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Saturday, June 29, 2024 - No JUNKART in today's gri... OHWAIT, we stand corrected 🙄

Season 9 Episode 92

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In a remarkable role reversal, Jean found today's crossword to be epically and especially tough, but after inexplicably utteri…

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Friday, June 28, 2024 - Are we there yet?

Season 9 Episode 91

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Enrique Henestroza Anguiano has set a high bar for this weekend's crosswords, with a Friday tour de force -- challenging, educ…

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Thursday, June 27, 2024 - A crossword you can really sink your teeth into!

Season 9 Episode 90

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Today's theme was, simply put, delicious -- and not the least bit cheesy. You'll understand why once you've listened to today'…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble

Season 9 Episode 89

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Our intrepid cohosts experienced slightly different solving sojourns as they worked (independently as always) on today's puzzl…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Want whiter teeth? Today's podcast can help 😀

Season 9 Episode 88

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There are two universities in today's grid, but only one of them can help prevent cavities. To decipher this cryptic sentence,…

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Monday, June 24, 2024 - A magnificent Monday crossword!

Season 9 Episode 87

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This was Anthony V. Grubb's debut NYTimes crossword, and it was a delight - slightly crunchier than usual, with some challengi…

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Sunday, June 23, 2024 - A picture-perfect puzzle!

Season 9 Episode 86

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Michael Schlossberg has a rep for creative and challenging crosswords, and he does nothing to belie that in  today's opus, his…

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Saturday, June 22, 2024 - Yes, PLANTSITTER *is* a career path!

Season 9 Episode 85

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A fine Saturday crossword by Hoang-Kim Vu, so fine, in fact, that it won our JAMCOTWA - Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Aw…

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Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village *is* a thing

Season 9 Episode 84

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This is Billy Bratton's 9th NYTimes crossword. He tends to specialize in Friday and Saturday puzzles, and this one is an excel…

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Thursday, June 20, 2024 - Three cheers for the "era of good feelings"

Season 9 Episode 83

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A slightly tricky Thursday crossword, especially confounding if one fails to grok the theme, a fate that temporarily befell bo…

1 year, 10 months ago

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