Podcast Episodes

Friday, October 13, 2023 - This crossword is a real SCREAMO 😀

Season 8 Episode 72

Today's crossword was a cruciverbial masterpiece, with a stream of LOL answers that seemed to go ONANDON. Beyond those delightful gems that we cover …

2 years, 4 months ago

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Thursday, October 12, 2023 - Medic!

Season 8 Episode 71

A tough Thursday crossword, both cohosts had to really dig deeply to get through this one. The theme was tricky, the clues absolutely diabolical ( we…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - This crossword is really cookin'

Season 8 Episode 70

We are presuming that Miranda Kany has an appreciation of CAJUN cooking, based on its key role in today's delicious theme. Beyond that there were oth…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - Time to take in some FANSUBS!

Season 8 Episode 69

A fine Tuesday crossword by Nate Cardin, with a great theme, some novel answers (5 debuts, in fact, including 4 out of the 6 themed answers), and jus…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Monday, October 9, 2023 - Look, up there in the sky ... it's a bird ... it's a plane ... no, it's an UBERMENSCH ??

Season 8 Episode 68

A straightforward Monday crossword by Zachary David Levy -- his 5th NYTimes crossword, but who's counting? -- including some debut answers - 17A, Vas…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Sunday, October 8, 2023 - It's a superlative Sid Sivakumar Sunday spectacular, woo-hoo!

Season 8 Episode 67

This is Sid Sivakumar's 16th crossword, and practice makes perfect, because this puzzle is spot-on, with a brilliant theme and a vast array of awe-in…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Saturday, October 7, 2023 - So sorry, we sunk the DORY 😱

Season 8 Episode 66

A challenging Saturday crossword by Alex Vratsanos, who would appear to have a PhD in obfuscation, based on such fabulous clues as 44A, One who's ser…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Friday, October 6, 2023 - Look, yonder, 'tis a tantalizing TANSY 🙄

Season 8 Episode 65

A relatively gentle Friday crossword from veteran crossword constructors Zhouqin Burnikel and Tom Pepper, who between them have had 94 crosswords pub…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Thursday, October 5, 2023 - Tarana Burke, creator of the #METOO movement

Season 8 Episode 64

Turns out the upside down is not just for characters on Stranger Things, it is also a key element of today's crossword, where many of the clues are t…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - Adios, OTIOSE, you are ... superfluous 🙄

Season 8 Episode 63

A surprise Wednesday crossword, thanks to the totally unexpected appearance of something that might be cause for either a) celebration or b) gnashing…

2 years, 4 months ago

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