and manga superstar!
Ella Dershowitz has a reputation for crafting awesome crosswords, and she does nothing to sully that in today's puzzle, with a fine set of clues that run from funny to punny to ... some other word tha...
13 Sep 202318min
Monday, September 11, 2023 - The eyes (or perhaps we should say the I's) have it!
A fun Monday crossword, with, as usual, an unusual theme that hits the sweet spot, both accessible and amusing. We have all the deets inside, including an important PSA if you're considering ACL surge...
12 Sep 202315min
Sunday, September 10, 2023 - 🎶 You take the high road, and we'll take the low road 🎶
A twisty sort of Sunday crossword, mainly because of the theme but enhanced by some rather diabolical (as always, in a good way) sort of clues, including 62A, A head, PER; 118A, Brown, for one, IVY ; ...
11 Sep 202321min
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - Whim whams, whim whams, whim whams, we could say that all day 😀
A very sharp Saturday crossword, with sparkling clues / answers, and some LOL moments, including 38D, Whim whams, NERVES (that's a new one!); 12D, "So many _______, so little know" (proverb), ASSUME (...
10 Sep 20239min
Friday, September 8, 2023 - It's a Friday ... hence the CLEARASMUD clues
A tough Friday crossword -- as Friday crosswords are wont to be -- with clues like 24A, "Skip it!", ROPE (heh, heh); 20D, "Nice to see ya today!", MORNIN (yikes!); and 61A, X, as in Ximenes? (quick, f...
9 Sep 202317min
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - For the record, and like today's crossword, this podcast was *not* AIGENERATED 🤖
Today's crossword was rebus-free but humor-rich, with a wry undercurrent based on the world's current obsession with all things AI. We believe that this crossword was written by a human being, one Rya...
8 Sep 202315min
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 - BAGEL, a delicious breadstuff and an aptly-named tennis score
A nice Wednesday crossword by Blake Slonecker, with a surprising number of answers that just raised more questions (all of which we cover, of course, in the podcast). There were a few great clues that...
7 Sep 202316min
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - FRUITBAT, one of Abner Doubleday's biggest mistakes 😀
A noble Tuesday crossword, one that reminds us (multiple times) of the virtues of having a BFF. The grid was teeming with good clues, including 11D, End piece?, CODA (heh, heh); 40D, Ficus that produc...
6 Sep 202314min
