Saturday, September 11, 2021 - ITSMAGIC

Today's crossword was themeless, but there was a lot of music in the grid. Between 7D, Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett, SYD, to 87D, Soul singer Thomas, CARLA, there were numerous other references: 31A,...

19 Dec 202215min

A fine Saturday crossword, arguably less challenging then yesterday's slogfest, but with some deftly written clues, such as ... 53A, Detail-oriented sort, IDOTTER (😀); 54A, Clerical worker?, PRIEST ...

18 Dec 202211min

An exhausting, exhilarating, and, let's just say it, excellent crossword by Kameron Austin Collins, with a grid-full of superb clues and answers, as one would expect when KAC is in charge. All the dee...

17 Dec 202211min

What can we say about a crossword that includes the word VICHYSSOISE? First, that we are in awe of it, and to be more precise its constructor, Bruce Haight, as we are just amazed that he can even spel...

16 Dec 202210min

A delicious Wednesday crossword by Matthew Stock, with references to PANERA, CRONUTS and -- well, OEUF is a bit, ahem, oeuffy, er, iffy -- but regardless, it was a good crossword, with a delightful t...

15 Dec 202210min

An intriguing Tuesday crossword by Julietta Gervase, who undoubtedly put her soul into today's crossword, but also managed to sneak in her name - at least a part, as in 54D, James in both the Blues an...

14 Dec 202215min

At least one of our dynamic duo found this crossword to be woof, er, we mean rough, owing to a highly improbable series of poor word choices, and a loss of situational awareness causing this individua...

13 Dec 20229min

If you suffer from entomophobia, then whatever you do, don't do today's crossword! But it should be safe to listen to today's podcast, as we only mention insects -- the bane of entomophobia sufferers ...

12 Dec 202217min