Friday, December 20, 2024 - ESSO, the NYTimes Crossword's favorite gas station 😀

Friday, December 20, 2024 - ESSO, the NYTimes Crossword's favorite gas station 😀

As the week progresses, the NYTimes crosswords get tougher, and here on a Friday, things can get really sticky. Today's was about a 7-8 out of 10 on the stickiness scale, but the cluing was still entertaining. We had 15D, John, in Portuguese, JOAO (ok, now we know); 32A, The symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad, THEGOLDENSPIKE; and 46D, Member of the golden horde, TATAR. We also liked the joint appearance of 9D, Spanish 101 verb, SER, and 37D, French 101 verb, ETRE -- viv...

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Saturday, August 15, 2020

Saturday, August 15, 2020

A grueling Saturday delight by Joe DiPietro (edited as always by Will Shortz), including an exceptionally tough top-left corner minefield with tricky clues such as "Unrepaired" (ASIS), "Something the force is responsible for?" (SALES), and "Finer cut, usually" (SIDEA) - yikes! We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

15 Aug 202013min

Friday, August 14, 2020

Friday, August 14, 2020

Jean & Mike concur that this was a relatively merciful Friday, one that they ASSERT should not create too much ANGSTWe love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

15 Aug 20209min

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Quickly, D'Artagnan, to the Musketeermobile! A superb Thursday crossword in which, yes, the THREEMUSKETEERS play a prominent roll, and a WHEELIE fun time was had by ... ONE? by ALL?We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

14 Aug 202012min

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Jean & Mike solve this puzzle AMAIN, Mike requests a BROWN BETTY, and both are amused and somewhat bemused by that notion that COLLATE is an advanced photocopier instruction.Like what you hear? Room for improvement? Let us know at crosswordpodcast@icloud.comWe love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

13 Aug 20209min

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

It's tip Tuesday! Besides our usual witty repartee, we also provide a few tips to help you become better crossword solvers, and as promised, here are some external links worth checking out: 12 European Rivers That Will Help You Raise Your Crossword GameThe Crossword Travel Guide: 10 Cities You Should KnowThe Crossword Zoo: 10 Animals You Should Knowxwordinfo.comLike what you hear? Let us know, at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener ma...

12 Aug 202012min

Monday, August 10, 2020

Monday, August 10, 2020

Woo-hoo, it's our 51st episode! It's a Monday, so geared towards newer solvers, but still chock-full of interesting tidbits as is, hopefully, this podcast.Send us feedback, we love to hear from you! crosswordpodcast@icloud.com will do the trick!We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

11 Aug 20205min

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Ahoy, mateys (including NCOS, if there are any reading this), we hope you're all SHIPSHAPE, not too WEARY, and ready to set sail on another crossword adventure (with, as you might have surmised, a nautical theme).We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

10 Aug 202013min

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Saturday, August 8, 2020

We're a FAN of this puzzle. The bottom-right corner in particular STYX out, although there were GEMSTONES throughout. Our favorite discovery: TNT used to be used as a dye, before they started using it for explosives, which sounds potentially NASTY. Tip Tuesday is coming up ... this Tuesday, listen for tips on how to improve your crossword solving skills. Like the podcast? Tell your friends! Have suggestions on how we can improve? Tell us, at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We love feedback! Sen...

9 Aug 202012min

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