Saturday, July 11, 2026 — Happy 7/11 Day!!
About this episode
In this episode, Jean and Mike discuss Jim Quinlan's third NYTimes crossword, highlighting its exceptional clues and quality.
Jim Quinlan's third NYTimes crossword didn't peg the Crossword Difficuilty Meter, but it did break our Quality Of Clues Meter, it was that good. We covered the best of the best in today's episode, but the rest of the rest were fine too. For instance, we enjoyed 29A, Offering at a BBQ joint, BIB (not RIB!); 33A, Title seen in a tea caddy, EARL (not TAZO); and 48A, Metaphorical beginning or ending, ASHES (deep, very deep). Show note imagery: The SAVANNAHBANANAS — not just a team, it...
People in this episode
Hosts: Jean, Mike
Topics covered
- crossword puzzles
- clue quality
- NYTimes crossword
- July 11
- wordplay
- puzzle solving
Keywords
- crossword
- NYTimes
- clues
- puzzles
- July 11
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: NYTimes crossword
Places: BBQ joint, tea caddy
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