Podcast Episodes

Monday, June 23, 2025 - You! Will! Like! This! Crossword! 😀

Season 13 Episode 39

For those of you pondering the title of today's episode, fear not: all, well, nearly all, will be revealed in today's podcast, covering Zhouqin Burni…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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