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Monday, October 27, 2025 - We'll take a flier on how to spell FLYER 😀

This was Tarun Krishnamurthy's third NYTimes crossword: he now has two Mondays and a Tuesday under his belt. Today's opus had an endearing theme and provided us with an opportuni...

October 27, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 55 • 12:44

Sunday, October 26, 2025 - A Titan might find a CHITON a bit tight on 'em 😉

The last few crosswords have been rather on the challenging side and while Will and co. (co, in this case, being  collaborators Gary Larson and Doug Peterson) definitely did ease up a bit

October 26, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 54 • 17:12

Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Just in time for Halloween, a Very Scary Solve 🫣

Byron Walden has had 110 crosswords published in the NYTimes, of which 71 were Saturdays. If you are wondering why, then take a gander at today's grid, and peek at the podcast; B...

October 25, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 53 • 17:54

Friday, October 24, 2025 - A *brilliant* Friday debut by Kelvin Zhou

It is hard to believe that today's crossword was a debut, but ... believe it! By turns elegant, hilarious, engaging and definitely taxing, both cohost were decidedly enamored wit...

October 24, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 52 • 12:53

Thursday, October 23, 2025 - Life would be *perfect* ... if only we could buy ALDOs at ALDI's 🙄😉

This were a lot of jewels in today's grid, including, well, JOULES (56A, Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie). We also were glad to learn the last name of 60A, Lou ___,...

October 23, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 51 • 14:08

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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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