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Saturday, November 29, 2025 - YAISC (Yet Another Impossible Saturday Crossword 😀)

Did an early version of Elton John's Saturday Night include the lyric "Saturday night's alright for fighting crosswords"? We don't know for certain, but we do know that today's crossword was an epic battle -- at least for Mike. Jean, a...

November 29, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 86 • 13:35

Friday, November 28, 2025 - All hail ARTTATUM, not just a jazz pianist, a jazz *genius*

This was a fine crossword by constructor -- aka SETTER, depending on which side of the pond you live on -- Jacob McDermott, for whom we are thankful for this entire cros...

November 28, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 85 • 11:12

Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Happy Thanksgiving / Black Friday Eve!!

On this dual US holiday -- Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday Eve -- we wish to say how thankful we are for our myriad faithful listeners, and for the geniuses who labor day in and day out to deliver the best crosswords in the ...

November 27, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 84 • 13:17

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Two thumbs up, waaaaaay up!

Today's crossword -- a debut by John McClung -- paid homage to one of the great movie critics of the last century, to wit, ROGEREBERT; and he was full of wit, heaping pr...

November 26, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 83 • 14:07

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - A crossword engineered to leave you completely ENRAPT 🧐😍

This was a splendid Tuesday crossword, thanks to an ingenious theme surrounded by a bevy of bedazzling clues. We appreciated the aptness of seeing 3D, In an angry way, CROSSLY, i...

November 25, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 82 • 18:09

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