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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - This was an awesome crossword, BYGUM!
Season 8 Episode 84
Aimee Lucido has crafted an excellent Wednesday crossword, with a catchy theme and a plethora of superb clues, a truly outstanding work. Need proof? …
2 years, 2 months ago
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - LUTES, UKES and PECS, either crossword answers or the weirdest law firm ever 😀
Season 8 Episode 83
Today we are presented with an amusing and well-timed Tuesday crossword by Daniel Grinberg (ably edited, as always, by Will Shortz, may his beard, if…
2 years, 2 months ago
Monday, October 23, 2023 - Marisa TOMEI, absolutely no relation, even phonetically, to Mel Tormé
Season 8 Episode 82
Today's crossword was the epitome of a marvelous Monday crossword - a cute theme, and some fine clues. We particularly liked the juxtaposition of 1A…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - Quick, IGOR, fetch me an amusing podcast episode title!
Season 8 Episode 81
A fine Sunday crossword, Robert Ryan's third in the NYTimes, with a punny theme surrounded by a fine supporting cast of clues, including 85D, Fox cov…
2 years, 2 months ago
Saturday, October 21, 2023 - No SECONDOPINION needed - this crossword was great!
Season 8 Episode 80
A fine debut crossword by Kelly Morenus, which our cohosts solved in (choose one)
a) comically different amounts of time
b) exactly the same time
c) t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Friday, October 20, 2023 - LIBERALARTS are *everywhere* (including in today's grid!)
A very nice Friday crossword by Jacob McDermott, with some awesome clues, and no crosswordese in sight. A few sample works, 15D, Oh, the humanities!,…
2 years, 2 months ago
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - That VIBIST is giving off really good vibes 😀
Season 8 Episode 78
A challenging Thursday crossword, thanks to the unexpected appearance of a boatload of rebuses (or, as we Latin scholars like to call them, rebusae).…
2 years, 2 months ago
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - Be prepared to BEAMAZED, because this crossword? ITSMAGIC!
Season 8 Episode 77
An absolutely magical crossword, thanks to (possibly) aspiring magician, and (most definitely) adept cruciverbalist Joseph Gangi. Most of the grid w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - Fun to say, but almost impossible to YEET a Yeti 🙄
Season 8 Episode 76
A DDDelightful Tuesday crossword by Dominic Grillo, who managed to inject a whole slew of D's into the grid, and remove virtually all "crosswordese",…
2 years, 2 months ago
Monday, October 16, 2023 - This was a fine crossword, BYGUM
Season 8 Episode 75
A pleasing Monday crossword by Michael Lieberman and Andrea Carla Michaels - a little crunchier than most Mondays, but a pleasant solve nonetheless, …
2 years, 2 months ago