Podcast Episodes

Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Ah, who can forget the uplifting strains of 🎶 tum, tum, .... tum, tum, tum, tuuuuuuuum, tum 🎶🚀 😀

Season 12 Episode 89

Today's crossword must've surely been challenging to construct, but the end result is brilliant, thanks to constructor Brandon Koppy (under the keen …

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Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Pass the SHAKSHUKA -- fun to say, delicious to eat!

Season 12 Episode 88

This was a very nice Saturday crossword by Michael Lieberman, his 29th for the NYTimes. It had a boatload of fine Saturday-level clues, perfectly pos…

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Friday, May 2, 2025 - A tip of the tiara to Robyn Weintraub, Queen of the Friday crossword

Season 12 Episode 87

Robyn Weintraub is well known for writing awesomely good clues, and that talent is definitely on display today: it is not for nothing that she is kno…

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Thursday, May 1, 2025 - 🎶 AVEENO, I just met a hair style product named ... AVEEEEEEENO 🎵

Season 12 Episode 86

If the theme of today's crossword leaves your head spinning, there is a perfectly natural and non-medically-related explanation. We'd like to tell yo…

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Don't DAWDLE, check out today's episode posthaste!

Season 12 Episode 85

This was a crisply clued Wednesday crossword, with lots of novel takes and perplexing posers in the puzzle. Right away we have, at 1D, Blade sheathed…

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - There was a little extra OOMPH in today's crossword, literally!

Season 12 Episode 84

Today's crossword was a debut for Gene Louise De Vera, so a few lusty "huzzahs" would not be out of place. The grid had some interesting features: we…

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Monday, April 28, 2025 - Grab your (key)board, it's time to EGOSURF 😀

Season 12 Episode 83

This was a gentle Monday crossword. Jean moved through it almost as fast as a MAKO (up to 46 mph, according to 29D). Mike took a tad longer, but was …

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Sunday, April 27, 2025 - Look out, here comes BRIDEZILLA 😀

Season 12 Episode 82

In crossword circles, a debut answer is one that has never appeared in the grid before -- and they tend to bet quite interesting. Today, for instance…

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Saturday, April 26, 2025 - Happy Canadian Election Day Eve Eve!!🙄

Season 12 Episode 81

Today's crossword was a "relatively" straightforward Saturday crossword.  Saturdays are always tough, and this was by no means a walk in the park, bu…

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Friday,April 25, 2025 - Nothing BLAND in today's grid (except, inevitably, BLAND 😉)

Season 12 Episode 80

This was a nice Friday crossword by Adrian Johnson, a bit of a palette cleanser after yesterday's definitely crunchier-than-usual epic. We found some…

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