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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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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, 1 month ago
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, 1 month ago
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, 1 month ago
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, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…2 years, 1 month ago
Saturday, January 6, 2024 - Today's "Can you work it into casual conversation?" challenge: BOKEH!
Season 8 Episode 43
After Friday's grueling workout, today's crossword, even though it was a Saturday, seemed relatively straightforward. We are not complaining, though,…
2 years, 1 month ago
Friday, January 5, 2024 - EASYREAD, tricky solve!
Season 8 Episode 42
A tough, tough Friday crossword by David P. Williams -- his third, and his third to use the exact same grid pattern! The grid was daunting, with many…
2 years, 1 month ago