Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - Good news, Pablo NERUDA is in the grid!

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - Good news, Pablo NERUDA is in the grid!

A slightly crunchier than usual Wednesday crossword, unsurprising when Alex Eaton-Salners is at the helm (and editor Joel Fagliano's on the crows nest). We had some literary clues, such as 3D, _______ Gawande, author of the 2014 best seller "Being Mortal", ATUL; and 4D, Poet Pablo, NERUDA. We had product placement clues, such as 17A, Nail polish brand with colors like "Berry Fairy Fun", and "Aurora Berry-alis", OPI and 57A, Rival of Chanel, DIOR. Most impressively, however, we had t...

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Saturday, October 2, 2021 - Open SESAMES

Saturday, October 2, 2021 - Open SESAMES

A thoroughly pleasurable Saturday crossword. Jean got through it fairly expeditiously, never thinking that she'd hit a brick wall anywhere in the grid. Mike flailed around for a time in the lower left...

3 Okt 202112min

Friday, October 1, 2021 - Quick, to THEBATCAVE!

Friday, October 1, 2021 - Quick, to THEBATCAVE!

A fun Friday crossword, tough but fair, with just a few potential natick sites -- all of which Mike managed to find, and details in this week's episode. Today's Fun Fact (it is, of course, Fun Fact F...

2 Okt 202116min

Thursday, September 30, 2021 - Most decidedly not HUMDRUM

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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