Wednesday, August 22, 2023 - Don't freeze when someone offers you a FROSĂ
A splendid Tuesday crossword, a debut for Jay Silverman, and if you find yourself breaking out in song while doing this crossword, you will be forgiven (um, unless you're a very bad singer đ). In addition to the clues that we cover in the podcast, we'd like to give a shoutout to 29D, "Oh, dang!", AWSNAP (a debut!), and the very popular "Being _________: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011 documentary", ELMO. Oh, today's episode artwork? That's a BOLO tie, and a source of moderate but fortunately onl...
23 Aug 202315min
Monday, August 21, 2023 - Woo-hoo, it's a HOOHA! đ
Hold the (homo)phone!, it's another delightful Monday crossword by Jennifer Nutt (her 9th, in fact). There were some revelations in the grid, such as 2D, "Bear" in a eucalyptus forest, KOALA; 33D, It broke up on December 26, 1991, USSR; and Mike's favorite, 8D, Fur tycoon John Jacob, ASTOR (yay!). Deets inside, so download, listen up, and ... let us know what you think! P.S. To read "The Purloined Letter" and other stories, check out PoeStories.com, We love feedback! Send us...
22 Aug 202310min
Sunday, August 20, 2023 - NOM, NOM, this was one delicious crossword!
A great start to our crossword solving week, courtesy of Michael Schlossberg, who seems to be pathologically unable to construct anything less than a stellar crossword -- and we offer as evidence, exhibit A, in fact, today's puzzle.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!
21 Aug 202322min
Saturday, August 17, 2023 - No need to GILDTHELILY, this crossword is a real RUSH!
A nice Saturday crossword, and a debut by David P. Williams, so kudos not only for getting published, but for constructing such an excellent puzzle, with such tremendously enjoyable phrases as the aforementioned GILDTHELILY, MOLLYCODDLE, and one of our favorite words, PROSAIC. Today's WYMSA (Words You Might See Again) entry is 33A, Asian appetizer, SATAY, so add that to your favorite crossword clues notebook, you'll probably ... see it again! It's Saturday,and our JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mi...
20 Aug 202315min
Friday, August 18, 2023 - ELGAR and YANNI ... together? again??
Kameron Austin Collins is another reliably fabulous cruciverbalist, who specializes in Saturday puzzles but occasionally produces a Friday (such as the fine one we dive into in here). In other news, it's Fun Fact Friday âąïž, and today's star is none other than the lady we met for the first time in. yesterday's grid, Effa Manley. 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...
19 Aug 202316min
Thursday, August 17, 2023 - Time to celebrate, Erik Agard is in the house!
They say that practice makes perfect, and this crossword is a perfect example, It's by Erik Agard (his 77th for the NYTimes), and is a master class in great cluing. For example, we were very chuffed to see ... 48A, Chuffed, GLAD; we were also thrilled to see an answer from yesterday make a reappearance, but in an entirely different clue: 59A, Part of the Hollywood monogram J.E.J., EARL; and has this word ever been clued better, we think not -- 57D, Inanimate object with a tongue, SHOE. Oh, th...
18 Aug 202313min
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - How much would a COTE cost? We'd like a COTE quote!
In honor of Indian Independence Day, we have this visually stunning crossword (click on the link to see what we mean). It doesn't look quite like the original, but considering the medium is crossword squares, it's pretty good. Deets inside, and, a first, we have some episode artwork! Remember, the NYTimes crossword is a great way to stay sharp and expand your horizons. They're always eager to have you as a subscriber, so head over to nytimes.com/crosswords, and tell 'em Jean ...
17 Aug 202313min
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - FLYERS? FLIERS? PHLYERS? Decisions, decisions!
A trendy, Tuesday crossword by Malaika Handa, with a smattering of rarer clues, such as 18D, Gun control activist David, HOGG; 11D, Payment after a split between unmarried partners, PALIMONY (amusing word for a decidedly unamusing subject); and 12D, Italian sparkling wine, PROSECCO (not to be confused, as Mike was wont to do, with PROSCIUTTO). It's Triplet Tuesday, so see if you can beat Mike to the answers in today's thrilling battle of wits. Finally, Will Shortz, the head honc...
16 Aug 202319min
