Parhaat The New York Times Podcastit (2024)

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Thursday, July 25, 2024 - Damon Gulczynski's done a bang-up job with today's crossword!! 15:41

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Send us a Text Message. A tricky Thursday crossword by Damon Gulczynski, one which may (or may not) presage what the NYTimes serves up on Friday and Saturday. For those of you new to crosswords, welcome, and be aware that in the NYTimes puzzles typically increase in difficulty over the course of the week, Monday being easiest, Saturday being the mo…

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - All hail NUDIE Cohn, the creator of (of course!) NUDIE suits 15:52

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Send us a Text Message. A debut crossword by Shaun Phillips, with a theme that's sure to grab you, among a captivating coterie of clever clues. A few worthy of note include the enlightening 41D, Possessive that's often confused with a contraction, WHOSE; the pithy 34A, 3/14, PIDAY; and one of our favorite phrases, 7D, "Cool _______!", BEANS. Show n…

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 🎵 La, la, la, laaaaa 🎶 19:09

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Send us a Text Message. Something to sing about, a nice, not TOOCUTE Tuesday crossword by Sarah Sinclair and Amie Walker that has a musical theme, the second in two days! Is Joel Fagliano trying to tell us something? Regardless, we got a good VIBE from this puzzle, and would PREFER to see more from these constructors in the weeks/months/years to co…

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Monday, July 22, 2024 - Laura Dershewitz KEEPSITREAL! 11:04

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword won't put you INASPOT, nor drive you UPATREE, thanks to Laura Dershewitz's cruciverbally MADSKILLS. What this crossword will do is put you in a good mood, at least it did for us, for reasons that are spelled out in today's episode. Show note imagery: A scene from AIDA Contact Info: We love listener mail! Dr…

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Sunday, July 21, 2024 - CHERRYPICKING - a LOGICALFALLACY and a favorite activity of residents of Door County, Wisconsin 20:11

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Send us a Text Message. For those of you who've forgotten your philosophy class, you might want to bone up on the subject before tackling today's crossword, for reasons that will become apparent ... as soon as you've tackled today's crossword! We enjoyed the theme, as well as the cracklingly good clues that accompanied it, that goodness courtesy of…

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Sunday, July 20, 2024 - Oh, no, the ship of THESEUS has sprung a leak! 16:56

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Send us a Text Message. Today's puzzle, courtesy of Ricky J. Sirois, was a definite challenge for one of our cohosts, whereas the other had to verify that it was indeed a Saturday crossword, so quickly did they tear through the grid. But both did enjoy the solve, as some of the clues were absolutely inspired. For all the deets, as well as the annou…

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Friday, July 19, 2024 - BURPEE, the origin story! 17:18

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Send us a Text Message. An educational Friday crossword, with not too much razzle-dazzle, rather, just the right amount. Educationally, we had clues like 20A, River traveled by passenger boats known as dahabeahs, NILE; 17A, Setting of a date for Edward and Vivian in "Pretty Woman", OPERA; and 15A, Strait of ___, narrowest part of the English Channe…

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Thursday, July 18, 2024 - Space, the final frontier ... er, something like that 12:07

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Send us a Text Message. An astronomy-themed crossword popped up this Thursday, a theme so near and dear to Mike's heart that he spent ... an inordinate amount of time contemplating the clues. Jean, on the other hand, solved the puzzle at nearly the speed of light, which explains why she looked like a strand of spaghetti as she was finishing up. Bes…

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - Good news, Pablo NERUDA is in the grid! 21:16

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Send us a Text Message. A slightly crunchier than usual Wednesday crossword, unsurprising when Alex Eaton-Salners is at the helm (and editor Joel Fagliano's on the crows nest). We had some literary clues, such as 3D, _______ Gawande, author of the 2014 best seller "Being Mortal", ATUL; and 4D, Poet Pablo, NERUDA. We had product placement clues, suc…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - Care for a cuppa? 19:31

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Send us a Text Message. A delicious Tuesday crossword by Kelly Richardson, notable for a suggestive and quite apropos grid, a lot of fun clues, and the unexpected appearance of LAYETTE in the grid (not a debut, but certainly new to us). A few clues caught our eye but didn't make it into the podcast, including 27A, Tenet, PRECEPT; 48A, Smart society…

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Monday, July 15, 2024 - The Big Interview 😀 15:01

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword, by Tarun Krishnamurthy, was a perfect Monday offering, not too difficult, but with our favorite kind of theme, the LOL kind. This was Tarun's debut NYTimes Crossword, and he's also the first crossword constructor we've ever interviewed, so check it out, and, as always, let us know what you think. Show note…

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Sunday, July 14, 2024 - A Jeff Chen solo effort 😀 18:54

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff Chen is a master cruciverbalist, and he is in fine form today with an amazing theme. The theme idea is simple, but constructing it must've been a major challenge. Confused? Check out today's episode, and all will become clear! Show note imagery: Beware the REDTIDES, algal blooms that are, apparently, on the rise. Contac…

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Saturday, July 13, 2024 - From Tame IMPALA to Dua LIPA, this grid just sings! 12:44

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Send us a Text Message. A fine Saturday crossword by Eli Cotham, a relatively smooth solve but with a lot of fine verbal baubles to enjoy along the way. We have all the deets inside, as well as our JAMCOTWA -- Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award -- winner, so we humbly implore you to download, listen up and ... enjoy! Show note imagery: One o…

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Friday, July 12, 2024 - There's never a need to atone, for a crossword starring POST MALONE 17:17

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Send us a Text Message. A nice Friday crossword by Malaika Handa, with some fun cluing, a few singers worth listening to, and a whopping 6 debut entries, including 17A, It has many twists and turns, CRAZYSTRAW, and the splendid 5D, "Get with the program, will you?", TRYTOKEEPUP. Definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale! Show note imagery: HELL…

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Thursday, July 11, 2024 - A rebus-less (?) Thursday 17:13

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Send us a Text Message. Don't bother looking for rebuses (rebusae)? in today's grid - there aren't any. But the theme that we have instead is still tricky and amusing, and we doff our hats in what we imagine to be the general direction of Mat Shelden, the author of today's fine work, a debut in the NYTimes. Show note imagery: PEETA, who, according …

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024 - SCUSI, how do you spell "SCUSI"? 11:38

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword, Hal Moore's 10th for the NYTimes, was a little bit novel, a tad quirky, but here at JAMDTNYTC HQ we adore novel and quirky. It helps that the supporting cast of entries populating the rest of the grid were also quite well done. Our collective judgement, therefore, is that Hal Moore should immediately start…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - Er... one BANHMI to go, please! 16:23

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Send us a Text Message. There was GLEE In the grid, literally, in this Tuesday crossword by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz. A few recent answers made reappearances - we just saw 68A, Ensemble of eight, OCTET, and it's been less than a month since 9D, Unit of butter, PAT, melted into view. One answer that hasn't been clued as such in aeons also arose, tha…

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Monday, July 8, 2024 - All rise (and smile), PAULA Poundstone is in the grid! 10:30

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Send us a Text Message. Quality control at the NYTimes crossword desk is remarkable, week after week they crank out great, great, puzzles -- and today's is just a fine example, a theme that is light and airy -- if it were a food stuff, it'd definitely be a meringue pie. Deets inside, so have a listen, and, as always, we'd deeply appreciate a 5 star…

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Sunday, July 7, 2024 - Wwee lliikkeedd tthhiiss ccrroosswwoorrdd!! 😀 18:48

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Send us a Text Message. A magnificent start to our crossword-solving week, courtesy of David Karp. The theme is inspired, the rest of the puzzle just as well crafted, definitely 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and certain a contenda, as they like to say, for this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award). Show note imagery: Light Bl…

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Saturday, July 6, 2024 - Ouch! 19:29

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword pegged the meter as far as difficulty was concerned, each clue only wanting to begrudgingly give up its secrets, and some not at all! We have the whole blow-by-blow (by-blow-by-blow-by ...), so download today's podcast to hear about our epic struggle. While you're listening, feel free to applaud the deservi…

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Friday, July 5, 2024 - A SRSLY super crossword! 12:11

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Send us a Text Message. A very nice bit of work by Trent H. Evans, his 11th crossword for the NYTimes. Jean found it a piece o'cake, Mike found it more of a bowl of CRANACHAN (see our Tuesday, July 2 episode if your knowledge of CRANACHAN is wanting, after which you'll probably be wanting some CRANACHAN 😀). Beyond the clues mentioned in today's pod…

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Thursday, July 4, 2024 - Kaboom! 15:53

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Send us a Text Message. Today's firecracker of a crossword was really two puzzles in one - a crossword, that was not particularly difficult, and an ingenious, completely different puzzle embedded within. Jean cracked both, but Mike was a tad wobbly when it came to the second, as you will hear in today's episode. Happy 4th of July, everyone! Show no…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - A firecracker of a crossword! 12:13

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Send us a Text Message. There was a lot to like in today's crossword, the sixth by Juliana Tringali Golden. A futuristic theme, a lot of fun clues, and any puzzle that can work SMAUG into the grid (65A, The Hobbit dragon) deserves our respect. We also have a dollop of listener mail to round off today's episode, so check it out, and, as always, plea…

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Tuesday June 2, 2024 - The name's Fleck, BELA Fleck. 🪕🎶 14:44

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword (by Josh Goodman, his second!) is an homage to one of Alabe Craft / Ideal Toy / Mattel's greatest inventions, the Magic 8 Ball 😀. There were quite a few pop-culture references today -- 28D, Actress Diane of 1998's Parenthood, WEIST; 35A, Estefan with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, EMILIO; and the aforemen…

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Monday, July 1, 2024 - This crossword was Just Right 😀 8:46

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Send us a Text Message. A debut crossword by Margi Stevenson, and an excellent debut it is -- not too easy, not too hard, but just right. and to find out why that last subclass was so droll, have a listen to today's podcast, where all will be revealed! Show note imagery: The last SAAB 9-3 ever made 😢 Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a l…

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June 30, 2024 - ⚠️ Warning! Bad puns ahead! ‼️ 16:31

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Send us a Text Message. If you like bad puns, then you will love today's crossword. If not ... well, you'll likely still marvel at the artistry that went into today's puzzle. We now consider ourselves charter members of the Ginny Too Fan Club, and after listening to today's podcast, we think you'll want to sign up too! Show note imagery: Paul ERDOS…

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Saturday, June 29, 2024 - No JUNKART in today's gri... OHWAIT, we stand corrected 🙄 16:07

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Send us a Text Message. In a remarkable role reversal, Jean found today's crossword to be epically and especially tough, but after inexplicably uttering the phrase "hold my beer", managed to wrestle said puzzle into submission, in a legendary, marathon session which will no doubt inspire many lusty tales of cruciverbial derring-do. Show note imager…

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Friday, June 28, 2024 - Are we there yet? 17:19

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Send us a Text Message. Enrique Henestroza Anguiano has set a high bar for this weekend's crosswords, with a Friday tour de force -- challenging, educational, and fun, definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. To find out why it deserves such high praise, do check out today's podcast. Show note imagery: Fiat HQ, in TURIN, Italy Contact Info: W…

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Thursday, June 27, 2024 - A crossword you can really sink your teeth into! 15:49

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Send us a Text Message. Today's theme was, simply put, delicious -- and not the least bit cheesy. You'll understand why once you've listened to today's episode and/or solved the crossword, so have at it and ... bon appetit! Show note imagery: A mural, made by a MURALIST in Kaukauna, Wisconsin Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, cro…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble 14:35

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Send us a Text Message. Our intrepid cohosts experienced slightly different solving sojourns as they worked (independently as always) on today's puzzle. Jean cruised through it like a hot knife through a Dairy Queen Blizzard, Mike ... did not, because for an astonishing span of time, in the vicinity of 40A, Bupkis, he had, well, Bupkis (as opposed …

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Want whiter teeth? Today's podcast can help 😀 15:39

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Send us a Text Message. There are two universities in today's grid, but only one of them can help prevent cavities. To decipher this cryptic sentence, as well as enjoy the rest of our analysis of this fine work by Seth Bisen-Hersch and Jeff Chen, all you need to do is download and listen up to today's episode, where -- bonus! -- you can check out o…

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Monday, June 24, 2024 - A magnificent Monday crossword! 13:53

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Send us a Text Message. This was Anthony V. Grubb's debut NYTimes crossword, and it was a delight - slightly crunchier than usual, with some challenging clues - but a terrific theme nigh-well guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Deets inside, so check it out! Show note imagery: An example of IKEBANA, Japanese flower arranging Contact Info: We …

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Sunday, June 23, 2024 - A picture-perfect puzzle! 21:26

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Send us a Text Message. Michael Schlossberg has a rep for creative and challenging crosswords, and he does nothing to belie that in today's opus, his 13th in the NYTimes (and his 3rd Sunday crossword of the year!). There were some real head scratchers in the grid today, including PAWL,GREAVES and AMBIVERTS. We cover those, and more, in today's epis…

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Saturday, June 22, 2024 - Yes, PLANTSITTER is a career path! 10:00

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Send us a Text Message. A fine Saturday crossword by Hoang-Kim Vu, so fine, in fact, that it won our JAMCOTWA - Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award™️. With crisp cluing, amusing answers, what's not to like? Nothing, hence the award! Deets inside, so have a listen. Just a friendly reminder that doing the NYTimes Crossword is a great way to kee…

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Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village is a thing 16:16

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Send us a Text Message. This is Billy Bratton's 9th NYTimes crossword. He tends to specialize in Friday and Saturday puzzles, and this one is an excellent example of the genre, for reasons that we delve into, at length, in today's episode. Show note imagery: A major Maltese tourist attraction, Popeye Village! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Dr…

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Thursday, June 20, 2024 - Three cheers for the "era of good feelings" 15:37

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Send us a Text Message. A slightly tricky Thursday crossword, especially confounding if one fails to grok the theme, a fate that temporarily befell both cohosts (in different ways: as usual, both cohosts solved alone, otherwise Mike would just slow Jean down to a tai-chi / glacial pace). We have all the deets inside, so have a listen and let us kno…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Happy Juneteenth! 10:55

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Send us a Text Message. We are baaaack! And to welcome us, Brad Wiegmann and Joel Fagliano have provided a fascinating crossword to help us get back into the groove, so check out today's podcast and let us know what you think! Show note imagery: Hop o' My Thumb (really) Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.co…

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Sunday, June 2, 2024 - Look out, here comes a SQUIB! 🦵🏈 16:58

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword was a real deal - two puzzles for the price of one, and each was a delight. We have all the deets inside, so do have a listen. This is our last podcast for two weeks-- we are taking our yearly Summer sabbatical -- so expect to hear from us starting ... in about two weeks! Show note imagery: Behold, a BEERAM…

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Saturday, June 1, 2024 - The POSHEST crossword this week! 15:14

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Send us a Text Message. A splendid Saturday crossword wraps up our crossword-solving week. Saturdays are by tradition the hardest crossword of the week, with the trickiest clues, and this one was definitely in that league. This was Eric Warren's second crossword in the NYTimes, and the first time he has won a JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of Th…

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Friday, May 31, 2024 - We have a FIENDING for more Aidan Deshong crosswords! 20:51

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Send us a Text Message. This is a beaut of a debut by Aidan Deshong, a high school senior just about to graduate, and head off to Harvey Mudd. Perhaps he'll major in Engimatology like legendary NYTimes crossword editor Will Shortz. The clues and answers in today's grid were, simply put, brilliant, as seen in 47A, Pricey oils, e.g., ART; 48A, Wet bl…

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Thursday, May 30, 2024 - This crossword, like the answer to 22A, is WELLDONE 16:46

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Send us a Text Message. A very nice crossword by Royce Ferguson - his 4th for the NYTimes, and a Thursday debut. The theme was ingenious but not too difficult to suss out, and the number of pop-culture references was on the low side, which affected Jean not at all but did benefit Mike (for whom anything newer than 1800 that does not involve science…

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - Bottoms Up! 16:03

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Send us a Text Message. While drinks played an essential part in today's grid, it seems unlikely that they were involved in its construction, based on the elegance of the puzzle - not surprising considering that the constructors in question were Jeanne Breen (for her, a debut), and Jeff Chen, LC ( LC being short for, of course, Legendary Cruciverba…

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - EVIE Sands, in the grid and (hopefully) on your playlist! 18:09

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Send us a Text Message. A nice Tuesday crossword, and, as detailed in today's episode, one eight years in the making!! So, even though PERSEVERANCE is not in the grid, it truly is in the heart of Chris Leatherberry, the constructor of today's fine work. We appreciated all the longer wavelength color references in today's grid, namely 54D, Famed fir…

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Monday, May 27, 2024 - All rise, ELENA Kagan is in the grid! 12:38

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Send us a Text Message. It's hard not to GIVEPROPS to a crossword that has GIVEPROPS in the grid, so we're not even going to try: PROPS to Christopher Youngs for this, his 4th NYTimes crossword! Show note imagery: Yaroslava Shvedova, celebrating her GOLDENSET win at Wimbledon in 2012 Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpod…

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Sunday, May 26, 2024 - Look, up there in the sky ... it's a dude, it's a bro, no, it's a ... BRAH?? 15:41

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Send us a Text Message. A straightforward Sunday puzzle by John Kugelman, this his 4th for the NYTimes, with a theme for which the word "cute" was invented. The quality of the clues was exceptional, with some real gems noted in today's podcast. But we'd also like to highlight some others, such as 64A, The i's have it, DOT (😀); 22A, Morse code click…

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Saturday, May 25, 2024 - A splendid Saturday solve 18:23

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Send us a Text Message. This is David P. Williams' fourth NYTimes crossword, and interestingly all four have used the same grid, so apparently DPW has taken the phrase "why mess with success?" to heart. There are some magnificent clues in today's grid, including 47D, Time to take stock?, IPO; 34A, Lover of literature, ROMEO (ha!); and we loved the …

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Friday, May 24, 2024 - This crossword is TWICEASNICE 17:16

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Send us a Text Message. For your edification, we present our analysis of a nice -- in fact, twice as nice! -- crossword by Carolyn Davies Lynch that really has a lot to commend it, most notably some really, really difficult clues! Fortunately there were not too many pop-culture references: we did have 16A, Many Eras Tour attendees, SWIFTIES, but Ta…

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Thursday, May 23, 2024 - Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive 15:36

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Send us a Text Message. We don't normally namedrop Shakespearean quotes, but we are inspired by today's highly twisty-turny theme that looks like it might take 100 years or so to construct, but Adam Wagner managed to pull it off in well under a decade 😉 While the theme is certainly the center of attention, there is a lot of other joyous word play t…

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - Finally, the DEBUGGER gets its due! 10:43

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Send us a Text Message. Today's crossword had eight, count'em, eight debut answers, including every computer programmer's favorite, DEBUGGER, the unsung hero of software development. A number of other clues didn't make it into the grid but deserve a shoutout, including 61A, Currently happening, AFOOT (and we can hear the British accent in our heads…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - Today's crossword is LIT! 12:45

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Send us a Text Message. Tuesday's crossword, just like the child in the nursery rhyme, is full of grace -- and we mention nursery not just to name drop but because it is an essential component of today's puzzle. Intrigued? We thought you might be, but in the interests of keeping your IL (Intrigue Level) high, we won't go into deets here, but just e…

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