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Back to SearchThursday, July 13, 2023 - The name's BAUER, EDDIEBAUER
Season 7 Episode 81
Our co-hosts took wildly divergent routes in solving today's crossword, with Jean taking the highway and Mike taking a barely discernible PATH throug…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Endure some DURIANS 😷
Season 7 Episode 80
You know you're in good hands when the byline reads Brooke Husic and Brian Thomas, who between them have published 19 (Brooke) + 14 (Brian) = 33 NYT…
2 years, 7 months ago
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - Didn't attempt this crossword? Then you'll be MISSINGOUT
Season 7 Episode 79
Today's crossword by Aaron M. Rosenberg -- who bears an uncanny resemblance to our vision of Clark Kent -- was most assuredly not LACKINGVARIETY, as …
2 years, 7 months ago
Monday, July 10, 2023 - A crossword that most definitely did not JUMPTHESHARK!
Season 7 Episode 78
A delightful Goldilocks of a Monday crossword, not too easy, not too hard (at least if you've been doing these for a while!), with a fine theme (but …
2 years, 7 months ago
Sunday, July 9, 2023 - Crossword, meet Pictionary™️ 😀
Season 7 Episode 77
A fairly gentle crossword compared to the last few weeks, and between that and a novel theme, it turned out to be a very enjoyable solve. What was th…
2 years, 7 months ago
Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Send out the STREETTEAM, REM is coming to town!
Season 7 Episode 76
A stellar Saturday crossword by Brandon Koppy, a minor struggle for Jean, a major slog for Mike; but both eventually achieved that Elysian feeling of…
2 years, 7 months ago
Friday, July 7, 2023 - TRASHPANDA, a *great* name for a rock band 😀
Season 7 Episode 75
A challenging Friday crossword, and as you will hear in today's episode the co-hosts were of two minds regarding this puzzle. But with clues like 63A…
2 years, 7 months ago
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - To quote ABBA, it's all about Money, Money, Money
Season 7 Episode 74
Although the Society for the Suppression of Crosswords Without X's might beg to differ, we found today's crossword to be fun and (especially for Mike…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 - A marvelous, multilingual mental exercise
Season 7 Episode 73
Just when you think the NYTimes crossword constructors can't possibly come up with a new theme ... they come up with a new theme, as Joe Deeney so ap…
2 years, 7 months ago
Monday, July 3, 2023 - You won't be feeling KINDOFBLUE after doing today's crossword
Season 7 Episode 72
A cheery Monday crossword, thanks to a theme that celebrates the best of us. Most of the clues were familiar / on the easier side, as befitting a Mon…
2 years, 7 months ago