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Friday, October 10, 2025 - Another fun-filled Friday frolic of a crossword

Colin Adams seems to have hit the sweet spot with Friday crosswords chock-full of cracklingly good clues. Besides those mentioned in today's podcast, we also have such notables as 14D, Locales for some residents, in brief, ERS (ah, those

October 10, 2025 • 14:45

Thursday, October 9, 2025 - Soyonora, LEONORA 🙄😀

This was Freddie Cheng's 18th NYTimes crossword. He mainly publishes earlier in the week, but he has had a crossword published on every day, no mean feat. Today's puzzle ...

October 09, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 37 • 11:32

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 - Will you enjoy this crossword? Signs point to yes 🔮

This was an enjoyable Wednesday crossword, with a warm, uplifting, nostalgia-centric theme that both cohosts greatly appreciated. We were glad to see Jules VERNE in th...

October 08, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 36 • 13:50

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - TESCO: the best in-store prices, but delivery charges are *insane*

This was a fine debut crossword by Corry Cropper. It felt a little crunchier than usual for a Tuesday, but not overwhelmingly so; and it revolved around a mythological theme, whic...

October 07, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 35 • 16:54

Monday, October 6, 2025 - TEVAs, the favorite footwear of divas 🙄

This was a straightforward Monday crossword, as Monday crosswords tend to be, and an enjoyable crossword, as all NYTimes crosswords edited by Will Shortz are destined to be. We we...

October 06, 2025 • Season 14 • Episode 34 • 12:48

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