Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Oh, *so* close

Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Oh, *so* close

This was a debut crossword for Peter Gorman, and it was splendid. The theme was definitely unique -- we've seen none like it in recent memory -- and there were a number of excellent clues, including 61A, Hot spot, OVEN (cute!); 34A, Who said "A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture", DIOR (profound!); and 57D, Locale depicted in Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights", EDEN (we ❤️ Bosch!). Show note imagery: We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! ...

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Today's crossword was an EPIC example of the cruciverbalist's CRAFT: the clues were all AONE, really -- we're not just BLOWININTHEWIND (they said with a KNOWINGWINK). Beyond today's crossword, it is...

14 Okt 202015min

Monday, October 12, 2020

Monday, October 12, 2020

One of the BEST FLOWER-themed crosswords we've seen, the author does not need an ALIBI for this very GOODTHING. Mike spent too much time on this puzzle, yes, it GRATES, and Jean tried to set an indoor...

13 Okt 202012min

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Sunday, October 11, 2020

If Saturday's crossword was a main course, this was definitely dessert, somewhere between flan and merengue pie, that ought to SATE those looking for a COMFIER puzzle. It had a lot of fun cluing, like...

11 Okt 202016min

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Saturday, October 10, 2020

it's Saturday, which means that, in crossword terms, ITSWAR. There were tough clues like 31D, Turning the tables? (DJING), 35A, Where people get in hot water? (JACUZZIS), and 14A, Traveler with a turb...

11 Okt 202015min

Friday, October 9, 2020

Friday, October 9, 2020

It's a fairly gentle Friday crossword and even though it took both Jean & Mike time to find footholds -- they had NOIDEA where to start initially -- they did manage to plow through it fairly quickly a...

10 Okt 202010min

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Thursday, October 8, 2020

What's all that HOOPLA about? This crossword, a most WORTHY effort by Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen (Will Shortz, ed.). Jean's only serious snafu was imagining John Lennon ONACOD (as opposed to ONA...

9 Okt 202012min

Thursday, October 7, 2020

Thursday, October 7, 2020

We might be a TOUGHCROWD, but we certainly wouldn't begrudge a round of applause for this BUENO Wednesday crossword by Ross Trudeau, with several laugh out loud answers, including (especially) the the...

8 Okt 20207min

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Do we like the New York Times crossword? YESWEDO, in general, and this one in particular: we give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.Today's Tip Tuesday, so be sure and listen in for some (hopefully, H...

7 Okt 202013min

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