Podcast Episodes

Sunday, November 10, 2024 - Red Alert! It's a Sam Ezersky puzzle, coming in hot! 🔥

Season 11 Episode 24

This was Sam Ezersky's 57th NYTimes crossword, so while we feel that a reference to Heinz would've been in order (as in Heinz 57 Sauce), even without…

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Saturday, November 9, 2024 - Trapped aboard the STRUGGLEBUS? Best transfer to the TROUBLEFREETAXI 🙄

Season 11 Episode 23

There's only one time when we enjoy riding a STRUGGLEBUS, and that's when we're working on a tough Saturday crossword, like this one -- which, coinci…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Friday, November 8, 2024 - With both CHEESECAKE and TRESLECHES in the grid, this is one SUHWEET crossword!!

Season 11 Episode 22

Evans Clinchy's bio pic in xwordinfo.com shows him chowing down on a burrito, and that may or may not have any connection with the presence of both C…

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Thursday, November 7, 2024 - TULSA, the Capital of Route 66

Season 11 Episode 22

Joe Deeney can definitely BEPROUD of this crossword, as it is, in a word, SUHWEET! While the grid does contain a  standing-ovation-worthy hairpiece p…

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - Look out, it's a flock of outraged ... MEADOWLARKS!??

Season 11 Episode 21

Today's crossword was fabulous -- that's the LONGANDSHORTOFIT! A deftly constructed theme and delightlful clues (43A, Snack brand from the Spanish wo…

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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - Psst, want something non-political to listen to? We've got you covered!

Season 11 Episode 20

A fine Tuesday crossword by Evan Kalish, and as this is his 22nd NYTimes crossword, it would be fair to say that he is on a roll. It would also be hi…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Monday, November 4, 2024 - At long last, BILLYIDOL is in an NYTimes crossword 🎉

Season 11 Episode 19

A clever Monday crossword by Colin Adams, that may (or may not) have been tricker than the usual Monday. Listeners, what say ye? Did you find this pu…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Sunday, November 3, 2024 - A Sid Sivakumar spectacular!

Season 11 Episode 18

Sid Sivakumar, known for his exceedingly crunchy Saturday crosswords, goes easy on us (relatively speaking) in this fun Sunday outing. There are oodl…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Saturday, November 2, 2024 - Blake Slonecker dials it up to 11!

Season 11 Episode 17

Blake Slonecker, the virtuoso of  late-in-the-week-really-really-tough-crosswords, has demonstrated why he has earned that monicker in today's puzzle…

1 year, 11 months ago

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Friday, November 1, 2024 - Woo-hoo, it's November, prepare to freeze your nooooose off 😀

Season 11 Episode 16

A nice Friday crossword by Spencer Leach, both co-hosts found it easier than Thursday's -- a tad unusual, but definitely not unheard of. Today's clue…

1 year, 11 months ago

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