Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village *is* a thing

Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village *is* a thing

This is Billy Bratton's 9th NYTimes crossword. He tends to specialize in Friday and Saturday puzzles, and this one is an excellent example of the genre, for reasons that we delve into, at length, in today's episode.Show note imagery: A major Maltese tourist attraction, Popeye Village!We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

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Monday, March 8, 2021

Monday, March 8, 2021

There is always a DEMAND for good crosswords, and contributing to the SUPPLY is Eric Bornstein. whose ECONOMICS themed crossword would've made ADAMSMITH proud. Both Jean and Mike, although solving ind...

9 Mars 20219min

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Today's crossword had an ingenious theme. as one would expect when Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen are at the keyboard. Two letters, extracted from each themed clue ,when pronounced, formed a homonym for...

8 Mars 202110min

Saturday March 6. 2021

Saturday March 6. 2021

The force is strong with this one, this one being Sid Sivakumar, author of a crossword with a distinct sci-fi/nerd/geek vibe going for it. It starts off with 1D, "Star Trek" character first played by ...

7 Mars 20219min

Friday, March 5, 2021

Friday, March 5, 2021

A strenuous Friday workout from Sridhar Bhagavathula, with lots of challenges ... pretty much everywhere. Jean had a spot of bother with the top-left corner, with 1A, Pitched poorly, OFFKEY, and 3D, R...

6 Mars 202114min

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Jean's favorite crossword device makes an appearance today -- a rebus! The revealer was two clues, spelling NBA JAM, and the rebus required NBA be JAMmed into one square (we see what you did there, Bl...

5 Mars 202110min

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

There were a few ENIGMAS in this puzzle -- the most perplexing being, how did Galileo, born in the 1500's, earn the monicker of 39A, The Father of Modern Physics? Schroedinger is probably rolling over...

4 Mars 202113min

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

We're not sure if Ross Trudeau STAYSSANE by writing crosswords, but he certainly does a fabulous job of concocting them, and we present today's puzzle as exhibit A. It was a themed crossword, and Jean...

3 Mars 202112min

Monday, March 1, 2021

Monday, March 1, 2021

If this crossword seemed taller than usual -- in spite of being the standard 15x15 -- that is probably because of the preponderance of tall themed answers -- SPACENEEDLE, EIFFELTOWER and FERRISWHEEL. ...

2 Mars 20216min

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