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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - WABISABI, beautiful to behold, a struggle to spell
Season 9 Episode 52
A relatively straightforward Saturday compared to the last few, but we are not complaining! The clues were still a challenge, and the answers enterta…
1 year, 8 months ago
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - In praise of SISAL!
Season 9 Episode 51
As today's podcast makes abundantly clear, our cohosts had entirely different experiences solving today's puzzle. One of us (hint: the one with the h…
1 year, 8 months ago
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Happy May Day!!
Season 9 Episode 50
If you are allergic, you might want to brace yourself before tackling today's crossword, because it is quite flowery and fragrant, all in aid of a th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - BREADFRUIT, definitely a food with an identity crisis
Season 9 Episode 49
The record does not state whether Michèle Govier, the constructor of today's crossword, was hungry when she set to work, but the presence in the grid…
1 year, 8 months ago
Monday, April 29, 2024 - No HUEANDCRY about this crossword, it was awesome!
Season 9 Episode 48
Another day, another debut crossword, this one by Tom Locke -- who has published in other well-known venues before, but this is indeed his first in t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - EXTRAEXTRA, in the grid and how long it'll take to solve this magnificent Saturday crossword
Season 9 Episode 46
A challenging Saturday crossword by Rich Norris - his 188th!! -- with a nice mix of deceiving and educational clues. Examples of the former include 2…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sunday, April 28, 2024 - WIZKHALIFA, an unsurprisingly very tall rapper 😀 🗼
Season 9 Episode 47
Today's crossword, a debut in the NYTimes by Mike Ellison, was a relatively gentle Sunday crossword with a host of curious clues, such as 94A, Hats w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Friday, April 26, 2024 - This crossword was the CREMA de la CREMA!
Season 9 Episode 45
This was a delightful Friday crossword courtesy of Matthew Stock and Christina Iverson (with Joel Fagliano ably editing). It had plenty of crunch, th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 🎶 The name's MCRAE ... Carmen MCRAE 🎶
Season 9 Episode 44
Just when you thought that the PHENOMs who construct NYTimes Crosswords couldn't possibly come up with one more theme, they ... come up with one more…
1 year, 8 months ago
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - MAMMAMIA, this was an *awesome* Wednesday crossword!
Season 9 Episode 43
Jeffrey Martinovic has graced the pages of the NYTimes before, and one glance at this crossword will tell you why he was invited back - a splendid pi…
1 year, 8 months ago