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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - A deLightful Tuesday crossword
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - A deLightful Tuesday crossword

Season 8 Episode 51

Every now and then the NYTimes publishes a crossword for the ages, and today is one of those days, because this work of art, by Marshall Hermann, is …

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Monday, January 15, 2024 - Beware the grampus!
Monday, January 15, 2024 - Beware the grampus!

Season 8 Episode 50

A crossword that's bound to tickle your fancy, a statement that will appear quite droll once you've heard the podcast / soused out the theme. Beyond …

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Sunday, January 14, 2023 - A SUPERDUPER Sunday crossword!
Sunday, January 14, 2023 - A SUPERDUPER Sunday crossword!

Season 8 Episode 49

John Kugelman, cybersecurity expert and crossword constructor extraordinaire, has outdone himself  with an extremely punny Sunday opus. INAILEDIT sho…

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Saturday, January 13, 2024 - Somewhere between new and crescent, it's ... BABYMOON!
Saturday, January 13, 2024 - Somewhere between new and crescent, it's ... BABYMOON!

Season 8 Episode 48

An easier than usual Saturday crossword (for at least one of our cohosts, no prizes for guessing who!), which means that -- according to the Law of C…

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Friday, January 12, 2024 - The NYTimes Crossword - the *perfect* way to while away a snow day
Friday, January 12, 2024 - The NYTimes Crossword - the *perfect* way to while away a snow day

Season 8 Episode 47

A lively Friday crossword by Hemant Mehta, with a fusillade of clever and/or educational clues guaranteed to delight the diligent solver. We cover mo…

2 years ago

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Thursday, January 11, 2024 - X marks the spot!
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - X marks the spot!

Today's puzzle, by Damon Gulczynski, has an ingenious and well-disguised theme: and thanks to the revealer's position in the bottom-right, we are kep…

2 years ago

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - GOBI, the world's most aptly named desert!
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - GOBI, the world's most aptly named desert!

Season 8 Episode 45

There was one TYPEO in today's grid, but that was by design and quite amusing (20A, What's tolerated by every body?), as we can count on one hand (wi…

2 years ago

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - OCTOPI, the Einsteins of the depths! 🐙
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - OCTOPI, the Einsteins of the depths! 🐙

Season 8 Episode 44

This is Adam Wagner's 18th crossword, and it was a doozy, with 4 debut answers, including both cohosts'  favorite, 6D, Exploded, WENTKABOOM. The grid…

2 years ago

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Monday, January 8, 2024 - TEDLASSO wins big ... in the NYTimes crossword?
Monday, January 8, 2024 - TEDLASSO wins big ... in the NYTimes crossword?

Season 8 Episode 45

TEDLASSO might've been shutout at the Golden Globes, but he won big by appearing in today's NYTimes crossword, thanks to Nate Cardin, constructor and…

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Sunday, January 7, 2024 - The name's Chyna ... BLAC Chyna!
Sunday, January 7, 2024 - The name's Chyna ... BLAC Chyna!

Season 8 Episode 44

A superb Sunday crossword by Michael Schlossberg, meeting the cruciverbal RDA for:

old-timey clues -- 5A, "Yikes!", EGAD, and 19A, "Sounds 'bout right…

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