Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Stop the presses! it's a crossword about ... the presses! Print journalism, to be precise, with a few cameos from NPR and PBS. In keeping with the spirit of education, there was an array of interesting clues, including 4D, Indian ox, ZEBU, 15A, Comic Fields on old Ed Sullivan shows, TOTIE, and Mike's favorite, 41D, Nickname for the 1967 N.F.L. Championship Game, famously played at about -15°, ICEBOWL (yikes!). There were some nice juxtapositions - TOTIE close to TOTE, and ALMS next to ASKME, very nice!Finally, for Tip Tuesday, Jean recommends learning the cardinal points in Spanish - Norte, Sur, Este and Oeste, while Mike assigns, as homework, watching The Simpsons, characters from whom show up in the crossword astonishingly frequently.Remember, you can always subscribe to the New York Times Crossword -- it makes an excellent holiday gift! -- at nytimes.com/crosswords, and to follow along with a solved crossword, go to xwordinfo.com.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!