Tuesday, July 14, 2026 — A Collaborative Debut, Woo-hoo! 🙌
About this episode
This episode features a collaborative crossword debut by Gus Bloxham and Bharati Hemmady, highlighting amusing clues and cultural references.
This was a collaborative debut by Gus Bloxham and Bharati Hemmady, and it was an auspicious start to what we hope will be a succession of great crosswords. We were amused by 43D, Unlike the direction of this clue's answer, ACROSS; impressed with how frequently we've seen 6D, Singer with the best-selling album "21", ADELE (for the record, 329x); and happy to be reminded of 65A, Mo. with International Talk Like a Pirate Day, SEP. Arrrrr, shiver our timbers! Show note imagery: Curiosity, still t...
People in this episode
Hosts: Jean, Mike
Guests: Gus Bloxham, Bharati Hemmady
Topics covered
- crossword puzzles
- collaboration
- music
- pirate culture
- debut
Keywords
- crossword
- collaboration
- ADELE
- International Talk Like a Pirate Day
- July 14, 2026
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 21
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