Podcast Episodes

Saturday, August 12, 2023 - LABNEH - government facility or pita dip? You be the judge 😀

Season 8 Episode 10

A more than CROMULENT Saturday crossword by the dynamic duo of Rachel Fabi and Christina Iverson. Jean found it to be a bit of a slog, thanks to the …

2 years, 4 months ago

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Friday, August 11, 2023 - Check out today's crossword - YOUWONTREGRETIT!

Season 8 Episode 9

A relatively straightforward Friday crossword, but a great mental workout nonetheless and with some terrific clues. As a tasty example we have 39D, M…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Thursday, August 10, 2023 - Get ready to hop on the (re)bus!

Season 8 Episode 8

Is there anything cheerier than seeing Natan Last and the JASA Crossword Class in the byline for a Thursday crossword? Maybe, but not much, and the c…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - Jean ARP, come to MOMMA, er, we mean MOMA 🙄

Season 8 Episode 7

An adorable Wednesday crossword by Caryn Robbins and Matthew Stock, the latter a familiar name among NYTimes crossword aficionados, the former less s…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - Hear ye, hear ye, announcing a new podcast segment, WYMA!

Season 8 Episode 6

A fine Tuesday puzzle by Zachary David Levy, not too terribly difficult (as expected: Tuesdays are supposed to be on the easy-ish side), but still im…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Monday, August 7, 2023 - AYE, NOONE can eclipse SAILORMOON!

Season 8 Episode 5

A fun and frothy Monday crossword by Chloe Revery and Alissa Revness,  perfect for novice crossword solvers trying to learn the ropes . In today's ep…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Sunday, August 6, 2023 - The LITERATI agree, this crossword was ADORABLE

Season 8 Episode 4

Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen have teamed up to create a mind- (or at least answer-) bending crossword, which if you're familiar with DROPLEAFTABLES will…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Saturday, August 5, 2023 - SWORDSMITH - yes, that *is* a career!

Season 8 Episode 3

An eminently and appropriately challenging Saturday crossword by veteran cruciverbalist John Guzzetta, this is his 39th NYTimes appearance, and pract…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Friday, August 4, 2023 - No WETNOODLES in this grid!

Season 8 Episode 2

A brilliant Friday crossword by Brandon Koppy, no theme (of course: Fridays are almost always themeless), but a grid that was chockfull of clever clu…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Thursday, August 3, 2023 - EREWHON, gateway to ... NOWHERE?

Season 8 Episode 1

The perfect blend of entertaining, educational, and 'ead scratching, today's crossword has something for everyone. A theme that makes you reach for i…

2 years, 5 months ago

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