
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - Hear ye, hear ye, announcing a new podcast segment, WYMA!
A fine Tuesday puzzle by Zachary David Levy, not too terribly difficult (as expected: Tuesdays are supposed to be on the easy-ish side), but still impressive, with a stately theme (that will seem hila...
9 Aug 202315min

Monday, August 7, 2023 - AYE, NOONE can eclipse SAILORMOON!
A fun and frothy Monday crossword by Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness, perfect for novice crossword solvers trying to learn the ropes . In today's episode we also have an impromptu and unnamed version...
8 Aug 20239min

Sunday, August 6, 2023 - The LITERATI agree, this crossword was ADORABLE
Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen have teamed up to create a mind- (or at least answer-) bending crossword, which if you're familiar with DROPLEAFTABLES will be relatively straightforward, but if not ... be f...
7 Aug 202318min

Saturday, August 5, 2023 - SWORDSMITH - yes, that *is* a career!
An eminently and appropriately challenging Saturday crossword by veteran cruciverbalist John Guzzetta, this is his 39th NYTimes appearance, and practice makes perfect, which basically describes today'...
6 Aug 202314min

Friday, August 4, 2023 - No WETNOODLES in this grid!
A brilliant Friday crossword by Brandon Koppy, no theme (of course: Fridays are almost always themeless), but a grid that was chockfull of clever clues/answers, such as 58A, Asteroids system, ATARI; 2...
5 Aug 202313min

Thursday, August 3, 2023 - EREWHON, gateway to ... NOWHERE?
The perfect blend of entertaining, educational, and 'ead scratching, today's crossword has something for everyone. A theme that makes you reach for it (in both senses of the phrase!); some thought pro...
4 Aug 202320min

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - Be careful, don't touch those touch-me-nots!
A breezy Wednesday crossword by Barbara Lin, with a theme that is vaguely related to Sunday's, and yet ... entirely different. You'll see what we mean when you listen to today's podcast, which we hig...
3 Aug 202312min

Monday, August 1, 2023 - BAHAMEN, ELO and RINGO, all in one grid? This crossword sings!
Today's crossword has a distinctly outdoorsy feel to it, and we'll give you tree guesses as to why. [Hint: there are no typos in the previous sentence, but a very bad pun] Besides our usual witty ban...
2 Aug 202317min






















