
Monday, December 13, 2021 - STOPDROPANDROCK ... er, ROLL
A fine debut crossword by Tomas Spiers, built around the concept of fire safety, i.e., STOPDROPANDROLL. Jean tore through this crossword in almost record time, whereas Mike, betrayed by his (completel...
14 Dec 20219min

Sunday, December 12, 2021 - Anything's possible if your composer's LALO Schifrin
A great Sunday crossword by Daniel Okulitch and Doug Peterson, an amusing theme, a relatively low pop-culture rating, and we'll always let slide references to "A Confederacy of Dunces". In short, a pe...
13 Dec 202114min

Saturday, December 11, 2021 - This crossword is question-free ... ORISIT?
Relative to Friday's morass, today's crossword was easy-peasy, although it still had enough "bite" to make it interesting. Some of the clues were quite good, and the one for the official cookie of the...
12 Dec 20218min

Friday, December 10, 2021 - Black Friday, Redux!
An absolutely vicious Saturday crossword that somehow got published on Friday, one of the toughest we've seen in years. With clues ranging from a soul crushing 48A, Japanese dish of raw fish and veget...
11 Dec 202116min

Thursday, December 9, 2021 - Madrilenos are proud of their PRADO
A great crossword - cool theme, educational clues, and (at least for one of us, and no prize if you guess which one) a bit of a challenge, especially in the center of the grid. We go deep in today's c...
10 Dec 202115min

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - SARGENTPORTRAIT, reporting for duty!
Another fine crossword -- the New York Times Crossword Quality Assurance people have definitely been on the ball these last few weeks. Who would not benefit from knowing 6D, Rioja, for one, WINE? Who ...
9 Dec 20215min

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - This crossword is the cat's pajamas!
A fun Tuesday crossword, with a theme that's hinted at by the title of today's episode. There were some great clues in today's puzzle , as well as one that people in la belle France may be growling ab...
8 Dec 20215min

Monday, December 6, 2021 - Gutenberg, inventor of the *LETTERPRESS*
Today's crossword was a little zestier than most Mondays -- with a few clues that made you think ... huh!, or, if you're on the other side of the pond, ISAY! Either way, it made for an entertaining so...
7 Dec 20219min




















