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Sunday, June 29, 2025 - Wheels within wheels ...
Season 13 Episode 45
Once again an NYTimes contributor -- today, that would be Mike Hobin -- has created a theme that will make you want to cheer, doff your hat, and appl…
1 year, 3 months ago
Saturday, June 28, 2025 - A deliciously devious Saturday crossword!
Season 13 Episode 44
This was Jesse Guzman's third NYTimes crossword, and with quality this good it's no surprise that the publication of his fourth NYTimes crossword is …
1 year, 3 months ago
Friday, June 27, 2025 - Carolyn Davies Lynch ACES her OPUS
Season 13 Episode 43
Today's crossword marks Carolyn Davies Lynch's third NYTimes crossword, and she just keeps getting better and better. This had some great clues, incl…
1 year, 3 months ago
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - Must you be leaving SASSON? 🙄
Season 13 Episode 42
Simeon Seigel is definitely on a tear, this marks his fourth NYTimes crossword this year, and his second in under a month. Quality isn't suffering at…
1 year, 3 months ago
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - Yet *another* SOCKDOLAGER of a crossword!
Season 13 Episode 41
This was a surprising crossword, in a number of ways that we will not enumerate here, but dive into in depth in today's episode. There were too many …
1 year, 3 months ago
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 🎵 You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss, ASSAI is just ASSAI 🎶 🙄
Season 13 Episode 40
This was an impressive debut crossword by Ingrid Steffensen. The theme definitely and deservedly takes center stage, and the rest of the clues were a…
1 year, 3 months ago
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…
1 year, 3 months ago
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…
1 year, 3 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…
1 year, 3 months 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…
1 year, 3 months ago