Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast

著者: Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer
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  • A podcast dedicated to meta crosswords and other fun puzzles! Come join Emma and Will as they break down the month's puzzles, interview constructors, and just generally have a good time.
    © 2024 Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast
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A podcast dedicated to meta crosswords and other fun puzzles! Come join Emma and Will as they break down the month's puzzles, interview constructors, and just generally have a good time.
© 2024 Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast
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  • 36. "It's a Breeze!" and "Interstate Travel" with Constructor Mike Graczyk
    2024/08/04

    Emma and Mike talk about two of Mike's "Pun of a Kind" metas! If you've ever found yourself thinking, "I would like crosswords more if 30% of clues were puns," then oh boy have we got some puzzles for you!

    Links of interest:
    Pun of a Kind on XWord Muggles Forum: https://xword-muggles.com/viewforum.php?f=48
    Pun of a Kind Blogspot: https://punofakind.blogspot.com/
    Mikey G's Crosshare page: https://crosshare.org/mikeyg

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    Want to get in touch with us? We would love to hear from you! You can reach Emma at damefoxwords@gmail.com, and you can reach Will at pandorasblockswmc@gmail.com. We may read your letter on a future episode!

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    Music by FASSounds from Pixabay

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    40 分
  • 35. Another Musical Episode with Guest: Adam Doctoroff
    2024/07/14

    Emma and Adam talk about the first seven* Muller Monthly Music Meta puzzles from 2024! Spoiler warning for ALL of those puzzles, so go solve them first if you haven't already!

    *The first ~30 minutes of the episode is a discussion of the January-June puzzles, and the rest of the episode is a live-solve and discussion of the July puzzle, which was released the day of recording.

    Links of interest:
    Muller Monthly Music Meta: https://pmxwords.com/
    "32. An Elemental Episode" (our previous episode on the 2024 MMMM covering just the May puzzle): https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/2044327/15093368-32-an-elemental-episode
    MMMM discussions on the XWord Muggles Forum: https://xword-muggles.com/viewforum.php?f=8
    "18. "Fifth Wheels" by Mark Woychick" (our episode on another puzzle with a similar mechanism to the July 2024 MMMM): https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/2044327/13429835-18-fifth-wheels-by-mark-woychick

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    Want to get in touch with us? We would love to hear from you! You can reach Emma at damefoxwords@gmail.com, and you can reach Will at pandorasblockswmc@gmail.com. We may read your letter on a future episode!

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    Music by FASSounds from Pixabay

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    43 分
  • 34. A Killer (Whale) of an Episode
    2024/06/16

    A long overdue discussion on the 2024 (or is it the 2023?) ORCA Awards, which were announced all the way back in March. Spoilers for all seven of the puzzles which were nominated for Best Contest Crossword this year!

    Links of interest:
    2024 ORCA Awards: https://crosswordfiend.com/2024/03/10/2024-orca-awards/
    All ORCA Awards posts on Crossword Fiend: https://crosswordfiend.com/category/orca-awards/
    "Signs of the Times" by Mike Shenk: https://www.wsj.com/articles/signs-of-the-times-friday-crossword-january-20-11674083351
    "Plurality" by Mike Shenk: https://www.wsj.com/articles/plurality-friday-crossword-may-12-d86ef45
    "Hope Springs Eternal" by Pete Muller and Mack Meller: https://pmxwords.com/2023-puzzle-8-hope-springs-eternal/

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    Want to get in touch with us? We would love to hear from you! You can reach Emma at damefoxwords@gmail.com, and you can reach Will at pandorasblockswmc@gmail.com. We may read your letter on a future episode!

    Podcast hosting by Buzzsprout
    Music by FASSounds from Pixabay

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    36 分

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