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Monday, February 26, 2024 - NAMASTE!
Season 8 Episode 92
This is Joe Marquez's second NYTimes crossword (congrats, Joe!) and a very nice piece of work it is. Several clues had a wry twist to them (and we ar…
2 years ago
Sunday, February 25, 2024 - Sunday is Punday
Season 8 Episode 91
Once again the puns come thick and fast, so if you like puns, well, step this way and download this episode, because it's teeming with them, seven at…
2 years ago
Saturday, February 24, 2024 - We're willing to let TIGONS be TIGONS 🙄
Season 8 Episode 90
A tough but fair Saturday crossword, and, coincidentally (since they always solve independently), both Jean and Mike ended up at the same spot, 20A, …
2 years ago
Friday, February 23, 2024 - CHEESEDIP and HAUTECUISINE, together at last 😀 😀
Season 8 Episode 89
Jean and Mike had entirely different solving experiences tackling today's crossword, a fine effort by Larry Snyder. Jean made short work of it, but M…
2 years ago
Thursday, February 22, 2024 - This crossword was quite JAKE, and that's no JAPE 😀 😀
Season 8 Episode 88
This is Dan Schoenholz's 29th NYTimes crossword, and it shows -- a nicely polished grid, with an exceptional theme. Since the preponderance of Dan's …
2 years ago
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - This crossword's got STYLE (and a whole lot of other words 😀)
Season 8 Episode 87
Jeffrey Martinovic has managed to work the word TAUTOLOGICAL into the grid, and for that alone he should receive some sort of commendation. But we ca…
2 years ago
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - Let's get crackin', and learn how to pronounce KRAKEN
Season 8 Episode 86
This is Robert S. Gard's second NYTimes crossword. We reviewed his first in season 8, episode 38, and like that Saturday puzzle, this one was equally…
2 years ago
Monday, February 19, 2024 - We'd like to mention the presence of MENSCH in today's crossword 🙄😀
Season 8 Episode 85
This is Adam Wagner's 19th NYTimes crossword, but it is a debut, in a sense - his first Monday puzzle. It was a little crunchier than usual, but the …
2 years ago
Sunday, February 18, 2024 - We 🎶 HEARDITTHROUGH THEGRAPEVINE 🎶 that this was an awesome crossword!
Season 8 Episode 84
Sid Sivakumar dials it back as he slips into his Sunday best, and this was indeed one of his best Sundays, his fourth for the NYTimes.
There were som…
2 years ago
Saturday, February 17, 2024 - Here comes the ... ZITI?
Season 8 Episode 83
Spencer Leach and Jem Burch have produced a splendiferous Saturday crossword that entertained, educated, and ... whatever the opposite of enervated i…
2 years ago