Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - Three cheers for the "era of good feelings"
Season 9 Episode 83
Send us a Text Message.
A slightly tricky Thursday crossword, especially confounding if one fails to grok the theme, a fate that temporarily befell bo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Happy Juneteenth!
Season 9 Episode 82
Send us a Text Message.
We are baaaack! And to welcome us, Brad Wiegmann and Joel Fagliano have provided a fascinating crossword to help us get back …
1 year, 6 months ago
Sunday, June 2, 2024 - Look out, here comes a SQUIB! 🦵🏈
Season 9 Episode 81
Send us a Text Message.
Today's crossword was a real deal - two puzzles for the price of one, and each was a delight. We have all the deets inside, so…
1 year, 7 months ago
Saturday, June 1, 2024 - The POSHEST crossword this week!
Season 9 Episode 80
Send us a Text Message.
A splendid Saturday crossword wraps up our crossword-solving week. Saturdays are by tradition the hardest crossword of the wee…
1 year, 7 months ago
Friday, May 31, 2024 - We have a FIENDING for more Aidan Deshong crosswords!
Season 9 Episode 79
Send us a Text Message.
This is a beaut of a debut by Aidan Deshong, a high school senior just about to graduate, and head off to Harvey Mudd. Perhaps…
1 year, 7 months ago
Thursday, May 30, 2024 - This crossword, like the answer to 22A, is WELLDONE
Season 9 Episode 78
Send us a Text Message.
A very nice crossword by Royce Ferguson - his 4th for the NYTimes, and a Thursday debut. The theme was ingenious but not too d…
1 year, 7 months ago
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - Bottoms Up!
Season 9 Episode 77
Send us a Text Message.
While drinks played an essential part in today's grid, it seems unlikely that they were involved in its construction, based on…
1 year, 7 months ago
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - EVIE Sands, in the grid and (hopefully) on your playlist!
Season 9 Episode 76
Send us a Text Message.
A nice Tuesday crossword, and, as detailed in today's episode, one eight years in the making!! So, even though PERSEVERANCE is…
1 year, 7 months ago
Monday, May 27, 2024 - All rise, ELENA Kagan is in the grid!
Season 9 Episode 75
Send us a Text Message.
It's hard not to GIVEPROPS to a crossword that has GIVEPROPS in the grid, so we're not even going to try: PROPS to Christopher…
1 year, 7 months ago
Sunday, May 26, 2024 - Look, up there in the sky ... it's a dude, it's a bro, no, it's a ... BRAH??
Season 9 Episode 74
Send us a Text Message.
A straightforward Sunday puzzle by John Kugelman, this his 4th for the NYTimes, with a theme for which the word "cute" was inv…
1 year, 7 months ago