Wednesday, August 19, 2026 — Woah, the Fun Factor Meter Exploded! 🥳
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Kareem Ayas has a real knack for writing entertaining crosswords, and those skills are on full display today. The theme was LOL, and there were marvels throughout the grid. Besides those mentioned in the podcast, we had the sly 59D, Important stretches, ERAS; the quintessential garden path of 45A, Cats and dogs, for example: NOUNS; and in the "but of course" realm, 41A, President who was a heavyweight wrestling champion in college, TAFT. Very nice indeed, absolutely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.
Show note imagery: Trampoline BED cleaning, an obscure but important life skill (eh, at least if you have a trampoline!)
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