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Saturday, November 8, 2025 - MANSAMUSA, the original golden boy 🙄
Season 14 Episode 66
This was a good Saturday workout: not the hardest Saturday ever, but engaging, with some truly effervescent cluing. We covered the best-of-the-best i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, November 7, 2025 - Today's crossword had an *ENNEAD* of debut entries (which, sadly, did not include ENNEAD🙄)
Season 14 Episode 65
This was a challenging crossword for both cohosts, as both -- solving independently as is their custom -- ended up in the same area of the grid, temp…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, November 6, 2025 - YOWZAH, what a crossword!!
Season 14 Episode 64
For you polyglots out there, the NYTimes has written a love letter, cleverly disguised as a crossword -- today's, to be precise, a magnificent opus b…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - All hail ANNA Lee Fisher, first mother in space!
Season 14 Episode 63
The first author of today's crossword, Chad Hazen, had over 40 rejections before finally getting a crossword published -- but when he did get it publ…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - Make ROOM for the ROOMBA
Season 14 Episode 62
This was a debut crossword by Patrick Hayden, and a very nice one, to boot. The theme was sly, and the author has a knack for writing novel clues for…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sunday, November 2, 2025 - A veritable *ocean* of white squares 😳
Season 14 Episode 61
If you fear crosswords with large swathes of white squares, infrequently interrupted by a black square or two (and psychiatrists have a technical nam…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday, November 1, 2025 - All hail the PEOPLESELBOW! 💪🏽
Season 14 Episode 60
This was a sweet Saturday crossword by Michael Lieberman, filled with his characteristically witty, and fresh clueing. We've covered the best in the …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Friday, October 31, 2025 - 'Allo, AYOEDEBIRI!
Season 14 Episode 59
As we sidle up to the most challenging crossword of the week, aka Saturday, we expect the opening act -- Friday -- to help get us in the right frame …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Thursday, October 10, 2025 - A PARAGON of a Thursday crossword
Season 14 Episode 58
If you needed to be reminded that the scariest day of the year is coming up tomorrow; and if yesterday's crossword didn't drive the stake (er, point)…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Today's podcast, brought to you by the Bela Lugosi Fan Club 🧛🏽🫣
Season 14 Episode 57
This was the perfect Halloween Eve's Eve crossword, suitably spooky and eminently entertaining. The theme was a stitch, and the supporting cast of cl…
3 months, 4 weeks ago