Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast

37. And Still ANOTHER Musical Episode with Guest: Adam Doctoroff

Emma and Adam return to close out the discussion they started last July on the 2024 Muller Monthly Music Meta puzzles! Spoilers for the MMMM puzzles from August-December 2024 as well as the mega meta and the red herring. Links of interest: Muller Monthly Music Meta: https://pmxwords.com/ [https://pmxwords.com/] Full list of the 2024 MMMM Puzzles: https://pmxwords.com/2024-puzzles/ [https://pmxwords.com/2024-puzzles/] Ariadne's Crossword Library: https://ariadnescrosswordlibrary.com/ [https://ariadnescrosswordlibrary.com/] ------------------------------------------- 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

36. "It's a Breeze!" and "Interstate Travel" with Constructor Mike Graczyk

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 [https://xword-muggles.com/viewforum.php?f=48] Pun of a Kind Blogspot: https://punofakind.blogspot.com/ [https://punofakind.blogspot.com/] Mikey G's Crosshare page: https://crosshare.org/mikeyg [https://crosshare.org/mikeyg] ------------------------------------------- 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

35. Another Musical Episode with Guest: Adam Doctoroff

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/ [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 [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 [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 [https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/2044327/13429835-18-fifth-wheels-by-mark-woychick] ------------------------------------------- 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

34. A Killer (Whale) of an Episode

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/ [https://crosswordfiend.com/2024/03/10/2024-orca-awards/] All ORCA Awards posts on Crossword Fiend: https://crosswordfiend.com/category/orca-awards/ [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 [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 [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/ [https://pmxwords.com/2023-puzzle-8-hope-springs-eternal/] ------------------------------------------- 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

33. HELLaciously Difficult Trivia with Peter Gordon and Alex Eaton-Salners

Surprise! We played a whole 15-minute trivia game with Peter and Alex when they joined us last month that we didn't have time for in episode #31, so here it is now! Links of interest: Listen to the rest of the audio from our chat with Peter and Alex: https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/2044327/14994031-31-resounding-success-and-take-the-fifth-with-constructor-alex-eaton-salners-and-editor-peter-gordon [https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/2044327/14994031-31-resounding-success-and-take-the-fifth-with-constructor-alex-eaton-salners-and-editor-peter-gordon] "A-to-Z Crosswords" Kickstarter from Peter Gordon (live through 10pm EDT on June 2, 2024):  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petergordonpuzzler/a-to-z-crosswords-2024 [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/petergordonpuzzler/a-to-z-crosswords-2024] Additional music by DanJFilms from Pixabay ------------------------------------------- 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