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Manage episode 347521254 series 1341939
In this ep, Rebecca and Brooke review New York Times crossword puzzles from 11/9/22 - 11/12/22.
Including!
- The first-ever, no-details-necessary, void-where-prohibited Crossnerds challenge: ⭐ Guess Our Zodiac Signs! ⭐️ Tweet us @Crossnerds or message us to play.
Also!:
- "Reduplicative names" puzzles
- "Reduplicative": redundant?
- Repeated clues: ALLOWED!
- Non-semantic themes
- Letterbanks
- Two takes on GOTTI
- Things that don't look like boats
- Reverse reveals
- The grammar of adverbs (disjuncts, e.g. "Hopefully...")
- Evocativeness in clues
- What sound owls make (hint: it is not "PEEP")
Enjoying "Crossnerds"? Give us five ⭐️s in Spotify! Comment in Apple Podcasts! @ us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon! Or just keep listening. Or all. Ideally all. But we'll take any. Please and thank you!
134 episodes
Manage episode 347521254 series 1341939
In this ep, Rebecca and Brooke review New York Times crossword puzzles from 11/9/22 - 11/12/22.
Including!
- The first-ever, no-details-necessary, void-where-prohibited Crossnerds challenge: ⭐ Guess Our Zodiac Signs! ⭐️ Tweet us @Crossnerds or message us to play.
Also!:
- "Reduplicative names" puzzles
- "Reduplicative": redundant?
- Repeated clues: ALLOWED!
- Non-semantic themes
- Letterbanks
- Two takes on GOTTI
- Things that don't look like boats
- Reverse reveals
- The grammar of adverbs (disjuncts, e.g. "Hopefully...")
- Evocativeness in clues
- What sound owls make (hint: it is not "PEEP")
Enjoying "Crossnerds"? Give us five ⭐️s in Spotify! Comment in Apple Podcasts! @ us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon! Or just keep listening. Or all. Ideally all. But we'll take any. Please and thank you!
134 episodes
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