Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - the IDES have it!
Today's crossword, a debut by Lindsay Rosenblum, did not feel like a debut at all, more like a major work by a seasoned constructor. Beyond those clues mentioned in the podcast, we'd also like to poin...
16 Okt 202421min
Monday, October 14, 2024 - A PEACH of a debut crossword
Just when you thought it was surely impossible for anyone, anywhere, to come up with a new theme, someone, somewhere, does. And that someone is Dana Edwards, the somewhere is here, today, and the resu...
15 Okt 202413min
Sunday, October 13, 2024 - That's SOMME river ya' got there 🙄🙄
We're starting these show notes with a pun (see title, above, if you dare), to get you in the proper state of mind for today's crossword. You'll see what we mean when you tackle said crossword, or che...
14 Okt 202420min
Saturday, October 12, 2024 - GEEWHIZ this was a tough crossword!
At the NYTimes, the Saturday crosswords are traditionally the toughest of the week, and today's, a debut (!) by Katie Hoody, is certainly in that vein. Although difficult, the clues were awesome, maki...
13 Okt 202418min
Friday, October 11, 2024 - Be nice, lest you end up in the SINBIN 😱
There was a lot of sparkle in today's crossword - the 10th for the NYTimes by Billy Bratton. We were impressed by the inclusion of 22A, Online provocateur, in slang, EDGELORD (it felt like a debut, an...
12 Okt 202420min
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Welcome to ECHO ECHO ECHO Park, Los Angeles
A nice bit of cruciverbial magic by Grant Boroughs, his third NYTimes publication. There were many excellent clues lurking about in the grid, including 8D, Confidently struts, SASHAYS (just a day afte...
11 Okt 202415min
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - Tis eerily easy to confuse ERIS and EROS
Today's crossword was brilliant, and that's not just because of the cracklingly good theme that Jeffrey Lease has penned, but it certainly is a major reason why. We found the top-left particularly cru...
10 Okt 202416min
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - A crossword with a lot of SWAGGER!
This crossword - the second for the NYTimes by Justin Werfel - was everything that you would expect of a Tuesday NYTimes crossword - fun, educational, and, as befitting its position in the week, not ...
9 Okt 202417min
