Podcast Episodes

Saturday, October 28, 2023 - All hail SAMTHESHAM 🎶

Season 8 Episode 87

Ryan McCarty does not hold back (much) in today's uber-challenging Saturday crossword, pegging both the difficulty and deceptivity meters multiple ti…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Friday, October 27, 2023 - City of Big Shoulders (Chicago)? Meet City of Big Meadows (Reno).

Season 8 Episode 86

A fine Friday crossword by Adrian Johnson, his 5th NYTimes Crossword contribution. Considering that 39A, Pub ________, TRIVIA, was one of the answers…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Thursday, October 26, 2023 - ELSIE the MOOCOW makes an appearance, and we're going to milk that for all it's worth 😀

Season 8 Episode 85

A fine Thursday crossword and a debut for John Donegan. That's why we didn't recognize the name, but we did recognize the tight quality control commo…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - This was an awesome crossword, BYGUM!

Season 8 Episode 84

Aimee Lucido has crafted an excellent Wednesday crossword, with a catchy theme and a plethora of superb clues, a truly outstanding work. Need proof? …

2 years, 10 months ago

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 - LUTES, UKES and PECS, either crossword answers or the weirdest law firm ever 😀

Season 8 Episode 83

Today we are presented with an amusing and well-timed Tuesday crossword by Daniel Grinberg (ably edited, as always, by Will Shortz, may his beard, if…

2 years, 10 months ago

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Monday, October 23, 2023 - Marisa TOMEI, absolutely no relation, even phonetically, to Mel Tormé

Season 8 Episode 82

Today's crossword was the epitome of a marvelous Monday crossword - a cute theme,  and some fine clues. We particularly liked the juxtaposition of 1A…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Sunday, October 22, 2023 - Quick, IGOR, fetch me an amusing podcast episode title!

Season 8 Episode 81

A fine Sunday crossword, Robert Ryan's third in the NYTimes, with a punny theme surrounded by a fine supporting cast of clues, including 85D, Fox cov…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Saturday, October 21, 2023 - No SECONDOPINION needed - this crossword was great!

Season 8 Episode 80

A fine debut crossword by Kelly Morenus, which our cohosts solved in (choose one) 
a) comically different amounts of time 
b) exactly the same time
c) t…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Friday, October 20, 2023 - LIBERALARTS are *everywhere* (including in today's grid!)

A very nice Friday crossword by Jacob McDermott, with some awesome clues, and no crosswordese in sight. A few sample works, 15D, Oh, the humanities!,…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Thursday, October 19, 2023 - That VIBIST is giving off really good vibes 😀

Season 8 Episode 78

A challenging Thursday crossword, thanks to the unexpected appearance of a boatload of rebuses (or, as we Latin scholars like to call them, rebusae).…

2 years, 11 months ago

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