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Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - OCTOPI, the Einsteins of the depths! 🐙
Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - OCTOPI, the Einsteins of the depths! 🐙

Season 8 Episode 44

This is Adam Wagner's 18th crossword, and it was a doozy, with 4 debut answers, including both cohosts'  favorite, 6D, Exploded, WENTKABOOM. The grid…

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Monday, January 8, 2024 - TEDLASSO wins big ... in the NYTimes crossword?
Monday, January 8, 2024 - TEDLASSO wins big ... in the NYTimes crossword?

Season 8 Episode 45

TEDLASSO might've been shutout at the Golden Globes, but he won big by appearing in today's NYTimes crossword, thanks to Nate Cardin, constructor and…

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Sunday, January 7, 2024 - The name's Chyna ... BLAC Chyna!
Sunday, January 7, 2024 - The name's Chyna ... BLAC Chyna!

Season 8 Episode 44

A superb Sunday crossword by Michael Schlossberg, meeting the cruciverbal RDA for:

old-timey clues -- 5A, "Yikes!", EGAD, and 19A, "Sounds 'bout right…

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Saturday, January 6, 2024 - Today's "Can you work it into casual conversation?" challenge: BOKEH!
Saturday, January 6, 2024 - Today's "Can you work it into casual conversation?" challenge: BOKEH!

Season 8 Episode 43

After Friday's grueling workout, today's crossword, even though it was a Saturday, seemed relatively straightforward. We are not complaining, though,…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Friday, January 5, 2024 - EASYREAD, tricky solve!
Friday, January 5, 2024 - EASYREAD, tricky solve!

Season 8 Episode 42

A tough, tough Friday crossword by David P. Williams -- his third, and his third to use the exact same grid pattern! The grid was daunting, with many…

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Thursday, January 4, 2023 - SOBE, or not SOBE ... yup, it was SOBE 😀
Thursday, January 4, 2023 - SOBE, or not SOBE ... yup, it was SOBE 😀

Season 8 Episode 41

An excellent Thursday crossword, marred by an unfortunate technical glitch. The themed clues contained underlined letters, but the underscores did no…

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Wednesday, January 3, 2023 - Another ICONIC NYTimes Crossword 😍
Wednesday, January 3, 2023 - Another ICONIC NYTimes Crossword 😍

Season 8 Episode 40

Any crossword that works both FIE and IRONHORSE into the grid deserves our respect and gratitude, and we give it freely to this fine opus by Jared Go…

2 years, 8 months ago

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - We're baaaaaaack!
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - We're baaaaaaack!

We are back, after a brief holiday on the Riviera (or it might've been Green Bay, there seemed to be an inordinate amount of ice for the Riviera), an…

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December 20, 2023 - January 1, 2024 - Break time!

Season 8 Episode 38

We are taking a break between now (aka December 21, 2023) and the new year (partially because we've been displaced from our recording studio by a gan…

2 years, 9 months ago

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Tuesday, December 21, 2023 - Baba Ghanouj and PITA, the perfect combo!
Tuesday, December 21, 2023 - Baba Ghanouj and PITA, the perfect combo!

Season 8 Episode 37

A fine Tuesday crossword by Seth Weinberg, with an LOL theme that will make you, well, LOL. As usual, deets inside!

This marks our last episode of the…

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