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Back to SearchMonday, February 13, 2023 - DIPPINDOTS , SPAGHETTIOS and FROOTLOOPS, nature's most perfect foods 😀
Season 6 Episode 44
A marvelous Monday crossword, and your co-hosts had a rather unique experience solving it. We'd say more, but because today is "No-Spoiler Monday", we will refrain from doing so but rather encourage …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Sunday, February 12, 2023 - Pop goes the ... MARTEN??
Season 6 Episode 43
Ooh, a tough Sunday crossword by Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson, thanks to an ingenious theme and some relatively obscure clues -- 12A, Catchy tunes, informally, BOPS; 49D, Cousin of a wea…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Saturday, February 11, 2023 - This crossword was TOPPS!
Season 6 Episode 42
A super Saturday crossword by the NYTimes Spelling Bee editor, Sam Ezersky, who occasionally wanders over into the crossword section to work his magic. And he did so today, with some nicely worded c…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Friday, February 10, 2022 - So, 'ave you any SOAVE? 😀
Season 6 Episode 41
Ah, the NYTimes Crossword at its best -- slippery clues, devious double-entendres, all designed to trip up the unwary solver. Both our co-hosts had to dig deeply, and the whole story -- as well as a …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Thursday, February 9, 2023 - Welcome back, AMENRA!
Season 6 Episode 40
The presence of 32D, Symbol of sharp wit, RAPIER, seems appropriate, because this crossword was brimming with the stuff (sharp wit, not RAPIERs), and the theme was also noteworthy. For both our co-ho…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - Today's crossword was JAWDROPPING, as in JAWDROPPINGly good!
Season 6 Episode 39
Chase Dittrich turns in a stellar performance, with a puzzle-full of joyous clues and an ingenious theme, the joie de vivre just bubbles off the page (or screen, as the case may be). Definitely 5 squ…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - Max ERNST, Artiste Extraordinaire!
Season 6 Episode 38
A charming Tuesday crossword, with a theme that wasn't too difficult to SUSS out, and any grid that manages to work both LOOKSUPTO (2D, Admires) and STANDTALL (36D, Act confidently) into the same gri…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Monday, February 6, 2023 - A PURRfect Monday crossword!
Season 6 Episode 37
Not to namedrop ancient Greeks and their deities, but one of our Achilles heels' is our infatuation with the Apollo program, just one of the reasons why we found this to be such a great crossword. Th…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Sunday, February 5, 2023 - A crossword with The Right Stuff (or as it shows up in the grid, THEIRRITESTOUGH)
Season 6 Episode 36
If you're into movies, you'll love today's crossword, a punny homage to the Oscars, with a theme that Jean loved, and Mike ... is still trying to wrap his head around. There were some excellent (non-…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Saturday, February 4, 2023 - A GORGEOUS crossword, guaranteed to ENCHANT
Season 6 Episode 35
A marvelous Saturday crossword by Kate Hawkins, with tough, fair, and entertaining clues everywhere you look in the grid. Among our favorites, 8D, Didn't go fast?, ATE (heh, heh); 40A, Floors, AWES (…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago