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Monday, December 9, 2024 - NASA's just landed ... in the NYTimes Crossword! 🌛
Season 11 Episode 53
Another Monday, another debut crossword constructor! This was from Elliot Caroll, and both cohosts found her work to be a bit crunchier than usual fo…
1 year, 4 months ago
Friday, December 6, 2024 - It's a Robin Weintraub puzzle, so, chances of fun? 100%
Season 11 Episode 50
Robin Weintraub is legendary for her joyous crosswords, and today's puzzle is a perfect example: there are LOL clues everywhere you look, and we look…
1 year, 4 months ago
Saturday, December 7, 2024 - In tomorrow's mailbag, we expect a bit of TUMULT about how to pronounce TUMULT 😀
Season 11 Episode 51
The first thing that grabs your attention when looking at today's crossword is the grid - a pinwheel built on a few black squares, but mainly impress…
1 year, 4 months ago
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - A crossword with SPUNK! and, bonus: SPELUNK!
Season 11 Episode 49
This was a fun Thursday crossword by Garett Chalfin, his ninth for the NYTimes. The theme was whimsical, the clues were cunning, and the end result w…
1 year, 4 months ago
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - A crossword to sing about
Season 11 Episode 48
There was an orchestra pit-full of musicians in today's crossword, including 66A, One-named singer featured on the 2013 hit "Play Hard": NEYO, 35D, …
1 year, 4 months ago
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Don't tackle this crossword on an empty stomach!
Season 11 Episode 47
Today's grid was stuffed with assorted edibles, so listeners are cautioned to not attempt today's crossword on an empty stomach. And while none of th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Monday, December 2, 2024 - Crosswords, definitely not a PASSINGFAD ❤️
Season 11 Episode 46
There was indeed a theme in today's crossword, but it was sufficiently subtle that one of our cohosts missed it completely until it was brought to th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Sunday, December 1, 2024 - John Lieb has crafted one very chill crossword!
Season 11 Episode 45
This was a perfect storm of a crossword, with an absolutely awesome theme, a boatload of ingenious clues, and ... wait for it ... Nope! We're not goi…
1 year, 4 months ago
Saturday, November 30, 2024 - Today's grid included WHIT (38A) and wit (everywhere!)
Season 11 Episode 44
This was a fabulous debut by Oliver Goodridge and Juan Garavito. With sparkling clueing everywhere in the grid, they've provided a real master class …
1 year, 4 months ago
Friday, November 29, 2024 - A tip of the hat to whoever coined the phrase HATTIP 😀
Season 11 Episode 43
Like glaciers in the spring, this crossword solve started off slowly, as the grid provided very few footholds in the top-left and top-right. Graduall…
1 year, 4 months ago