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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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Mi, mi, mi -- sorry, we're just warming up to analyze a Will Nediger crossword that had three ME references, all tied to 53A, Ominous request from a teacher ... or a hint to the first words (and follo...

27 Mai 20219min

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Jean found today's crossword to be a piece o'cake, while Mike found it more of a torture, er, torte, as he wandered down various dead-end alleys (1A, Evidence of a recent scrape, SCAB (not SCAR); 6D, ...

26 Mai 202115min

Monday, May 24, 2021

Monday, May 24, 2021

There are a lot of body parts in today's crossword, but that's not really a bad thing, just a good theme, well implemented. There was also a diverse array of foods that hopefully you'll never encounte...

25 Mai 20217min

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Sunday, May 23, 2021

In today's episode, Jean explains about PIONS, and the fact that SELFSOWN is not superfluous; Mike, meanwhile, ponders where he can download the latest version of CLAROS, in spite of the fact that it ...

24 Mai 202115min

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Today's crossword was a bit of a slog, although we were happy to see the return of AMONRA - the god of tricky spelling -- and several Star Wars references (21A, Hoth, in "Star Wars", ICEPLANET, and 27...

23 Mai 202114min

Friday, May 21, 2021

Friday, May 21, 2021

In today's crossword, we discover that one of us (Jean) knows the difference between ELEGIZE and EULOGIZE, and that one of us (Mike) knows that to dispose of the one ring that rules them all will requ...

22 Mai 202114min

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Thursday, May 20, 2021

A tough Thursday, foreshadowed in some of the clues, such as 59D, Sounds of puzzlement, EHS, and 62A, Cry of frustration, AARGH. Jean struggled in the bottom center, having inexplicably neglected to m...

21 Mai 202116min

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Today's crossword was chock-full of IDEAS tied to cosmology - from the universe's start, in the BIGBANG, to its end, with (according to TSELIOT), a WHIMPER. It also had a shoutout to the person who he...

20 Mai 202111min

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