Saturday, August 14, 2021 - THATHURT 😀
The misdirections were flying fast and furious in today's epic by Nam Jin Yoon. Consider 48A, Marvel producer, MIRACLEWORKER, not KEVINFEIGE (it doesn't fit, and Marvel ≠ MARVEL). Right above that, 4...
15 Aug 202114min
Friday, August 13, 2021 - The Lucky Crossword
Jean found today's crossword to be a bit of a slog, but Mike (surprisingly) cruised through it in excellent time, although it was touch-and-go at the beginning. There were a lot of amusing clues in to...
14 Aug 202115min
Thursday, August 12, 2021 - A Slight Misunderstanding
HOHO, another exciting crossword from Jake Halperin (with, we presume, a dollop of assistance from Will Shortz), who CALLSITLIKEITIS, calling a spade a spade, and a funny bone a FUNNYNERVE -- because ...
13 Aug 20218min
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - Oh that face!
Today’s crossword featured a fine example of grid art — a face that definitely HADABLANKLOOK, and SHOWEDNOEMOTION - which coincidentally is what Jean & Mike look like when they have their puzzle-solvi...
12 Aug 202113min
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - All CHARGEDUP
Today's crossword was a colorful one, well, red, at least, thanks to the theme -- 4 multi-word answers, the first word of which could be preceded by LITTLERED, as in 17A, Educated, but not streetwise,...
11 Aug 202116min
Monday, August 9, 2021 - From the LOWLANDS to the HIGHSEAS
A slightly more difficult Monday than usual -- crunchier, as they say -- but that's to be expected when Alex Eaton-salners is at the helm. You know that trouble's ahead when one of the first clues, 2D...
10 Aug 20217min
Sunday, August 8, 2021 - Five Easy (?) Pieces
Today's crossword puzzle was ... a puzzle, literally, with 5 shaded areas that when fitted together spelled out that homage to Kodak (maybe), PICTUREPERFECTMOMENTS. There was not a lot of humor in the...
9 Aug 202112min
Saturday, August 7, 2021 - A GHT Extravaganza!
There are many reasons to love today's crossword, and a new world's record for use of words containing GHTs is not the least of them. With a minimum of cultural references (Mike's bane), and the pun-...
8 Aug 202116min
