Saturday, March 12, 2022 - Is this a CAESURA I see before me? Gasp!
A challenging Saturday crossword ... Jean had to dig deeply into her encyclopedic knowledge of, well, everything, to claw her way to victory, and Mike, well, JEEPERSCREEPERS! And to explain what that'...
13 Mars 202212min
Friday, March 11, 2022 - Can TABULARASA be worked into a sentence? That's a DEFINITEMAYBE
A Robyn Weintraub Friday crossword, it's the equivalent of comfort food for crossword aficionados: not too hard, not too easy, and always amusing. We have the deets, as well as a fabulous fun fact for...
12 Mars 202212min
Thursday, March 10, 2022 - OYEZ, OYEZ, we judge this crossword quite NOICE!
A solid effort by John Westwig: Jean liked it slightly more than Mike, who was disappointed in the presence of HOSER and the absence of PASTEYMAN as a DC Comics supervillain. Still, it's hard to stay ...
11 Mars 202213min
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - Does this crossword make me look PHAT?
Perhaps not the most New York Times Crossword ever, but the theme definitely puts it in the running, as a celebration of a certain punctuation mark (that we will refrain from mentioning here to build ...
10 Mars 202213min
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - All hail GERTRUDEELION!
Today's crossword is a tribute to International Women's Day, with a noble salute to salutary women, in particular, those who have won the Nobel Prize. While not all of those listed may be household na...
9 Mars 202210min
Monday, March 7, 2022 - Scoping out SKOPJE
A middle-of-the-road Monday crossword, and as is always the case we have to ask: did Jean break the 5-minute barrier, or did her keyboard melt under the strain of her rapid typing? To find out, you'll...
8 Mars 20228min
Sunday, March 6, 2022 - ATACAMA, for those who like their deserts *extra* dry
A very busy Sunday crossword, with a tradition-breaking grid, a whole slew of OOOOOOOOOOOOO's, and an arcade / gambling game of Japanese origin. There's definitely a lot to unpack, so grab your favori...
7 Mars 202222min
Saturday, March 5, 2022 - Iceland, awash in ... MOSS?
A tough Saturday crossword. Jean got waylaid in the bottom right corner, while Mike basically did the crossword twice, replacing his instinctive and usually fabulously incorrect first guess with somet...
6 Mars 202217min
