In this ep, Rebecca and Brooke review New York Times crossword puzzles from 11/9/22 - 11/12/22. Including! <ul> <li>The first-ever, no-details-necessary, void-where-prohibited Crossnerds challenge: ⭐ Guess Our Zodiac Signs! ⭐️ Tweet us <a href= "http://twitter.com/crossnerds">@Crossnerds</a> or <a href= "https://crossnerds.com/contact">message us</a> to play.</li> </ul> Also!: <ul> <li>"Reduplicative names" puzzles</li> <li>"Reduplicative": redundant?</li> <li>Repeated clues: ALLOWED!</li> <li>Non-semantic themes</li> <li>Letterbanks</li> <li>Two takes on GOTTI</li> <li>Things that don't look like boats</li> <li>Reverse reveals</li> <li>The grammar of adverbs (disjuncts, e.g. "Hopefully...")</li> <li>Evocativeness in clues</li> <li>What sound owls make (hint: it is not "PEEP")</li> </ul> Enjoying "Crossnerds"? Give us five ⭐️s in <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/1UA5V12hUThsnxRmYwHd3P?si=d7c00b64c90d4edb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>! Comment <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crossnerds/id1195458605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in Apple Podcasts</a>! <a href= "https://crossnerds.com/content/twitter.com/crossnerds">@ us on Twitter</a>! Support us <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/crossnerds">on Patreon</a>! Or just keep listening. Or all. Ideally all. But we'll take any. Please and thank you!

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Crossnerds is the world's best—er, nerdiest—crossword puzzle podcast. Editors, constructors, solvers, and allies deliver piping-hot takes on the New York Times crossword puzzle and the vast cruciuniverse of wordplay beyond.