En iyi Crossword podcastleri (2024)

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Monday, October 14, 2024 - A PEACH of a debut crossword 13:59

21h ago13:59

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Just when you thought it was surely impossible for anyone, anywhere, to come up with a new theme, someone, somewhere, does. And that someone is Dana Edwards, the somewhere is here, today, and the results are delectable. Deets inside, so have a listen, and please tell others about us on social media. Show note imagery: One of just 4 people to have s…

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Sunday, October 13, 2024 - That's SOMME river ya' got there 🙄🙄 20:12

14h ago20:12

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We're starting these show notes with a pun (see title, above, if you dare), to get you in the proper state of mind for today's crossword. You'll see what we mean when you tackle said crossword, or check it out (as you always can) at xwordinfo.com: puns here, puns there, puns everywhere. Well, not quite everywhere, but definitely in the themed answe…

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Saturday, October 12, 2024 - GEEWHIZ this was a tough crossword! 18:48

3d ago18:48

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At the NYTimes, the Saturday crosswords are traditionally the toughest of the week, and today's, a debut (!) by Katie Hoody, is certainly in that vein. Although difficult, the clues were awesome, making that wondrous AHA! moment that comes when you solve one just that much sweeter. For example, we had the magnificent 8D, Took in a bad way, POACHED …

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Friday, October 11, 2024 - Be nice, lest you end up in the SINBIN 😱 20:34

12h ago20:34

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There was a lot of sparkle in today's crossword - the 10th for the NYTimes by Billy Bratton. We were impressed by the inclusion of 22A, Online provocateur, in slang, EDGELORD (it felt like a debut, and it was); 13D, Prepares for a bomb, GOESDEEP (brilliant!); and we especially appreciated the clue in 23D, Lugubrious, GLUM. In related news, we have …

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Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Welcome to ECHO ECHO ECHO Park, Los Angeles 15:02

1d ago15:02

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A nice bit of cruciverbial magic by Grant Boroughs, his third NYTimes publication. There were many excellent clues lurking about in the grid, including 8D, Confidently struts, SASHAYS (just a day after SWAGGERS swaggered its way into a puzzle); 57A, Ungulate feature, HOOF (we just like the opportunity to say/think/write the word Ungulate); 13D, Leg…

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 - Tis eerily easy to confuse ERIS and EROS 16:59

2d ago16:59

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Today's crossword was brilliant, and that's not just because of the cracklingly good theme that Jeffrey Lease has penned, but it certainly is a major reason why. We found the top-left particularly crunchy (i.e., tough), but eventually all the grid yielded its secrets, including 16A, Dwarf planet with the largest mass, ERIS (not, as Mike was convinc…

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - A crossword with a lot of SWAGGER! 17:36

3d ago17:36

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This crossword - the second for the NYTimes by Justin Werfel - was everything that you would expect of a Tuesday NYTimes crossword - fun, educational, and, as befitting its position in the week, not too difficult. It did have its moments, however: 51D, End of a sonnet, often, SESTET; 46D, "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard, ASHMAN; and 52A, N…

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Sunday, October 6, 2024 - An A+ of a crossword! 20:18

5d ago20:18

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Today's crossword has a terrific theme, but the supporting cast of clues was also impressive, with gems all over the grid. For instance, 9D, Good "Wheel of Fortune" buy for TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL, ANO (absolutely brilliant!); 51D, "No playing" signs, RESTS (very nice); 87D, Thick plank of a ship, WALE (ok, now we know). Can there be any doubt that thi…

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Saturday, October 5, 2024 - A MONSTRO of a Saturday crossword! 19:48

6d ago19:48

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This was one of our favorite Saturday crosswords this year - tough but fair, with cheery clues to educate and delight. We've covered most of them in today's podcast, but even the ones that were left on the cutting-room floor were good: 35D, Chest bump?, PEC, and 48D, Whirl, so to speak, TRY. For all these reasons this opus, by Natan Last, has won a…

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Friday, October, 4, 2024 - Bilbo Baggins, one of the SHIER members of The Shire 🙄 20:27

7d ago20:27

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An elegant Friday crossword by Zhouqin Burnikel, her 80th for the NYTimes(!). Jean hit a few snags in the bottom right, whereas Mike spun his wheels in the central and upper right regions, before finally getting traction. A fun time was (eventually) had by all, and we have the deets inside, as well as a fine Fun Fact Friday segment (if we do say so…

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PODCAST - The Be-attitudes: Man's Righteousness vs God's Righteousness - Behold and Become 3 34:29

11d ago34:29

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Jesus teaches us how our righteousness can surpass that of the Pharisees and how inner transformation leads to practicing the righteousness the Lord requires. YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ch-MAYm664g?si=VpjlGJNdQT4rdsoz&t=1937 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…

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Thursday, October 3, 2024 - Live long and prosper! 18:41

11d ago18:41

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This is a fine debut crossword by Rena Cohen, with an aptly large number of debut entries to accompany a clever but initially cryptic theme. It involved a rebus, but evolved into the rather important question of where should that rebus go? We have the deets inside, so we cordially invite you to check out today's episode. As a reminder, as you are l…

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PODCAST - Intro - Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places - Deep Dive 14:49

12d ago14:49

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This excerpt from "Enemies of the Mind" examines the link between mental illness and spiritual well-being, suggesting many issues arise from sin and a lack of faith in God. The author critiques modern medicine for focusing on social acceptance instead of addressing spiritual causes. He argues that the Bible offers the best treatment, promoting spir…

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - We're not teasing, TEASEL is in the grid! 15:37

12d ago15:37

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A perfect midweek crossword by Luke K. Schreiber that has echos of yesterday's puzzle. You will recall (or if not, check out our podcast), that yesterday we had a slew of cryptids that couldn't quite be seen clearly. Today we have 13 animals that are, essentially, in hiding; and that entertaining similarity is due, no doubt, to the NYTimes Crosswor…

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PODCAST - Enemies of the Mind Overview - Deep Dive 29:22

13d ago29:22

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This comes from a sermon series titled “Enemies of the Mind,” exploring the harmful effects of various mental and emotional states on the spiritual life of Christians. The author uses the Bible to illustrate the dangers of negativity, materialism, guilt, anger, and the unforgiving spirit. The series highlights the need for believers to cultivate a …

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - HOORAH, a Kevin Curry and Jeff Chen collaboration 24:52

13d ago24:52

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Kevin Curry and Jeff Chen have teamed up to create a fun Tuesday crossword, based on an ingenious attempt to merge myth and mystery. We won't say any more about it here (as October is No Spoiler Month), but we have plenty to say about it in today's podcast, so do have a listen. Beyond our dissection of today's puzzle, we are also delighted to annou…

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PODCAST - The Be-attitudes: Doing vs Being - Behold and Become 2 39:58

14d ago39:58

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Jesus identifies the attitude it takes for Spiritual Growth to be increasing, productive, and permanent in our lives. We apologize for the first 13 minutes of the audio. We had some technical difficulties that day. YT: https://youtube.com/live/wHheOfU56as --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…

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Monday, September 30, 2024 - All good months must come to an end ... 11:38

14d ago11:38

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Today's crossword, by Alexander Liebeskind, does what all good Monday crosswords should do: offer entertaining clues and not crush the spirit of crossword solvers just getting their feet wet. Our favorite entry? 39D, Loud and unhappy sports fans, in slang, BOOBIRDS, although we were also quite taken by 6D, Empire whose capital city was Tenochtitlán…

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Sunday, September 29, 2024 - Joe Deeney rides, er, writes, again! 22:15

15d ago22:15

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Joe Deeney has gotten accolades for writing terrific crosswords, and today's puzzle, we are pleased to report, continues the streak. The theme is ingenious, there are lots of gems everywhere you look in the grid, all-in-all a nice bit of work. Deets inside, as well as a return of our "Oh, That's How You Pronounce It" segment, -- which, astonishingl…

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Saturday, September 27, 2024 - Tarnation this was a tough crossword! 22:35

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You know when a grid has words like HORCHATA and AORTAE lurking inside that the puzzle is going to be tough, and that is most definitely the case today, in this epic Saturday crossword by Margaret Seikel, her 9th for the NYTimes, and her first Saturday entry. Jean got through it much faster than Mike, but both were able to persevere and had a grand…

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Friday, September 27, 2024 - A LYRICAL Friday crossword 17:52

17d ago17:52

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Today's crossword, Jake Bunch's second for the NYTimes, and his second Friday, was splendid: even though Friday crosswords are typically themeless, this did have a meta-theme, really, really intriguing clues. Beyond those mentioned in the podcast, we had 59A, Composer for whom Poland's largest airport is named, CHOPIN; 26D, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: Abb…

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PODCAST - What is Spiritual Growth? - Behold and Become 1 45:53

18d ago45:53

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What does Spiritual Growth look like? Many people say they are spiritual, but what does that mean to Jesus? What does the Bible say? YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/nVr-gB1DLro?si=flbMaWDDFaaeWgIW&t=1842 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support

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Thursday, September 26, 2024 - TARNATION this was a good crossword! 18:49

18d ago18:49

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This is Jesse Guzman's first ever NYTimes crossword, and they've started off with a bang, with a theme that took both cohosts (working independently, as they are wont to do) quite some time to suss out, but that AHA! moment was assuredly worth the wait. There were some other great clues in the grid, including 61A, They take off marks at school, ERA…

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024 - 🎹 DO, RE, MI, etc., etc., ♫ 17:56

19d ago17:56

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This is Peter Gordon's 129th NYTimes crossword, and a perfect example of why the NYTimes keeps publishing his work. The theme is brilliant, the clues sharp and, pardon the pun, upbeat -- quite a lot to like. We have the deets inside, just waiting for you to download all that goodness. Our Triplet Tuesday Contest is going strong, so if you haven't p…

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - Time for the Great PECAN v. PECAN Pronunciation Debate (and a Triplet Tuesday Contest 😍) 24:23

20d ago24:23

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Today's episode is action-packed, but at its heart is a crossword by Kevin L. Shellito, his debut, and an excellent debut it is, with some ingenious cluing and a delightful theme - deets inside. Also, we're hosting another Triplet Tuesday Contest, so get ready to play along and then email us how many clues it took you, in total, to guess all 3 answ…

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Monday, September 23, 2023 - HIALL, HELLO, and ADEIU - a crossword that'll get you coming and going 10:30

21d ago10:30

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We're starting the work week with a pleasing Monday crossword by Freddie Cheng, his 17th for the NYTimes. It had a straightforward, cute theme, and quite a few musicians in the grid, including 35D, "At Last" jazz singer, ETTAJAMES; 28D, Pop star Gomez, SELENA; 15D, Piaf who sang "La Vie en Rose", EDITH; and the ubiquitous (at least in the NYTimes c…

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Sunday, September 22, 2024 - A BEAU of a crossword! 24:06

22d ago24:06

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Today's puzzle was a delight - harkening back to an old movie (whose name we will not reveal here, to maintain the suspense), and with some crisp, entertaining cluing -- in short, the NYTimes Sunday crossword at its best. We dive into details on that, and have a nice bit of listener mail to boot, so delay no longer! Download, listen up, and enjoy! …

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Saturday, September 21, 2024 - RIDIC is a word? Well, that's just ... wait for it ... RIDIC 😀 17:24

23d ago17:24

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Joel Fagliano's given us a bit of a breather, a challenging but relatively straightforward Saturday crossword -- certainly in comparison to the last few weeks, we're still recovering from Sam Ezrsky's last epic. The clues were fun and entertaining, though: 38D, Box office?, CUBICLE; 14D, U.S. city with the motto "Where Discoveries are Made", LOSALA…

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Friday, September 20, 2024 - Don't say no to NOH 😀 15:23

25d ago15:23

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This was a fine, challenging, themeless Friday crossword by Jackson Matz (his second Friday puzzle, and third overall). It is refreshing, after struggling with a theme some days, to get a break, even though that break is tempered by the fact that, as a Friday, the clues tend to become more devious. How else could you describe 23A, Pilot productions…

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Thursday, September 19, 2024 - The Kitchen Sink Episode 15:27

25d ago15:27

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It seems that on Thursdays anything can happen in the NYTimes crossword, and today it seems that everything happened, all at once, in one place. You'll see what we mean when you listen to today's episode, now waiting calmly on our servers for you to tap download and shortly thereafter experience exhilaration/education/etcetera. Show note imagery: t…

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - It would be IGNOBLE to bribe your way to winning an IG NOBEL 😉 11:46

26d ago11:46

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If you haven't visited Rome, you can at least check out two of its many awesome attractions thanks to Casey Callaghan and Will Nediger, the authors of today's puzzle. Beyond those (we will refrain from describing the attractions here, to heighten the suspense), we had some great clues. Nostalgia, courtesy of 46A, ______ Basil, singer of the 1982 hi…

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PODCAST - Forged in Suffering – The Fortified Spirit - Enemies of the Mind 11 42:56

27d ago42:56

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While many view suffering as a problem in life, the secret to joy and contentment is found in the very suffering you may seek to unsuccessfully avoid! YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/RUllm-Phzrg?si=ECWVmZfiRALCDGai&t=1928 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support…

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - OOOOOOH, the places you'll go! 16:36

27d ago16:36

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There were a boatload of O's in today's grid, but they were there for a reason, that being to flesh out a wonderful debut crossword by Howard Neuthaler. A good crossword not only entertains and challenges, but teaches, and this one, by that standard, was a great one. To learn what we learned, and to hear about a new Triplet Tuesday contest coming u…

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Monday, September 16, 2024, -- Huzzah, EDNA Mode is in the grid 😀 9:41

28d ago9:41

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This is Robert Corridan's debut crossword, and a fine debut it is, one that may induce you to sing, perhaps something along the lines of LA, LA, LA, in which case you will be in a very good place to start solving this crossword! Deets (and the decryption of that cryptic last sentence) are within, so have a listen, and, as per usual, let us know wha…

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Sunday, September 15, 2024 - Nothing PROFORMA about this crossword! 16:35

29d ago16:35

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Aimee Lucido is both a children's author -- check out "Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta" - and cruciverbalist - check out today's excellent example. This crossword was not hugely difficult, but it was hugely entertaining, as we explain, in detail, in today's episode. Show note imagery: HIGHFIDELITY, by Nick Hornby We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact…

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Saturday, September 14, 2024 - When it comes to this crossword, we are PHANATICS! 15:03

30d ago15:03

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A tough Saturday crossword (of course!) by Christina Iverson, with the northwest corner being particularly tough. But the clues were fair and fun, making for an enjoyable solve. Deets inside, so we encourage you to download, listen up, and ... enjoy! Show note imagery: A Phillie PHANATIC, limbering up before the big game We love feedback! Send us a…

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Friday, September 13, 2024 - Turns out, Cotton-Eyed Joe is a dance, not an optic emergency 😏 15:10

1M ago15:10

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Today's crossword was a debut for Boaz Moser, and it was a fine one - challenging but VALID, including familiar clues like 15D, Beverage steeped in bright daylight, SUNTEA, lesser known ones, such as 13D, Bit of foam, perhaps, PEANUT, and hilarious ones, such as 4D, One doing the lord's work, VASSAL (😀). We found this to be a very satisfying solve,…

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Thursday, September 12, 2024 - Finally, we can say that the NYTimes crossword is BRAT 😀 13:09

1M ago13:09

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A historic first, "BRAT" used in the sense of 52D, 2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green color -- as opposed to all the 179 previous times, when it was a reference to an annoying small child. The rest of the crossword, by Parker Higgins, was similarly entertaining, as evidenced by clues such as 69A, Nose-in-the-air-type?, PLANE; 52D, Give in on C…

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - Three cheers for New Mexico's GILA National Forest 10:23

1M ago10:23

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A decidedly crunchy Wednesday crossword, Jean managed to chew through it expeditiously, Mike broke a tooth 😉. The theme took a while for both cohosts to grok, after which solving the puzzle became much easier. Deets inside, you are cordially invited to download, listen up, and ... enjoy! Show note imagery: The ARROYOS Natural Area, where we really,…

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - HEMINGWAYESQUE, fun to say, a challenge to spell, and impossible to work into casual conversation 😀 12:43

1M ago12:43

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Today's theme was about as NYTimes-esque as they come, just a fun exploration of attributes of the English language, and something that almost surely could not have been constructed without a computer to do the heavy lifting. Without spoiling anything out here in the show notes, let's just say that the theme involved finding three answers that met …

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Monday, September 9, 2024 - You know it's a classy puzzle when Dame Judi DENCH is in the grid 10:20

1M ago10:20

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Tim D'Alfonso has constructed an excellent Monday crossword -- his debut! -- with a smile-inducing theme and some fun cluing, including 42D, Your of yore, THY; 43D, Start of a donkey's bray, HEE; and the nostalgia-inducing 25D, ________ Sketch (classic toy), ETCHA. This was a great puzzle and likely a confidence-builder for those just starting to d…

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Sunday, September 8, 2024 - A crossword that definitely gives it The Ol' College Try 20:10

1M ago20:10

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Occasionally at JAMDTNYTC HQ, the cohosts opinions are so divergent that one might be inclined to think they are talking about different puzzles: but they most definitely were talking about one puzzle today, that of 9/8/2024, which Jean found to be a piece o' cake, and Mike found to be ... not that. Deets inside, so have a listen, and, as always, w…

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Saturday, September 7, 2024 - Why do spammers always call on the heckelphone? 😂 20:01

1M ago20:01

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After last Saturday's killer crossword we were hoping that Joel might give us a break, but nooooooo, he still had the pedal to the floor, cruciverbially speaking. There were almost no gimmes in the grid, but a plethora of head scratchers, characteristic of David P. Williams, who has written 5 NYTimes crosswords -- 1 Friday, and the rest -- Saturday…

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Friday, September 6, 2024 - CITI never sleeps ... but it does zone out from time to time 😀 🏧 24:23

1M ago24:23

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A challenging Friday crossword, more so in the top-left, less so in the bottom-right. There were a plethora of awesome clues in today's puzzle, including 5A, They often have multiple horns, SKABANDS (what, not TRICERATOPS?); 62A, Competition with many missions, SPACERACE (nice!); and the outstanding 11D, Chicken or mashed potato, DANCE (ha!) Show n…

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Thursday, September 5, 2024 - Yoinks, it's a ZEDONK! 😀 17:23

1M ago17:23

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We had an exceptional Thursday crossword -- no rebuses (rebusae(?)), but an inspired theme from the most brilliant Joe Deeney. We cover it in detail in today's episode, and you can see Joe's oeuvre at xwordinfo.com as well. Show note imagery: Look, ma, it's a ZEDONK! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a…

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 - No ELAND is an ELAND unto itself 😂 14:54

1M ago14:54

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A witty Wednesday crossword by Kareem Ayas, his fourth for the NYTimes since 2023, so he is on a roll! The theme was surprising, especially for a Wednesday, and we'll just let that sentence hang in the air rather than go into the deets here -- but rest assured that the podcast does just that. Besides our in-depth dive through the grid, we also have…

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 🎶 Oh, we've got TUPLE, right here in River City! 😁 16:06

1M ago16:06

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This is Alex Eaton-Salner's 70th NYTimes crossword, and it got to be their 70th, in part*, because of an ingenious theme, and in part because of the superstition that to turn down a crossword with BORIC in the grid (8D, Kind of acid used to make Silly Putty) is exceptionally unlucky** Show note imagery: PEI, in its place *we suspect: editor Joel Fa…

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Monday, September 2, 2024 - Another marvelous Monday crossword! 11:25

1M ago11:25

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Sala Wanetick and Emily Biegas have collaborated on a fine Monday crossword, with a theme that we won't spoil in the show notes -- but most definitely will in the podcast -- other than to say that we are spoiled ... by the consistently high quality of the NYTime's crosswords. Shownote imagery: For the record, the stars of Vanderpump Rules are not d…

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Sunday, September 1, 2024 - Happy Labor Day Eve!! 22:52

1M ago22:52

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Today's crossword was clearly a labor of love and mathematics, for reasons that will become clear as soon as you either check out the crossword, or today's episode. It did seem to have a rather large number of, well, 96A, Brief glimpse of stars, say, CAMEOS -- except in this case the CAMEOS were from a vast array of fields, from art, 81D, Surrealis…

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PODCAST - Addictions – The Enslaved Spirit – Enemies of the Mind – Part 9 46:18

1M ago46:18

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Who or what controls your life? Who is your Master? YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/e8kFFznAWfk?si=ehFasy_rMrVnLjTf&t=1746 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pedro-gelabert/support

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