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Monday, June 9, 2025 - Expect the unexpected!

Even if you do expect the unexpected, we predict that you'll still laugh when you figure out today's crossword, as the theme is delightful. Note that if you do not figure ...

June 09, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 26 • 13:40

Sunday, June 8, 2025 - An eerily attractive crossword grid 😉

This was John Kugelman's twelfth NYTimes crossword in about 2 years, and today's puzzle makes it clear why he keeps getting published. The theme was fantastic, and there were enoug...

June 08, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 25 • 20:54

Saturday, June 7, 2025 - SACRA bleu, this crossword was a BEAUT! 😀

Today's crossword was Blake Slonecker's 9th in the NYTimes, and his 4th Saturday, so he definitely knows how to write challenging clues. The grid here was impressive, with 4 full-width and 4 full-height answers -- no easy feat. And the clues we...

June 07, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 24 • 12:40

Friday, June 6, 2025 - A perfect Friday crossword

What, you may ask, makes for a perfect Friday crossword? We're not sure about the what, but we are about the who: Adrian Johnson, the author of today's and 5 prio...

June 06, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 23 • 19:14

Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 1 debut author, 3 debut answers, an ♾️ amount of solving satisfaction 😍

This crossword had a most ingenious theme. Jean spotted it at once, enabling her to solve the puzzle in a goodly time; Mike, alas, solved it in a not-so-goodly time, meaning he had...

June 05, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 22 • 18:35

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Re: [Two-point play in American football] : SAFETY What Jean described is a two point conversion (aka point after touchdown.) Both are worth two points, but a SAFETY is scored by the defensive team when they tackle an offensive ball carrier in his own end zone; Gregory Ross

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