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Sunday, June 22, 2025 - The only podcast crafted with the sockdolager in mind
Season 13 Episode 38
To paraphrase Yoda, the pun is strong in this one, a crossword by the mother and daughter team of Ruth B. Margolin and Hannah Margolin, the latter wh…
8 months ago
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - Christina Iverson & Doug Peterson pull out *all* the stops!
Season 13 Episode 37
This was a quintessential NYTimes Saturday crossword - tough, fair, and fun. It was constructed by two veteran crossword constructors -- Christina Iv…
8 months, 1 week ago
Friday, June 20, 2025 - Happy Solstice Day!
Season 13 Episode 36
This was a pleasing Friday crossword - the grid looked daunting, and the clues were definitely on the hard side (Mike in particular wallowed in the b…
8 months, 1 week ago
Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Happy Juneteenth!!
Season 13 Episode 35
The NYTimes crosswords are always good, but this one stands alone, definitely worth a chef's kiss and even possibly a hug -- it was that exceptional.…
8 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Eli Cotham cranks it up!
Although this was a Wednesday crossword, some seriously Friday-level clueing did manage to make its way into the grid. Jean had to exert considerabl…
8 months, 1 week ago
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - The only thing messy about today's crossword was... MESSY
Season 13 Episode 33
This was Tarun Krishnamurthy's second NYTimes crossword. It was just as good as his first, and considering that he wrote it while still in high schoo…
8 months, 1 week ago
Monday, June 16, 2025 - A not-at-all LOOPY Monday crossword
Season 13 Episode 32
This was the second crossword and collaboration between Jill Rataloff and Michelle Sontarp. Both are lawyers, and while they might be, and it would b…
8 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Medic!
Season 13 Episode 31
This was yet another highly challenging NYTimes crossword, but, since it was a Saturday, we were not surprised in the least. [Truthfully, we thought …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Friday, June 13, 2025 - Evan Mulvihill delivers the goods!
Season 13 Episode 30
Friday crosswords are supposed to be a challenge, and we can only imagine Evan Mulvihill cracking his knuckles while saying "I got this". And what we…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Double, double, toil and trouble
Season 13 Episode 29
It took just one teensy-weensy act to shift this crossword from nigh-well impossible to fun and eminently doable. Unfortunately, that act was to figu…
8 months, 2 weeks ago