Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - Oh You PARTYANIMAL, YOU!
A BLANKCANVAS is how crosswords (and podcast episode write-ups!) begin, but then with a little AGILE thinking you end up with ... a WHITELEPHANT? No, a PLUM puzzle that's just ready to pick! We hope t...
19 Aug 20218min
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 - A Relaxing Dip
Today's crossword had lots of dipping - a NIB in INDIAINK, BREAD in CHEESEFONDUE, etc. Jean's favorite clue in the grid was 18A, Small part in a superhero film?, ANTMAN, and Mike was enthralled with 1...
18 Aug 202110min
Monday, August 16, 2021 - A Noteworthy Crossword
Monday's are generally regarded as the easiest of the New York Times crosswords, but that doesn't mean that they aren't a lot of fun. This one had a lively theme, the opportunity to misspell 14A, Visu...
17 Aug 20218min
Sunday, August 15, 2021 - Carl Sagan, Our Hero!
Double, double, toil and trouble refers not only to a witch's spell, but also to this crossword, which caused a lot of toil and trouble -- specifically at the junction of 6A, Sarcastic internet laught...
16 Aug 202115min
Saturday, August 14, 2021 - THATHURT 😀
The misdirections were flying fast and furious in today's epic by Nam Jin Yoon. Consider 48A, Marvel producer, MIRACLEWORKER, not KEVINFEIGE (it doesn't fit, and Marvel ≠ MARVEL). Right above that, 4...
15 Aug 202114min
Friday, August 13, 2021 - The Lucky Crossword
Jean found today's crossword to be a bit of a slog, but Mike (surprisingly) cruised through it in excellent time, although it was touch-and-go at the beginning. There were a lot of amusing clues in to...
14 Aug 202115min
Thursday, August 12, 2021 - A Slight Misunderstanding
HOHO, another exciting crossword from Jake Halperin (with, we presume, a dollop of assistance from Will Shortz), who CALLSITLIKEITIS, calling a spade a spade, and a funny bone a FUNNYNERVE -- because ...
13 Aug 20218min
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 - Oh that face!
Today’s crossword featured a fine example of grid art — a face that definitely HADABLANKLOOK, and SHOWEDNOEMOTION - which coincidentally is what Jean & Mike look like when they have their puzzle-solvi...
12 Aug 202113min
