
Monday, June 5, 2023 - OKEEFFE, often lauded, often misspelled 😀
A fine Monday crossword by Eric Rollfing, with one of those memorable Monday themes that makes one ponder the incredible ingenuity of the many NYTimes Crossword constructors. There were a few sneakier...
6 Jun 202312min

Sunday, June 4, 2023 - A crossword to be proud of!
In honor of Pride month, the NYTimes Crossword editors have broken out the ol' color palette. They may have previously embedded color (other than gray) in the grid , but not very often - so if this is...
5 Jun 202319min

Saturday, June 3, 2023 - This crossword was a PUZZLINGPROBLEM 😀
A superb Saturday crossword by John Westwig, challenging -- as one would expect from the putatively hardest crossword of the week! -- but fair, with a merciful (from Mike's perspective) dearth of pop ...
4 Jun 202315min

Friday, June 2, 2023 - We'll have a SPACEOPERA, please, with a side order of TIMETRAVEL
A much easier crossword than Thursday's, both cohosts were able to get through it without too much difficulty - a fact which Jean attributes to a (for her) novel solving technique. To find out what th...
3 Jun 202314min

Thursday, June 1, 2023 - This crossword was NOT1/2BAD
A tricky Thursday crossword (as Thursday crosswords are wont to be), with the sort of highly ingenious theme that suggests the Steinberg CLAN might be involved, as, gasp(!), they were. And that theme ...
2 Jun 202314min

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - Here's hoping this podcast will GOVIRAL 😀
A fine Wednesday crossword by Brandon Koppy, who has been known to crank it up to 11, but here keeps the difficulty level mercifully moderate. The theme was fun, the crosses entertaining and education...
1 Jun 202311min

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - This crossword was *not* for the BIRDS 😉🐥
If you've ever gone birding and had trouble actually spotting any birds, then today's crossword will seem familiar; eight of our winged friends, hiding in plain sight. Details within, as well as an ep...
31 Mai 202315min

Monday, May 29, 2023 - WHATTHEDEUCE! How can you be out of JAMBAJUICE? 🙄
Any crossword that manages to work the phrase WHATTHEDEUCE into the grid (as this one does, 47A, Quaint cry of surprise), as well as JAMBAJUICE (60A, Smoothie chain founded in 1990) deserves some sort...
30 Mai 20239min






















