Monday, August 1, 2023 - BAHAMEN, ELO and RINGO, all in one grid? This crossword sings!
Today's crossword has a distinctly outdoorsy feel to it, and we'll give you tree guesses as to why. [Hint: there are no typos in the previous sentence, but a very bad pun] Besides our usual witty ban...
2 Aug 202317min
Monday, July 31, 2023 - An homage to a homonym 😀
The inventiveness of the NYTimes stable of cruciverbalists never ceases to amaze, and today's crossword is one reason why -- exhibit A, we might say, if we were in court, which ... nope, we're going t...
1 Aug 202311min
Sunday, July 29, 2023 - Attack of the killer spoonerisms!
A fun, not particularly difficult crossword ... excerpt for the parts that were 😀. Jean got through it fairly quickly, only hung up on TIC and TAC v. TIT and TAT; Mike had to labor longer, the lacun...
31 Juli 202320min
Saturday, July 29, 2023 - Sam Ezersky spells it out for us 😀
Sam Ezersky, whose day job is to write another puzzle for the NYTimes, Spelling Bee, occasionally has been known to wander over into the crossword area, and today is one of those lucky days! His clues...
30 Juli 202315min
Friday, July 28, 2023 - This wasn't just a good crossword puzzle, it was a GREATONE
A fine Friday crossword by Rafael Muse and Hoang-Kim Vu, with something for everyone who wants to eat (GORDITAS), drink (ODOULS, SAKEBOMBS) and be merry (EGOBOOST). We approve, and hereby award this c...
29 Juli 202317min
July 27, 2023 - Meooo-burr-oooow, the familiar cry of the Scottish Fold cat 🙄
A slightly gentler than usual Thursday crossword, but between the elegance of the cluing and the terrific theme, we are not complaining! Our favorite example of craftsmanship not covered in the podcas...
28 Juli 202314min
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...
27 Juli 202312min
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 - SAGUARO, the world's most difficult to spell cactus
Gary Larson and Doug Peterson -- no, not that Gary Larson, but definitely that Doug Peterson -- weigh in with a great Tuesday crossword with a droll theme worthy of a standup comic, which Gary Larson ...
26 Juli 202315min
