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Saturday, March 30, 2025 - Happy April Fool's Day Eve Eve 🤣🎉
Season 12 Episode 55
Simeon Seigel tends to write crosswords just like this one - filled with clever and novel clues. We present, as exhibit A, ...
105A, Its southernmost point, Pamana Island, is more than 750 miles below…Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Saturday, March 29, 2025 - We're baaaaaack!
Season 12 Episode 54
We have returned after a brief, unplanned hiatus, and welcoming us back were Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermott, who have prepared a delightful, and notably not-soul-crushingly-difficult Saturday …
Published on 9Â months, 1Â week ago
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishes
Season 12 Episode 53
We'd give this crossword an APLUS, for no other reason than that it gave us an APLUS, as in 54D, Highest grade. But lest we be accused of grade inflation, we would like to submit as evidenceÂ
29A, "Ol…Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Monday, March 24, 2025 - No ERRANT words in today's grid ... except for ERRANT 🙄
Season 12 Episode 52
This was a nice debut by Victor Schmitt, yet another "cute n' clever" theme that definitely lives up to its name. (We note parenthetically that "Cute n' Clever" would be an awesome name for a pet sto…
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Sunday, March 23, 2025 - This crossword will DONICELY!
Season 12 Episode 51
Jean made short work of today's crossword, armed as she was with a PANOPLY of answers, whereas Mike, for whom PANOPLY was the only gimme in the grid, had to toil a wee bit longer -- and by a "wee bit…
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Saturday, March 22, 2025 - In the grid, and in the nightmares of spelling bee-ers everywhere, PSILOCYBIN!
Season 12 Episode 50
This was an excellent Saturday crossword -- with clue difficulty mostly ranging from scarily difficult to "you must be joking, Ms. Hoody". These sorts of puzzles make for a deeply satisfying solve (i…
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Friday, March 21, 2025 - A crossword that SPARKLES!
Season 12 Episode 49
This was a good, challenging, but ultimately doable -- provided you've had lots and lots of practice! -- Friday crossword. The clues were quite fresh, and apart from those mentioned on the podcast, w…
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Thursday, March 20, 2025 - Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow!
Season 12 Episode 48
The title probably could do with a few more "wows", as today's crossword by Daniel Grinberg clearly deserves to be in the pantheon of crossword masterpieces. Indeed, both cohosts feel that they will …
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - A classic, CLASSA, NYTimes crossword
Season 12 Episode 47
This crossword was brilliant -- primarily because of the astronomical phenomenon that formed the heart of today's theme, visually dominated the grid, and was echoed in several other clues. For instan…
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 🎵 Tonight we're gonna party like it's twenty-twenty-five ♬ 😀
Season 12 Episode 46
It was with great satisfaction that we welcome back to the grid Alan ALDA, who has not made too many appearances as of late, always glad to see a great ... whatever Alan ALDA is ... back in the saddl…
Published on 9Â months, 2Â weeks ago