Saturday, August 31, 2024 - YASQUEEN!
Sam Ezersky is well known for writing exceptionally cryptic crosswords, and today he's cranked it up to 11. From clues like 1A, Liquid found in some pens, VAPEJUICE, to 14A, The old man?, CROMAGNON, to 64A, It's pressed for time, STOPWATCH, Sam did not give an inch. Of course, this was a Saturday, so we would expect no less! Show note imagery: YASQUEEN, modern words of encouragement We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@iclo...
1 Sep 202411min
Friday, August 30, 2024 - Three cheers for OSSIE Davis, legendary actor and civi rights leader
A fine Friday crossword and the second by Colin Adams (just half a year after his first, on February 16th), so kudos! The clues were very well written, making for an intriguing and entertaining solve. We approve!Show note imagery: DEIRDRE of the Sorrows, a heroine of Irish mythologyWe 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!
31 Aug 202422min
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - Featuring ... a ZOOT suit 😍
Opinions were divided as to the difficulty of today's crossword - Jean found it to be a pleasant Thursday, Mike found it to be more suited for the heretofore undiscovered Impossiday™️, a day that lies between Saturday and Sunday, one suited only for the most insanely challenging of crosswords ... like, for example, today's (to reiterate, according to Mike), as well as barbecues in which Imposible Burgers play a prominent role 😀. Show note imagery: ZOESALDANA, in the Avengers We love fe...
30 Aug 202426min
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - TROI and KLINGON? Sensors detect a Star-Trek mini-theme, cap'n!
A delightfully complex theme by Jesse Goldberg, cleverly finessing the rule that the answer to a clue should not appear in the clue. Highly original and entertaining, we approve and thereby bestow a full 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Deets inside. Remember when listening to this podcast, if you have not solved the puzzle yourself, it is easier to follow along with xwordinfo.com, where you can find the solved puzzle. Our first link in the show notes always leads to that puzzle (and xwordinfo...
29 Aug 202418min
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 - Benoit MANDELBROT was a genius, and that's a f(r)act!
A clever Tuesday crossword by Julia Hoepner, with a theme that was as good as it was bad, which we promise will make sense once you've listened to the podcast! It's also Tuesday, time for Triplet Tuesday, and this time Jean's in the hot seat. To hear how she fared, we most sincerely and earnestly beseech you to a) download, b) listen up, and c) enjoy! Show note imagery: the MANDLEBROT set! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodca...
28 Aug 202420min
Monday, August 26, 2024 - Triple your pleasure!
It is hard to find fault with a crossword that has LULU Lemon in the grid, so we will not even try, rather we will simply TOUT it for being what it is, a FUNFUNFUN puzzle, which we really did LUV 😍Show note imagery: The Isle of CAPRI ... where the pants come from?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!
27 Aug 202411min
Sunday, August 25, 2024 - Double, double, toil and ... an *awesome* NYTimes crossword!
A very nicely done crossword by John Kugelman, his 5th for the NYTimes. Jean tore through it, Mike took ... only slightly less time than it took Ichthyostega to suss out how to walk on land, owing to ... oops, no spoilers! Download today's podcast, to figure out a) why this was such a fine puzzle, and b) the source of Mike's brief (no, scratch that, not-so-brief) cruciverbial crisis. Show note imagery: Yes Paris, Texas has its own Eiffel Tower. Huzzah! We love feedback! Send us a text... Con...
26 Aug 202422min
Saturday, August 24, 2024 - Aw, a FOSTERKITTEN 🥰
This is Ryan McCarty's 28th NYTimes crossword, almost all of which (23, to be precise) have appeared on this very day -- Saturday. The clues were quite nice -- include a few gems, like the placement of 30A, "Pleeeeeeease?", CANTI adjacent to 31A, Spiteful, as a comment, CATTY; 41A, Bus. driver, CEO (oh, very nice!); 43A, Hardly open, CAGEY (clever, clever!), and finally 5D, Strong, as a bond, AAA (🤑). Definitely much to savor in this crossword, download today's epis...
25 Aug 202416min
