Nov 19, 2022

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")

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