Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - The answer might be UGLI, but the clue is beautiful 😀

Today's crossword was a cruciverbial masterpiece, with a stream of LOL answers that seemed to go ONANDON. Beyond those delightful gems that we cover in today's episode, we'd like to note a few other highlights -- 27D, Paramount requirement?, SCREENTEST 😀 ; the curious 33D, World capital where it's illegal to display the Soviet hammer and sickle, RIGA; and 23D and 35D, Junkyard warning, SNARL and GROWL, respectively (also a great name for a law firm) All in all a great crossword, 5 squa...

14 Okt 202316min

A tough Thursday crossword, both cohosts had to really dig deeply to get through this one. The theme was tricky, the clues absolutely diabolical ( we mean this in the best possible way), but we were WOWED, when we weren't yelling OYS! as we were making our way through it. Deets inside, and remember there are just a few more days left to enter this week's Triplet Tuesday (check out Tuesday's episode for specifics). We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop u...

13 Okt 202328min

We are presuming that Miranda Kany has an appreciation of CAJUN cooking, based on its key role in today's delicious theme. Beyond that there were other intriguing elements to this crossword, including 20A, Gets old, say, STALES (which is, at least for us, a very new answer); the sly crossing of 24A, Output of the Rolling Stones, appropriately, ROCKMUSIC, and 3D, Current choice, ACDC (which just cries out for that extra /, as in AC/DC); and finally the magnificently apathetic 54A, "Whatevs", M...

12 Okt 202314min

A fine Tuesday crossword by Nate Cardin, with a great theme, some novel answers (5 debuts, in fact, including 4 out of the 6 themed answers), and just a lot of crisp cluing throughout the grid. In addition, today's episode features our Triplet Tuesday Contest!! The rules are in the episode, and we want to encourage everyone to throw your metaphorical hat in the ring (or a real hat, if you are particular avid) by sending us how many guesses it took you to suss out each of the 3 answers. Deadl...

11 Okt 202317min

A straightforward Monday crossword by Zachary David Levy -- his 5th NYTimes crossword, but who's counting? -- including some debut answers - 17A, Vast South American watershed, AMAZONBASIN, and 37A, Kitchen gadget, APPLEPEELER - as well as some rarely seen Monday answers, such as 52A, Nietzsche's superior man of the future, UBERMENSCH, and an answer that was born to be punned, 26A, Hand bone, METACARPAL. A reminder that tomorrow's Triplet Tuesday Contest will be taking place, um, well,...

10 Okt 202310min

This is Sid Sivakumar's 16th crossword, and practice makes perfect, because this puzzle is spot-on, with a brilliant theme and a vast array of awe-inspiring clues. We've got all the deets inside, so check out today's episode and don't forget ... our Triplet Tuesday Contest is coming right up, just a scant 2 days from today, which definitely warrants another woo-hoo! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we'...

9 Okt 202317min

A challenging Saturday crossword by Alex Vratsanos, who would appear to have a PhD in obfuscation, based on such fabulous clues as 44A, One who's served admirally?, NAVYVET; 38D, Like "Duck Soup", it's said, among all Marx brothers films, ZANIEST; and 18A, Swing state?, MOOD 😀. There's more (much more) to explore, so grab your explorer's hat, compass, and, of course, machete, hit download (ideally not with the machete, have mercy on your cellphone), and enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text...

8 Okt 202323min

A relatively gentle Friday crossword from veteran crossword constructors Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper, who between them have had 94 crosswords published in the NYTimes (!) -- so the "veteran" is well earned (esp. for Zhouqin, who has a total of 78 crosswords, including at least one -- this one -- with a collaborator). The clues were sharp, like 52A, Expert with tips: ADVICEGURU (not an asparagus adept); 26D, Movie with saloon fights, colloquially, HORSEOPERA (which fits much better than t...

7 Okt 202314min