Saturday, November 17, 2023 - Beware Charybdis, horrific sea monster and even more terrifying spelling bee word 😀

A scintillating Saturday crossword by Hoang-Kim Vu -- with a grid that is jam-packed with debut answers, including 36D, Photo of someone holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, say, VISUALGAG; 37A, Writer with good taste?, FOODCOLUMNIST 😀; and one that pretty much stood up on a chair and shouted IAMADEBUTANSWER, 22A, Certain descriptor after a signature nowadays, HEHIM. In other news, we managed to work both a temporally-displaced Fun Fact Friday segment and a JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) into today's episode, so, two for the price of one, what a deal 😀 Solving the New York Times crossword is an excellent way to keep those axons agile and those dendrites laser-focused. To get a subscription, simply wander over to nytimes.com/crosswords, and after a quick electronic transaction, you will have full access to a year's worth of crosswords, and almost 70 years of archives; your brain (axons and dendrites alike!) will thank you.We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected], we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!