Podcast Episodes

Thursday, August 8, 2024 - Oh, boy, it's an OBOE 🙄

Season 10 Episode 32

It's Rebus Thursday, not an official holiday as far as we can tell, but a) it is Thursday, and b) the grid is riddled with rebuses (rebusae?), so the…

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - Hold the homophone!

Season 10 Episode 31

For those of you entranced with the subtleties of English pronunciation (rules? where we're going, we don't need rules!), have we got a crossword for…

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024 - EAP! It's Edgar Allan Poe 😀

Season 10 Episode 30

If numbers tell the tale, then Daniel Raymon's favorite day of the week is ... Variety, as he has created 18 variety crosswords for the NYTimes. By t…

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Monday, August 5, 2024 - WOOT, it's Andy Walker's debut NYTimes crossword!

Season 10 Episode 29

For those of you who are fans of the Royal and Ancient Game, you'll have a leg up working on today's crossword -- and for those who are not, fear not…

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Sunday, August 4, 2024 - Prepare to GAWP, because GAWP is in the grid!

Season 10 Episode 28

A splendiferous Sunday crossword by Scott Hogan and Katie Hale, their third as a team, and there's something in the grid for everyone! For instance, …

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Saturday, August 3, 2024 - IDONTGETIT - simultaneously in the grid and a summary of today's puzzle! 😀

Another tricky Saturday crossword, this by long-time contributor Rich Norris. There were quite a few fascinating answers in the grid, including 40A, …

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Friday, August 2, 2024 - A crossword with SCADS of fine answers, including ... SCADS!

Season 10 Episode 26

Kate Chin Park has constructed a fine Friday crossword: no theme, just SCADS of crunchy clues, ones that make you furrow your brow, stroke your chin,…

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Thursday, August 1, 2024 - Shades of Schwarzenegger!

Season 10 Episode 25

Send us a Text Message.

Another fabulous Thursday crossword, a debut by Rajeswari Rajamani, but you wouldn't know it based on the quality of the clues…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - Three cheers for AIOLI, a culinary delight, a spelling-bee-er's nightmare!

Season 10 Episode 24

Send us a Text Message.

An awesome midweek / end of month crossword by the Matz brothers - Jackson and Ben, to be precise. Ben had 18 rejections befor…

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - A crossword to raise your spirits, and possibly eyebrows 😉

Season 10 Episode 23

Send us a Text Message.

Jeffrey Martinovic and Will Nediger have produced a splendid Tuesday crossword, with an inventive theme and some cute clues, i…

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