Monday, August 23, 2021 - WOWZA!
HOWSWEETITIS and TWOTHUMBSUP pretty much summarizes our review of today's frothy , fun, and nostalgia-hued puzzle by Bruce Haight. Who can't help but smile at 49A, "The Jackie Gleason Show" catchphra...
24 Aug 202110min
Sunday, August 22, 2021 - Anagrams Galore!
A perfect Sunday crossword by Stephen McCarthy, with some extraordinary anagrams. For your consideration we offer 5A, It might be put on for stage PAGEANTRIES, GREASEPAINT, and 42A, You might be MARVE...
23 Aug 202113min
August, 21, 2021 - SYNAPSES, Assemble!
Today's crossword was a Saturday, hence the call for all SYNAPSES on deck. Jean's responded as usual, and she whizzed through today's crossword; Mike's also responded as usual, which is why, although ...
22 Aug 20219min
Friday, August 20, 2021 - No STALEJOKE Here
There was not a STALEJOKE to be found in today's grid. There might have been one at some point, but Will Shortz undoubtedly would've ULTIMATELY exercised his VETOPOWER to set things straight. There w...
21 Aug 202113min
Thursday, August 19, 2021 - Great Clues GALORE
A crisp Thursday offering from the pen of Oliver Roeder, today's crossword had lots of sparkling clues. The pièce-de-résistance was 36A, Life preserver? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, CE...
20 Aug 202111min
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
