Thursday, February 3, 2022 - I write sonnets, therefore IAMB 😀
Oooh, a tough Thursday, or should we say lough lhursday? (That will make a whole lot more sense once you hear the episode). Curiously, language played a role in both of our dynamic puzzle-solving duos...
4 Feb 202215min
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - This crossword was great, and that's a FACT
A terrific mid-week crossword by Meredith Colton Hazy, with a rebus that Jean actually enjoyed. How can that be? To find out, and to discover the origin story of Groundhog-Crossword Day, soon to be a ...
3 Feb 202212min
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - Happy SOLLAL!
A festive Tuesday crossword by Zhouqin Burnikel, who gives us a 5 country tour of New Year's names. Jean tore through the crossword in 9 minutes ... Mike managed to do it in over 4 times that, yes, it...
2 Feb 202214min
Monday, January 31, 2022 - This crossword has NOBODY in the grid
A crunchier than usual Monday offering, so if you found it a bit more of a challenge than usual you are not alone! We have a theory as to why that might be the case, and to see whether or not you agre...
1 Feb 202212min
Sunday, January 30, 2022 - This crossword was a SCREAMO!
PSST, today's crossword is filed with TRICKS designed to UNNERVE and generally RAISEHAVOC, courtesy of the BADDEST crossword constructor around, Ross Trudeau. So SWITCHON your favorite podcast app, an...
31 Jan 202217min
January 29, 2022 - How do you make a HELISTOP? Tell it to AVAST!
A great Saturday crossword, with scores of misdirection masterpieces, the likes of which have not been seen since ... well, last week, maybe the week before, let's just say in recent memory. For a qui...
30 Jan 202214min
Friday, January 28, 2022 - Keep your QIN up!
Jean made short work of today's crossword, completing it so quickly that her iPad almost ignited. Mike's, meanwhile, was mainly at risk of becoming obsolete by the time he finished. Still both, veni, ...
29 Jan 202210min
Thursday, January 27, 2022 - So, you think you know what rodomontade means? Quit your rodomontading!
Today marks a once-in-a-blue-moon event, the New York Times, absolutely, definitely, made a mistake in the grid. Jean didn't notice, and so solved the puzzle with her usual swiftness, whereas Mike thr...
28 Jan 202215min
