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Outside the Blocks: A Puzzle Podcast

Emma Oxford and Will Pfadenhauer

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.

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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.

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Muller Mo... more

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!

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Pun of a Kind on XWord M... more

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-Jun... more

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!

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2024 ORCA Awa... more

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • Great intro

    I’ve been an avid solver of traditional American crossword puzzles for a while, but have found it hard to start solving “meta” puzzles (heavy “draw the owl” vibes). I’m six episodes into this podcast and feel a lot more optimistic about learning — and also feel like the hosts are super-nice and knowledgeable! Love that the metas discussed are linked in the show notes so I can solve them first. Look forward to catching up!

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    5
    Sendhil
    United States2 years ago
  • Fun meta crossword talk

    Knowledgeable and entertaining hosts discuss an assortment of meta crossword puzzles. If you like meta crosswords, or if you like regular crosswords and want to learn more about what metas are and how they work, this is the podcast for you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    sixth nickname attempt...
    United States3 years ago
  • Meta Magic

    Excellent introduction to the world of meta crossword puzzles (where there is another puzzle answer derived from the completed grid.) Will and Emma do a great job vocalizing the process of solving meta puzzles by giving actual examples.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tom.MBB
    United States4 years ago

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