
Friday, January 27, 2023 - Look out, ELMISTI's about to blow! đžđ»
It was one of those Friday crosswords - easy if you're in the right demographic, a bit more of a struggle if you are not. Both co-hosts had to dig in places, and Mike was particularly hard pressed bec...
28 Jan 202315min

Thursday, January 26, 2023 - A SHARPER than usual Thursday, a real BEAUT!
Once again we must doff our hats to the constructors of today's masterpiece, Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez, for having bestowed upon us a brilliant puzzle, with clues so sharp you could slice bread wi...
27 Jan 202315min

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - This crossword's the CATSMEOW!
A wonderful Wednesday crossword by Nancy Serrano-Wu, with some fascinating clues such as 1A, Composer of the piano piece played in the "Tom and Jerry" short "The Cat Concerto", LISZT (a hoot to watch)...
26 Jan 202317min

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 - Bubble, bubble, toil and ... tea??
A very effervescent Tuesday crossword by Aaron M. Rosenberg and the indefatigable Jeff Chen (he of xwordinfo.com fame). We don't want to spill the TEA, so to speak, but this was one fine crossword. We...
25 Jan 202318min

Monday, January 23, 2023 - MONGOOSE v. cobra - who will win??
The only thing MEH about today's crossword was the presence of MEH in the grid (20D, Passable, at best) -- otherwise, it was filled with LEVITY (59A, Lack of seriousness about a serious situation) an...
24 Jan 202311min

Sunday, January 22, 2023 - Got the FANTODS? Perhaps you just need some TLC
Although the title of today's crossword was With Ease, that's not how your intrepid cohosts solved it: rather, the clue for 19A, My ________ (You're never gonna get it), 1992 hit by En Vogue, seemed a...
23 Jan 202315min

Saturday, January 21, 2023 - CHEERIOS, WITHCHEESE, and WINESAUCE - a gastronomically very confused crossword đ
A challenging Saturday crossword -- Jean had an epic struggle in the north central area of the grid, and Mike had an epic struggle ... everywhere! But along the way we were able to appreciate such fin...
21 Jan 202312min

Friday, January 20, 2023 - A great crossword? TRUEDAT!
A fine Friday crossword by Robert S. Greenfield, not too difficult for a Friday, but still festooned with fun clues and answers (which we like to call cluansâąïž), such as 34A, Neologize, COINAPHRASE (f...
20 Jan 202313min





















