Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSunday, 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…
5 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 …
5 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 …
5 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)…
5 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…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - The world definitely needs more SOFAFORTS 🤗
Season 14 Episode 56
Jean found today's crossword to be a tad more difficult than usual; Mike found it almost, but not quite, impossible, thanks to the high density of po…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Monday, October 27, 2025 - We'll take a flier on how to spell FLYER 😀
Season 14 Episode 55
This was Tarun Krishnamurthy's third NYTimes crossword: he now has two Mondays and a Tuesday under his belt. Today's opus had an endearing theme and …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Sunday, October 26, 2025 - A Titan might find a CHITON a bit tight on 'em 😉
Season 14 Episode 54
The last few crosswords have been rather on the challenging side and while Will and co. (co, in this case, being collaborators Gary Larson and Doug …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Just in time for Halloween, a Very Scary Solve 🫣
Season 14 Episode 53
Byron Walden has had 110 crosswords published in the NYTimes, of which 71 were Saturdays. If you are wondering why, then take a gander at today's gri…
6 months ago
Friday, October 24, 2025 - A *brilliant* Friday debut by Kelvin Zhou
Season 14 Episode 52
It is hard to believe that today's crossword was a debut, but ... believe it! By turns elegant, hilarious, engaging and definitely taxing, both cohos…
6 months ago