Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - Halloween Eve, time to warm up with a Snicker's bar or three
We present for your edification a very nice Halloween-ish themed crossword to get us mentally prepared for the big day tomorrow! We weren't scared, though, as we were in the capable hands of John M. K...
31 Okt 202416min
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - An uber cute Tuesday crossword
The answers to today's themed clues are so much fun to say that you may find yourself reciting them to strangers, which is a great way to break the ice at parties, just ignore any strange looks / rais...
30 Okt 202417min
Monday, October 28, 2024 - Water under the bridge and ... in the grid?
There was a lot of water in today's grid - in 4D, Obstacle for a would-be castle attacker, MOAT; 35D, Beverage with a Big Mac, perhaps, LARGECOKE; and in it's purest state, 46D, Bottled water brand, D...
29 Okt 202413min
Sunday, October 27, 2024 - Amoon our favorite puzzles this month 😉
Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen -- who as far as we know do not call themselves the two Jeffs -- have put together a moonificent Sunday crossword that will put you, well, over the moon. And if all th...
27 Okt 202424min
Saturday, October 26, 2024 - The first person to record Hound Dog? Nope, not that guy, 'twas Big MAMA Thornton!
This is, incredibly, Peter A. Collins' 120th NYTimes crossword. His sweet spot seems to be Wednesdays, but he has published (unsurprisingly, with 120 puzzles in the archives) every day of the week, th...
27 Okt 202415min
Friday, October 25, 2024 - Any crossword with TENOUTOFTEN in the grid deserves, ... wait for it, ... a TENOUTOFTEN 😀
This was a debut crossword by Alex Murphy, and a fine debut it was - with a large-ish number of challenging clues, exactly what you'd expect and hope for in a Friday NYTimes puzzle. Beyond those cover...
26 Okt 202414min
Thursday, October 24, 2024 - Just finished that wonder water? Then it's bye, bye, BAI 🙄😀
A fun Thursday crossword by Ella Dershowitz, with a theme that will grow on you (or, since it involves NE, perhaps we should say glow on you🙄😀). All puns aside, this was a great crossword that has l...
25 Okt 202417min
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - A crossword with a lot of SPARK and FIRE
This was a lovely Wednesday crossword by veteran cruiciverbalists Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic, with a theme guaranteed to warm the cockles of academics everywhere, and inspire everybody else to Goo...
24 Okt 202414min
