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Sunday, June 22, 2025 - The only podcast crafted with the sockdolager in mind

To paraphrase Yoda, the pun is strong in this one, a crossword by the mother and daughter team of Ruth B. Margolin and Hannah Margolin, the latter whose impending marriage inspired the aforementioned puns. So, congrats to the Margoli team for t...

June 22, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 38 • 14:01

Saturday, June 21, 2025 - Christina Iverson & Doug Peterson pull out *all* the stops!

This was a quintessential NYTimes Saturday crossword - tough, fair, and fun. It was constructed by two veteran crossword constructors -- Christina Iverson and Doug Peterson -- who...

June 21, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 37 • 17:43

Friday, June 20, 2025 - Happy Solstice Day!

This was a pleasing Friday crossword - the grid looked daunting, and the clues were definitely on the hard side (Mike in particular wallowed in the bottom third of the grid), but ...

June 20, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 36 • 15:17

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Happy Juneteenth!!

The NYTimes crosswords are always good, but this one stands alone, definitely worth a chef's kiss and even possibly a hug -- it was that exceptional. The theme was stupen...

June 19, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 35 • 19:12

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - Eli Cotham cranks it up!

Although this was a Wednesday crossword, some seriously Friday-level clueing did manage to make its way into the grid.  Jean had to exert considerable mental effort, and Mike...

June 18, 2025 • Season 13 • Episode 34 • 13:37

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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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