Podcast Episodes

Monday, December 11, 2023 - 🎶 Mi, mi, mi 🎶

Season 9 Episode 29

There's something about a Monday NYTimes crossword theme -- crafted to put a smile on your lips combined with a "huh!" when recognition dawns. Later …

2 years, 6 months ago

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Sunday, December 10, 2023 - The puns, they are upun us 🙄

Season 9 Episode 28

A seemingly easier than usual Sunday crossword, especially surprising consider its origin - from the minds and pens of Zachary David Levy and Jeff Ch…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Saturday, December 9, 2023 - We CANCONFIRM - this crossword will cause your vocabulary to EMBIGGEN 😀

Season 9 Episode 27

Our intrepid cohosts had distinct solving experiences working on today's crossword - Jean found it relatively straightforward (aided and abetted, as …

2 years, 6 months ago

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Friday, December 8, 2023 - Robert Logan's NOAPOLOGIES crossword

Season 9 Episode 26

Robert Logan has to make NOAPOLOGIES for today's crossword, a fine Friday, challenging but accessible, with  some shorter toeholds conveniently locat…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Thursday, December 7, 2023 - BUNSEN Honeydew, Muppet and STEM advocate extraordinaire!

Season 9 Episode 25

A delightful Thursday crossword, an adjective we often find ourselves having to dust off when Rebecca Goldstein is the author, as is indeed the case …

2 years, 6 months ago

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - HICKHOP, best musical portmanteau ever!

Season 9 Episode 24

It's hard to miss today's theme, as it's spelled out in large letters, in the middle of the grid, for all to see (as we describe in today's episode).…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - SNORTY, one of the lesser known and least popular of the *8* dwarves!

Season 9 Episode 23

A clever Tuesday crossword, with a theme that was a tad obscure by Tuesday standards (but fortunately was not essential, or really even helpful) in t…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Monday, December 4, 2023 - PSST, let me tell you a STORY, 7 words guaranteed to draw your audiences closer!

Season 9 Episode 22

Monday crosswords always seem to be crafted to put a smile on one's face, and today's puzzle is a case in point. We'e got the deets inside, great lis…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Sunday, December 3, 2023 - CRIKEY, this crossword took an EONIAN amount of time!

Season 9 Episode 21

Both cohosts found this to be a crunchier than usual Sunday crossword, and found it particularly (46A, Difficult), TRYING, in the vicinity of 32D, Ro…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Saturday, December 2, 2023 - This crossword ... WHATABEAST!

Season 9 Episode 20

A seriously challenging Saturday crossword by Royce Ferguson, who pulls out all the stops, making solvers work for just about every clue in the grid.…

2 years, 6 months ago

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