July 26, 2023 - We are AMPED about today's crossword (and the discovery of the CLUAN 😀)

July 26, 2023 - We are AMPED about today's crossword (and the discovery of the CLUAN 😀)

Kudos to Mary Crane, as this is her debut NYTimes crossword!! There were a goodly number of great clues in the crossword, and beyond those discussed in today's episode we would be remiss if we did not mention 58A, First-year law student, informally, ONEL(đŸ‘©đŸœâ€âš–ïž); 43D, Company making tracks, LIONEL (😀); and one that we can't help but fawn over, 34A, Goat/man of mythology, FAUN (😉). Also in today's episode, we welcome the birth of a new subatomic particle (and which all crossword puzzles are co...

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

A very clever Tuesday crossword, with some astonishing anagrams from the pens of Luci Bresette and David Steinberg. Did you know that you could, using just the letters of US CAPITOL, spell out POLITIC...

28 Okt 202016min

Monday, October 26, 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

A cracking-good start to the crossword week, with an array of amusing allusions to -- of course -- cracking, as in, what do a CODEBREAKER, STANDUPCOMIC, and CHIROPRACTOR have in common? A few old fri...

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

Sunday, October 25, 2020

A scary Sunday crossword -- Mike was so frightened, in fact, that he entirely forgot how to spell ACOLYTE -- no LIE! -- and wobbled at the junction of SERAPE and APIA. Jean, meanwhile, maintained her ...

26 Okt 202013min

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Saturday, October 24, 2020

It's a tough but ultimately doable Saturday, with the clever cluing that you would expect on this day, and just a few real tricksters. Mike gets hung up at the corner of 16A, Categorized by district (...

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Friday, October 23, 2020

Friday, October 23, 2020

Many of us needed to TAKEABREAK after Thursday's epic struggle, and this puzzle by Robyn Weintraub filled the bill nicely. It had some clever cluing, like 24A, One who might have a brush with fame?, A...

24 Okt 20208min

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Thursday, October 22, 2020

A fabulous Thursday challenge by Sid Sivakumar, with a gimmick that has to be seen to be believed ... except that you *can't* see it. Intrigued? Listen to the podcast to hear the whole story!We love f...

23 Okt 202012min

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Today's crossword features SLEWS of PRETTY funny puns, like 17A, Ways to cross a river in Switzerland?, BERNBRIDGES, and 28A, First showing at a film festival in France?, CANNESOPENER (oof). Jean crui...

22 Okt 202011min

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

In today's podcast, Jean revs up the Tip Tuesday apparatus with tips about cars, Mike extols the virtue of listening to musicians that appear in the crossword (e.g., Joe Satriani), and both agree that...

21 Okt 202013min

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