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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - A crossword that's guaranteed to apPEAL 😉

Season 9 Episode 55

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The title of today's episode will make more sense, and seem even more hilarious - - we promise! -- once you've listened to tod…

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Monday, May 6, 2024 - Button, Button, who's got the Button?

Season 9 Episode 54

The NYTimes crossword is, of course, a delight to try and solve, but we also appreciate the opportunities it offers to explore the nooks and crannies…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Sunday, May 5, 2024 - Three, Two, One, Crossword!!! 🚀

Season 9 Episode 53

For those of you who are of the space-faring persuasion, today's crossword is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, as the theme consists of a seri…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Saturday, May 4, 2024 - WABISABI, beautiful to behold, a struggle to spell

Season 9 Episode 52

A relatively straightforward Saturday compared to the last few, but we are not complaining! The clues were still a challenge, and the answers enterta…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - In praise of SISAL!

Season 9 Episode 51

As today's podcast makes abundantly clear, our cohosts had entirely different experiences solving today's puzzle. One of us (hint: the one with the h…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - Happy May Day!!

Season 9 Episode 50

If you are allergic, you might want to brace yourself before tackling today's crossword, because it is quite flowery and fragrant, all in aid of a th…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - BREADFRUIT, definitely a food with an identity crisis

Season 9 Episode 49

The record does not state whether Michèle Govier, the constructor of today's crossword, was hungry when she set to work, but the presence in the grid…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Monday, April 29, 2024 - No HUEANDCRY about this crossword, it was awesome!

Season 9 Episode 48

Another day, another debut crossword, this one by Tom Locke -- who has published in other well-known venues before, but this is indeed his first in t…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Saturday, April 27, 2024 - EXTRAEXTRA, in the grid and how long it'll take to solve this magnificent Saturday crossword

Season 9 Episode 46

A challenging Saturday crossword by Rich Norris - his 188th!! -- with a nice mix of deceiving and educational clues. Examples of the former include 2…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Sunday, April 28, 2024 - WIZKHALIFA, an unsurprisingly very tall rapper 😀 🗼

Season 9 Episode 47

Today's crossword, a debut in the NYTimes by Mike Ellison, was a relatively gentle Sunday crossword with a host of curious clues, such as 94A, Hats w…

2 years, 6 months ago

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