Thursday, February 13, 2025 - This crossword *rocks* -- must be all that heavy metal 😉
This is Jim Burch's seventh NYTimes crossword. He seems to have taken up residence on the tougher side of the week, with all of his crosswords appearing on Thursday (2), Friday (4) or Saturday (1). This was on the easier side of the spectrum, but still a challenge: as always, YMMV depending on what's in your wheelhouse. Deets inside, as well as the resolution of the Great BELLLAP mystery! Show note imagery: Federal land in NEVADA (shown here in pink), takes up 84% of the state by area! We lov...
14 Feb 17min
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - RAH, Sir Michael PALIN is in the grid!
One of our favorite comedians -- Sir Michael PALIN -- is in today's grid, and if you have not heard of him, don't walk, but run to your nearest video source and check out Monty Python, for some absolutely transcendent humor. Then, come back and check out today's podcast for some wry remarks, none of which involve breadstuffs of any kind 🙄 Show. note imagery: The castle of ARGOS, in, appropriately, the city of ARGOS, Greece. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener ma...
13 Feb 18min
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - There were REAMS of good clues in today's crossword (spoiler alert: and no bad ones 😍)!
Like all good Tuesday crosswords, today's had some clues that might make you pause, like 34A, Assignments, POSTS (ah, those sorts of assignments); 17A, Emoji that means "I'm crazy about you!", HEARTEYES (😍); and the fun to say 50A, Betting setting, RENO. Speaking of which, we'll bet that you'll enjoy today's Triplet Tuesday segment, so without further ado, we will write no further, and let you get on with listening! Show note imagery: The original MUSCLEHEAD! We love feedback! Send us a text....
12 Feb 16min
Monday, February 10, 2025 - The name's ANN, ... RAGGEDYANN 😁
This was an admirable Monday crossword by Emily Rourke, thanks in no small part to an ingenious theme about ... which we will say no more here, as we loathe spoilers as much as you undoubtedly do, dear listeners. However, we do have much to say about the theme in the actual podcast, aka spoiler-central. Show note imagery: TOA Skylark, by Percy Bysshe Shelley (whose middle name is the bane of would-be spelling bee champions since ... forever) We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: W...
11 Feb 13min
Sunday, February 9, 2025 - A REally Super Sunday (and, nope, that was *not* a typo)
Some sort of major sporting event was taking place today, but both cohosts (working independently, as is their wont) still found time to tackle this excellent crossword, and while each fumbled a few times along the way, they both eventually got to the "happy-music" zone, and performed the traditional "we finished the crossword" dance of celebration. Deets inside, and, we promise no more Super Bowl puns! Show note imagery: A CHURRO, a Mexican pastry We love feedback! Send us a text... Co...
10 Feb 14min
Saturday, February 8, 2025 - A *perfect* Saturday crossword!
Alina Abidi has crafted a delightful Saturday crossword - tough but fair, with more terrific clues than you can shake a stick at (your mileage may vary depending on your physical prowess and the dimensions of said stick 😀🙄). Among the clues that we were particularly enthralled with were 1A, What may precede a blessing?, ACHOO (nice!); 6A, School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informally, BAMA (awesome!!); and 5D, Snap, crackle or pop, ONOMATOPOEIA (even more fun to say than it is to spe...
9 Feb 16min
Friday, February 7, 2025 - Have a sip of TEXASTEA 🫖
FORMULAIC might've been in the grid, but this Friday crossword was anything but, with 6 debut answers and a lot of decidedly non-conventional cluing throughout the puzzle. Besides those mentioned in the podcast, we enjoyed 16A, Material that goes on a foundation, POWDER, and the delicious 17A, What's holding up dessert?, CONE. In honor of Fun Fact Friday, we have a segment on a cartoon character who won an Academy Award twice, and was partially based on W.C. Fields. Find out who that is, and ...
8 Feb 14min
Thursday, February 6, 2025 - This crossword's really making a STATEment 😀
This was a fine Thursday crossword by Aidan Deshong and Jacob Reed, most notable for its novel theme. In most Thursday crosswords, something unexpected happens in the grid -- maybe letters are doubled up, displaced, hidden in black squares, etc. But today it is the clues that are camouflaged: the answer is straightforward once you've decoded said clue. We have all the deets inside, so have a listen, and please tell others about us on social media. Show note imagery: It's ALPACA v. LLAMA, who ...
7 Feb 15min
