Friday, April 18, 2025 - BARBIECORE? That's nothing compared to ... wait for it ... crosswordcoreâąïž!!!!
We are delighted to announce the purely coincidental arrival, on the same day that this fabulous crossword brought us BARBIECORE, of crosswordcoreâą -- the rules of which are quite straightforward, an...
19 Apr 202514min
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - Let's see, there are FARRIERS and FURRIERS, but no FIRRIERS or FORRIERS ... that seems very UNFAIRIERS đ
Our cohosts took highly divergent paths towards victory on this crossword - Jean took the high road, and had a lovely time; Mike took the low road, and for his pains got repeatedly stuck in the mire. ...
18 Apr 202517min
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - Three cheers for the Rubber Ducks of AKRON, OH! đ„
This was a slightly crunchier than usual Wednesday*, for one very good reason. We're not going to tell you that reason just yet, but we cerealously believe you'll like it once you hear it đđđ. Besi...
17 Apr 202512min
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - It's a two-fer! An abfab crossword, *and* an abfab Triplet Tuesday Contest, huzzah!! đ
In today's episode, we have a two-fer. First, an awesome crossword, a debut by Per Bykodorov that is just brimming with microtome-sharp clues, and an LOL theme. But wait, there's more đ We have our ...
16 Apr 202518min
Monday, April 14, 2025 - Happy Tax Day Eve! đ
This was a very nice Monday crossword, and an NYTimes debut for both of its authors, Stacy Cooper and Ken Cohen. There were, of course, a variety of clues, some fun -- 51A, Roller coaster exclamation,...
15 Apr 202510min
Sunday, April 13, 2025 - John Kugelman is an INSPO to us all đ
This was a sweet Sunday crossword, with an unusual theme, unusual grid size (!), but the usual great clues that we expect from a Sunday NYTimes crossword. We've covered the biggies in today's episode,...
14 Apr 202515min
Saturday, April 12, 2025 - Time for some COMICRELIEF, and, good news! It's in the grid, and in the episode.
This was a very nice (i.e., quite tricky) Saturday crossword. Fortunately (for Mike), there were not a lot of pop culture references, and fortunately (for Jean), she knows thingsâąïž. This marks the thi...
13 Apr 202514min
Friday, April 11, 2025 - Think your LensCrafters bill is high? Be glad you're not a SEASCALLOP đ đ¶ïž
Today's crossword had OCEANS of great clues. To pick just three, we had 1A, Some pops, COCACOLAS (Mike's favorite beverage!); 12D, Fabulizes, SPINSAYARN (the answer was fine: the clue, divine); and 34...
12 Apr 202514min
