Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Send out the STREETTEAM, REM is coming to town!
A stellar Saturday crossword by Brandon Koppy, a minor struggle for Jean, a major slog for Mike; but both eventually achieved that Elysian feeling of satisfaction that comes from completing a challeng...
9 Juli 202316min
Friday, July 7, 2023 - TRASHPANDA, a *great* name for a rock band 😀
A challenging Friday crossword, and as you will hear in today's episode the co-hosts were of two minds regarding this puzzle. But with clues like 63A, Counter offer?, FREESAMPLE (😀), 45D, Infant's in...
8 Juli 202319min
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - To quote ABBA, it's all about Money, Money, Money
Although the Society for the Suppression of Crosswords Without X's might beg to differ, we found today's crossword to be fun and (especially for Mike) a challenge. Clues like 60A, Cream alternative, E...
7 Juli 202314min
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - A marvelous, multilingual mental exercise
Just when you think the NYTimes crossword constructors can't possibly come up with a new theme ... they come up with a new theme, as Joe Deeney so aptly demonstrates, and Jean so deftly describes, in ...
6 Juli 202315min
Monday, July 3, 2023 - You won't be feeling KINDOFBLUE after doing today's crossword
A cheery Monday crossword, thanks to a theme that celebrates the best of us. Most of the clues were familiar / on the easier side, as befitting a Monday, but 51D, Coffeecake with cross-sectional swirl...
4 Juli 202310min
Sunday, July 2, 2023 - BEBOP - fun to say, fun to play
A nice Sunday puzzle by Rebecca Goldstein and Rafael Musa: Jean tore through it, Mike got lost in the grid and if it weren't for the St. Bernards might never have been found. The theme was BOOTiful, ...
3 Juli 202319min
Saturday, July 1, 2023 - O, Canada! 🍁
A special Canada day crossword, no, just kidding, Canada did not show up at all in today's grid: but it was a great puzzle nonetheless, not the most difficult Saturday ever (whew!), but the cluing wa...
2 Juli 202314min
Friday, June 30, 2023 - THATISSUCHAMOOD!
A good cruciverbal workout courtesy of Carly Schuna, today's crossword has something for everyone: a mysterious Gen-Z phrase (35A, "I can relate", in Gen-Z slang, THATISSUCHAMODE); a (for Mike) trick...
1 Juli 202321min
