Fill Me In

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Fill Me In #187: Crossword Mysteries! The Musical Mar 19, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian watch "Crossword Mysteries" and wonder if Will Shortz is hiding something.

Highly illegal YouTube stream of Crossword Mysteries
Not illegal (but also not free) (and possibly not even available) stream of "Gypsy" starring Imelda Staunton
The Fill Me In Wiki
The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
The New York Times puzzles, March 11-March 17

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Fill Me In #186: The best most delicious food in the whole world is reward pizza. Mar 12, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian struggle to wake up for whatever it is we insist on doing to our clocks every spring.

Brian does all the crosswords
Tim Croce's Club 72 Puzzles
The Fill Me In Wiki
Jeopardy!
P&A Magazine
The New York Times puzzles, March 4-March 10

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Fill Me In #185: Between me and progress is my lack of time. Mar 05, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Brian doesn't know enough about smashing watermelons, Ryan doesn't have enough viewers on his YouTube channel, and things get ranty in the Thunder Round.

Brian does all the crosswords
The Fill Me In Wiki (this is a very soft reveal)
P&A Magazine
Next Door Comics's YouTube Channel
How New York Times crossword constructors get paid
The New York Times puzzles, February 25-March 3

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Fill Me In #184: If anyone is near Tyler, nudge him. Feb 26, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian get haircuts, trade bits, and threaten to recall old crap from the first run of the podcast.

Brian does all the crosswords
Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory
Learned League
The New York Times puzzles, February 11-February 17

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Fill Me In #183: Okay, you're royalty — Lord Ryan of the Hecht Feb 19, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan is correct, Brian rejects chili, and collectively, they enjoy 71.4% of something. Look at the math!

Pandemic
Danny Ainge
Outside the Box Puzzles
Brian does all the crosswords
Finger Lakes Crossword Competition
The Indie 500
The New York Times puzzles, February 11-February 17

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Fill Me In #182: Dad raves, that's gonna be the next topic. Feb 12, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian threaten to rave, play Word Sweep, and receive a perplexing phone call.

"When Flight Attendants Were Men"
Outside the Box Puzzles
Bewilderingly
Mouse Adventure
Brian does all the crosswords
P & A Magazine
Westport Crossword Puzzle Contest
Finger Lakes Crossword Competition
The Indie 500
The New York Times puzzles, February 4-February 10

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Fill Me In #181: What seems like nonsense is just cleverly disguised brilliance. Feb 05, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian verb Ben Zimmer, calculate the likelihood of traveling to Egypt, and learn how to make a bubble wig.

Deborah Cameron's article on "Ette-ymology"
A.J. Pollock's statistics
Is it hunt yet?
Puzzle Hunt Calendar
Mouse Adventure
Little Monsters and Knock Down the House
Wiktionary: "stewardess"
The MIT Mystery Hunt (puzzles, solutions, spoilers)
P & A Magazine
Westport Crossword Puzzle Contest
Finger Lakes Crossword Competition
The Indie 500
The New York Times puzzles, January 28-February 3

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Fill Me In #180: Begone, optimism! (with special guest cohost Laura Braunstein) Jan 29, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan is stranded in Utah, and Brian is joined by special guest cohost Laura Braunstein!

The Inkubator
The MIT Mystery Hunt (puzzles, solutions, spoilers)
Westport Crossword Puzzle Contest
Finger Lakes Crossword Competition
The Indie 500
The New York Times puzzles, January 21-27

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Fill Me In #179: Could be the best tasting lettuce and tomato hamburger ... ever! Jan 22, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian keep the hot side hot, the cool side cool, and try to solve all the puzzles.

Puzzah (Escape Rooms from Todd McClary)
Jason Alexander's McDLT commercial
Michael Blake's Garden Party Crosswords
Fireball Newsflash Crosswords
The Inkubator
The Indie 500
P & A Magazine
The New York Times puzzles, January 14-20

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Fill Me In #178: I am nuts with the California version Jan 15, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian share an ocean, lust after television heroes, and dream that one day you'll help them create a puzzle.

This show:

The Inkubator
Word Sweep (we think this is the right thing)
The Indie 500
The New York Times puzzles, January 7-13

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