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Back to SearchSunday, May 7, 2023 - Uh, oh, the SHIPOFTHESEUS has sprung a leak!
Season 7 Episode 17
A great Sunday crossword by Will Nediger, with a brilliant theme surrounded by an equally brilliant cast of supporting clues and answers. Will is a professional crossword constructor, and based on to…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Saturday, May 6, 2023 - SAMOA, a nation on the move 😀
Season 7 Episode 16
A remarkable Saturday crossword, not so much because of the clues - they were fabulous, as you would expect based on the NYTimes incredibly strict quality control - but because of the grid, a virtual…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Friday, May 5, 2023 - Huzzah, an excuse to talk about GERTIE the dinosaur 😀
Season 7 Episode 15
A crossword so good that adjectives fail us -- but we still have nouns, verbs, and alliterations at our disposal to heap praise as the author fires a furious fusillade of fabulous, funny clues. Thi…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - LOSLOBOS, a METONYM for really great music
Season 7 Episode 14
A very challenging Thursday crossword by a veteran NYTimes cruciverbalist, aka David J. Kahn. Jean managed to get through it in close to her usual time, hardly breaking a 25D, Drops in the gym?, SWEA…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - Care for an NFT of an EFT? That'll cost you some DUCATs!
Season 7 Episode 13
A slightly sticky Wednesday crossword, possibly because of all the alcoholic products, many of them SECO, that have dripped into today's grid - CUPS of beer, KIR, RIOJA, and even DEW. We have the de…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - The name's Lucido ... Aimee Lucido!
Season 7 Episode 12
Today's crossword, by Lucido ... Aimee Lucido, is an homage of sorts to one of the most famous fictional British spies of all time. We can't reveal his name here (he's a spy, after all), so if you wa…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Monday, May 1, 2023 - RONAN the barbarian??
Season 7 Episode 11
A crossword that's 99 44/100% pure, and if that phrase doesn't resonate, then you, most definitely, need to listen to today's podcast, at which point all will become clean, um, we mean clear 😀
Tomorr…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Sunday, April 30, 2023 - Not to overly HEROIZE today's constructors, but this puzzle was NONSTOP fun!
Season 7 Episode 10
This crossword is really -- to borrow from 54A, Baseball slang for home run -- a TATER (our favorite new word for something fabulous). What elevates this NYTimes Crossword from merely brilliant to so…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - WOWIEZOWIE what a crossword!
Season 7 Episode 9
Crosswords have moods - some make you laugh; some (especially the insanely hard ones) make you want to cry; this one was just infectiously joyous. You'll see (er, make that hear) why when you listen…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Friday, April 28, 2023 - A Malaika Handa & Erik Agard Friday crossword? GULP!
Season 7 Episode 8
Considering the day of the week and the names of the constructors -- Malaika Handa and Erik Agard -- it was not surprising that the cohosts had to dig for pretty much every clue: from 49A, Where th…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago