Thursday, October 17, 2024 - The INTEL is that this is a pretty good crossword!
August Lee-Kovach has made a fine Thursday crossword for our edification. The theme would've been an easy sell to editors, since it was all about ... editing! Other fine clues (not mentioned in the po...
18 Okt 202417min
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - Un excelente crossword!
The title of today's episode is a very subtle hint to today's theme, a nice bit of work by Hanh Huynh, his third NYTimes crossword in a year. Beyond those clues covered in the podcast, we'd also like ...
17 Okt 20249min
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
