About this episode

The episode discusses a mid-week crossword by Johnathan Raksin and Jeff Chen, highlighting its theme and standout clues.

This was an excellent mid-week crossword by Johnathan Raksin and Jeff Chen. The theme was a hoot, and the rest of the clues were of similar high quality. A few that stood out included 26D, Some comfy kicks, MOCS ([embarrassingly-obvious pun redacted]); 9D, Botheration, ADO (we're getting distinct Winnie-the-Pooh vibes here); and 30D, Mork's planet on an old sitcom, ORK (ah, the classics!). Show note imagery: The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, in the UAE Show note videography: A ...

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Hosts: Jean, Mike

Topics covered

• crossword puzzles
• wordplay
• clue analysis
• thematic puzzles
• humor

Keywords

• crossword
• puzzles
• clues
• humor
• wordplay
• Johnathan Raksin
• Jeff Chen

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Places: Burj Khalifa, UAE

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