Friday, October 16, 2020
In today's podcast, Jean contemplates the eternal question -- is it UTAHN, or Utahan. Mike, meanwhile, engages in a painful rationalization of BATFLAPS as the answer to 15A, Showboaty home run celebr...
17 Okt 202014min
Thursday, October 15, 2020
G'day mate! You call that a crossword? THIS is a crossword, a fine one, in fact, celebrating all things from the land DOWNUNDER, aka AUSTRALIA -- from DIGERIDOO to VEGEMITE, and several other clues in...
16 Okt 202012min
Wednesday, October 15, 2020
Jean & Mike give a VULCANSALUTE to Rich Proulx, who, HOPEFULLY, will not HANGLOOSE too long before he graces us again with his presence -- this crossword was a VICTORY for all concerned, 5 squares on ...
15 Okt 202010min
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Today's crossword was an EPIC example of the cruciverbalist's CRAFT: the clues were all AONE, really -- we're not just BLOWININTHEWIND (they said with a KNOWINGWINK). Beyond today's crossword, it is...
14 Okt 202015min
Monday, October 12, 2020
One of the BEST FLOWER-themed crosswords we've seen, the author does not need an ALIBI for this very GOODTHING. Mike spent too much time on this puzzle, yes, it GRATES, and Jean tried to set an indoor...
13 Okt 202012min
Sunday, October 11, 2020
If Saturday's crossword was a main course, this was definitely dessert, somewhere between flan and merengue pie, that ought to SATE those looking for a COMFIER puzzle. It had a lot of fun cluing, like...
11 Okt 202016min
Saturday, October 10, 2020
it's Saturday, which means that, in crossword terms, ITSWAR. There were tough clues like 31D, Turning the tables? (DJING), 35A, Where people get in hot water? (JACUZZIS), and 14A, Traveler with a turb...
11 Okt 202015min
Friday, October 9, 2020
It's a fairly gentle Friday crossword and even though it took both Jean & Mike time to find footholds -- they had NOIDEA where to start initially -- they did manage to plow through it fairly quickly a...
10 Okt 202010min
