April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

April 22, 2023 - JUNEAUITES and NADERITES and NIXIEs, oh, my!

The only thing that was 46A -- A piece of cake, SOEASY -- about this puzzle was, well, 46A. The rest of the grid was crackling with fiendishly clever and often quite arcane clues, such as 61A, Dead letter in a mail sorter's vernacular, NIXIE (woah!); 39D, One with an "If You Choose the Lesser of Two Evils -- You Are Still Choosing Evil" bumper sticker, perhaps", NADERITE (both clever, obscure, and in the running for longest-clue of the week award); and the delicious 48D, Positive restaurant r...

Avsnitt(1946)

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Thursday, April 22, 2021

The name's Burch, Jem Burch, and she turns in a gem of a crossword starring the most British of spies, Bond, James Bond. The theme involves 7 OO rebuses, forming a large number 7 that extends the heig...

23 Apr 202112min

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Jean found today's crossword to be a SLICK, SWEETRIDE, while Mike thought it might BURY his streak in an avalanche of cultural references that were not in his wheelhouse -- including but astoundingly ...

22 Apr 202116min

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

No, the New York Times crossword is not going to the dogs, although a skosh of them had cameos in today's puzzle. If there is indeed a New York Times crossword Clue-Hall-of-Fame, then we would like to...

21 Apr 202111min

Monday, April 19, 2021

Monday, April 19, 2021

Was this a fun crossword? YOUBETYOURLIFE -- because of that, and 2 other CLASSICGAMESHOW references that formed the theme for today's puzzle. It also had the clue 9A, Wee bit, SKOSH, which was COOL. I...

20 Apr 20217min

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Sunday, April 18, 2021

NEEDLESSTOSAY, today's crossword is not MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE; indeed, some veteran crossword solvers have maintained that it is a tad TOOEASY. But we found it to be a Goldilocks of a puzzle, just right. ...

19 Apr 202117min

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Saturday, April 17, 2021

A FUNFETTI of a Saturday crossword, albeit with a potential natick in the top-right corner for those who do not use compasses on a daily basis -- 26A, 270°, WEST, crossing 14D, On the ________, SCENT....

18 Apr 202110min

Friday, April 16. 2021

Friday, April 16. 2021

Both Jean and Mike ran into headwinds in the top-right corner, specifically 22A, Agree(with), JIBE -- as opposed to their (independently derived at) answers, JIVE. That one errant letter crossed 13D,...

17 Apr 202112min

Thursday, April 15, 2020

Thursday, April 15, 2020

Happy tax day! And we're not just saying that because of 17A, City transport, redundantly, TAXICAB. Jean found today's crossword easy-ish, Mike had a MACABRE problem in the top right, done in by his u...

16 Apr 202110min

Populärt inom Komedi

mellan-himmel-och-jord-med-jlc
ursakta
den-som-skrattar-forlorar-podcast-2
hogt-i-tak-2
jocke-jonna-sanningen-maste-fram
mardromsgasten
filip-fredrik-svarar
alex-sigges-podcast
alla-goda-ting-ar-tre
rss-vafalls
killradet
kafferepet
filip-fredrik-podcast
da-ar-vi-igang
skaringer-nessvold
flashback-forever
bygga-at-idioter
rss-vastgotapodden
rss-alla-goda-ting-ar-tre
hor-har