Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
1,437 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA short, fun and occasionally not unintentionally educational podcast in which two fans of the New York Times crossword describe their puzzle-solving travails.
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Monday, May 9, 2022 - Bring in the OUTRO!
May 10, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.67 MBSend us a Text Message. TOOBADFORYOU if you neglected to do this crossword, because it'd be sure to put you in a HAPPY mood, no JOKE! So much for the executive summary, if you want the full 411, we cordially invite you to download and listen up. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, May 8, 2022 - Bravo, bravo! A fun, fun Sunday crossword!
May 09, 2022 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.23 MBSend us a Text Message. A terrific Sunday crossword, with a theme that literally halved the time required to figure out the themed clues. Jean got through expeditiously, no surprise there, but Mike shockingly managed to solve it on his first go round. Today's episode has all the deets, as well as listener mail 😀, so for guaranteed enjoyment, or your money cheerfully refunded, just hit download/subscribe, play, and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcas...
Saturday, May 7, 2022 - BOOYAH, a crossword with MADAM C.J. WALKER
May 08, 2022 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBSend us a Text Message. It's Friday all over again: Jean tore through this crossword like nobody's business, and again Mike took approximately twice the time to get to the happy music. To quote Jean, when asked, "to what do you attribute your great success", she replied "it helps if you know the answers". Words of wisdom to live by! Today is Saturday, which means it's time to award the coveted JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award). Was it a long-shot, like Sunday's? Perhap...
Friday, May 6, 2022 - SNOODS and SENSEIs and SEAMAPs, Oh My!
May 07, 2022 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBSend us a Text Message. An easy / incredibly difficult crossword, according to Jean / Mike, the former benefitting from having memorized Wikipedia, and the latter disadvantaged by having forgotten it (well, almost all of it, the exception being WAKANDA). All in all, a GEM of a crossword, and except for (or perhaps because of??) a few DREAR moments while one of the cohosts, aka Mike, struggled to get traction, a truly delightful puzzle. We give it a glowing 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. ...
Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, .... and if you know what's next, thank a MATHTEACHER
May 06, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBSend us a Text Message. Another reminder that the NYTimes Crossword, at the top of its game, has no equal, and they're in fine form today -- where, to be specific, that fine form is a SPIRAL. We have all the deets on this dizzyingly impressive puzzle, so to get the 411, download, hit play, and enjoy. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - W.E.B. Dubois is back!
May 05, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.39 MBSend us a Text Message. A gentle Wednesday crossword, with a GLEEEEEEEful theme, an AVALANCHE of fun clues, overall a fun time. Highly recommended, 5 squares on the JAMCR (Jean And Mike Crossword Rating) scale, so if you haven't solved it yet ... do that first, and then download and listen to our blow-by-blow second. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 - A noble crossword, with an IGNOBEL answer
May 04, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.8 MBSend us a Text Message. An educational Tuesday offering by Julian Lim, including a refresher on Chinese dynasties (MING, TANG, CHIN, SUI and HAN, to name 5), the fact that DIMES (presumably American) are 1.35 mm thick, and a reminder that NORI is a type of seaweed that goes around sushi. Now you know. There were other fine bits as well, download today's 100%-ad-free-podcast for all the deets. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on...
Monday, May 2, 2022 - It's just a common KURTA, see.
May 03, 2022 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.91 MBSend us a Text Message. Erik Agard is a legend in the crossword world, and even on a Monday, where there are arguably fewer opportunities to demonstrate one's crossword constructing chops, he manages to do so anyway. How, you ask? Well, we have a comprehensive, stem-to-stern report on today's grid, so just download, subscribe, and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a ...
Sunday, May 1, 2022 - Will this be a great podcast? Why, it's a SHOOIN!
May 02, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.94 MBSend us a Text Message. Opinions were divided on today's puzzle -- Jean found it a snap, Mike, alas, found it a much bumpier road, done in by his lack of knowledge of basketball, northern New Jersey cities, and the Salt-N-Pepa back catalog. Still, a decent crossword, we give it a 4.5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, April 30, 2022 - Is that a BROGAN? NAW!
May 01, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A sly Saturday stumper by veteran crossword constructor Joe DiPietro, with some really tricky corners, and, come to think of it, a grid full of cruciverbal traps. We have all the deets, as well as the winner of this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) just waiting for you, so hit download then hit play for an episode that we hope hits the spot. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on...
Friday, April 29, 2022 - THEREMINS & The SHIRELLES, uber-soothing!
April 30, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword, by first-timer Erica Hsiung Wojcik, was a real workout, with some great/humbling clues like 42D, Tonal language family, BANTU, 20A, Romeo and Juliet, e.g., TEENAGERS, and 24D, It's on the road again, USEDVEHICLES, that made you sweat, and when you figured them out (if you did), grin: in short, perfect Friday fare. Definitely 5 squares on the JAMCR scale! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we...
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - We are totally ↓ with this crossword!
April 29, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.84 MBSend us a Text Message. A terrific Thursday crossword, with a fabulous theme the likes of which has never been seen before! At least certainly not in recent memory. We don't want to spoil the surprise, so try the crossword first, and then check back for our analysis. Suffice it to say, this deserves a very enthusiastic 5 squares on the JAMCR scale Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and st...
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - Bill EVANS, Bebe REXA, ABBA, Young THUG, it's a musical cornucopia!
April 28, 2022 02:00 - 10 minutes - 7.41 MBSend us a Text Message. A fine Wednesday crossword by Alex Bajcz, and if you like pinball games, doubly so. There was much to like in today's grid, with fun clues like 1A, One inclined to go in and out, RAMP (nice!); 31D, Drollery, WIT (drollery, truly one of the great words of the ... 17th century?); and of course 21A, County north of the Firth of Forth, FIFE (of course it is). So hat's off to today's constructor, we give this a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Contact Info: We love listener...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - The JIG is up ... there, in the top left corner, to be precise
April 27, 2022 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBSend us a Text Message. A blast-from-the-past, with a handful of rock bands from the 70s and 80s, deftly woven into the grid with great APLOMB. We liked it ... a lot, and give it 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday, so to find out how Jean fared, hit download, or better yet, subscribe, and start listening ASAP! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up...
Monday, April 23, 2022 - Lucretia MOTT, woman of distinction
April 26, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.48 MBSend us a Text Message. A nice Monday crossword, the perfect palette cleanser after yesterday's epic battle (for one of us, no prize for guessing which). It was a debut for Li Ding, and hopefully we'll see more of him in the future! Today's episode also features the exciting debut of a new catchphrase -- so if you want the origin story and/or be able to tell your grandchildren you were there when the catchphrase was born -- all you need to do is download and listen up. Contact Info: We lo...
Monday, April 23, 2022 - Lucretia MOTT, woman of distinction
April 26, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.48 MBA nice Monday crossword, the perfect palette cleanser after yesterday's epic battle (for one of us, no prize for guessing which). It was a debut for Li Ding, and hopefully we'll see more of him in the future! Today's episode also features the exciting debut of a new catchphrase -- so if you want the origin story and/or be able to tell your grandchildren you were there when the catchphrase was born -- all you need to do is download and listen up. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us...
Sunday, April 24, 2022 - Attack of the ... ANTCOW??
April 25, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBSend us a Text Message. An easy/ludicrously-difficult crossword, according to Jean/Mike. Also a controversial one, according to the massive number of comments that this generated on Word Play (the NYTimes column for discussing NYTimes Crosswords, highly recommended). We have our own take, and we'd be curious to get your take on it too: [email protected]. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to dr...
Saturday, April 23, 2022 - From 1A, CODERED, to 46D, ALARM, this crossword HASITALL
April 24, 2022 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.17 MBSend us a Text Message. A relatively straightforward Saturday puzzle, at least compared to the Mt. Everest level-of-difficulty of last week. It was by no means easy, but clues like 1D, They might smell fishy, CATTREATS, and 33D, It goes hand to hand, CLAP, were balanced by clues like 8D, Beat, TIRED, and 40A, Peter Pan alternative, JIF. In other news, we've picked this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), and we're sure you'll either agree with us ... or not 😀 C...
Friday, April 22, 2022 - Airfare to the FAROE islands? it's fair!
April 23, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBSend us a Text Message. Friday crosswords are meant to try one's souls, and by that standard today's puzzle by Daniel Sheremeta was a smashing success. Jean loped through it in decent time, whereas Mike, solving in tai-chi mode, took just a tad bit longer. That's not to take away from this fine puzzle, however - assuredly a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there...
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - FAWNs, EFTs, GARs, ERNEs and TIGREs, it's a zoo in here!
April 22, 2022 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.89 MBSend us a Text Message. A very nice Thursday crossword, with a brilliant theme (well, some of the time: at others you can't see it at all). And if that last sentence didn't appear to make sense, fear not, all will be revealed when you download and listen up! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - TIMDUNCAN, NBA MVP and ideal doughnut spokesperson!
April 21, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBSend us a Text Message. A slightly more intense crossword than usual, the cost, perhaps, of having to squeeze in 4 names that contribute to an awesome theme. Our themestress ™️ Jean has all the deets, so to find out what that theme was, and where all the particularly crunchy bits of this crunchy crossword lay, just download and hit play. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - Spare some time for a striking crossword
April 20, 2022 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.29 MBSend us a Text Message. An educational Tuesday puzzle, with such enlightening clues as 46D, Only mortal Gorgon in Greek myth, MEDUSA; 67A, Disney heroine whose name means "ocean", MOANA; and the curious 51D, Attempting to, casually, TRYNA. There was also a theme, about which our head themestress ™️, aka Jean, has much to say. Of course it's Triplet Tuesday: will Mike make a fool of himself, or merely ... make a fool of himself? Download now, and all will be revealed! Contact Info: We love ...
Monday, April 18, 2022 - Tracee Ellis Ross rides again!
April 19, 2022 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MBSend us a Text Message. A marvelous Monday crossword, a CHALLENGE in spots, but pleasingly LIGHT on pop culture, EYEROLL! Jean and Mike both found it took a wee bit longer than usual for a Monday, but was still eminently doable, and worthy of 5 squares on the still, remarkably, unconstrained-by-supply-chain-shortages JAMCR scale. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conver...
Sunday, April 17, 2022 - Today's crossword got it EGGsactly right
April 18, 2022 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.58 MBSend us a Text Message. A terrific Sunday crossword. Constructors love to plant little easter eggs as rewards for the keen-eyed, but today's easter eggs were especially on the nose because they were ... wait for it ... easter eggs! Rather a lot of them, in fact. Intriguing? Want to know more? The answer lies within, so download and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a...
Saturday, April 16, 2022 - TIOGA and TICOS and TALKIES, Oh, My!
April 17, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBSend us a Text Message. A grueling Saturday crossword, the sneaky-clue meter was pegging all over the grid. Jean hit a sticky wicket in the top-left, while Mike's unfamiliarity with vodka -- he knows how to spell it, and has a vague recollection that it is odorless, but that's about it -- left him bereft in the southwest corner. There were some great clues in today's grid, though, and you can hear all about them by clicking Play (or subscribe, as you see fit) right now! Contact Info: We...
Friday, April 15, 2022 - What do we think of our listeners? XOXOXOXOXO!
April 16, 2022 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.73 MBSend us a Text Message. An eXcellent Friday crossword, with a grid that is just overflowing, almost, with X's, and also features a remarkable dearth of black squares. Jean found today's puzzle to be an entertaining solve, and Mike found that he didn't know how to spell PYRANEES, um, we mean PYRENEES (whew!). For all the deets, as well as today's Fun-Fact-Friday fact, we cordially invite you to download and listen up! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@ic...
Thursday, April 14, 2022 - Today's puzzle analyzed, FROMSTEMTOSTERN
April 15, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.74 MBSend us a Text Message. An appetizing Thursday puzzler by Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan: the clever clues come thick and fast, the theme comes extra crunchy, all in all a delicious mid-week treat. For all the deets, and some fascinating analysis you will, we promise, not find anywhere else, download and listen up! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conve...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - ROSHAMBO!
April 14, 2022 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.89 MBSend us a Text Message. ROSHAMBO might sound like a cross between a religious holiday and a Sylvester Stallone film, but it is not: rather it is the name of a game that you have likely played many times in your life, but might not have ever heard of by this name. Take a guess, then take a listen, to see if you got it right. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - Edith PIAF, la chanteuse enchantée
April 13, 2022 02:00 - 11 minutes - 8.15 MBSend us a Text Message. ODDS are you'll find today's crossword a good 'un, with a LIGHT, diverting theme, but with multiple OHO moments that hopefully won't have you saying OYVEY when enlightenment does strike. For a full discussion, and to see how Jean fared on Triplet Tuesday, you know the drill! Download and listen up. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, April 11, 2022 - The best kiln ever, the OAST of the town!
April 12, 2022 01:00 - 8 minutes - 5.98 MBSend us a Text Message. A slightly crunchier than usual Monday puzzle, and the debut for crossword constructor Rachel Simon. Both Jean and Mike ran into a few potholes on the road to success, but managed to eke out the win -- albeit in nowhere near their stretch goal of a 5 minute crossword. Want all the deets? Of course you do, so download now and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by th...
Sunday, April 10, 2022 - AESIR -\ ˈā-ˌzir - (n) 1.Set of Norse gods, 2. Font of future MARVEL movie plots
April 11, 2022 01:00 - 13 minutes - 8.97 MBSend us a Text Message. If you like anagrams, you'll love today's crossword -- an incredible feat of cruciverbal engineering that really has to be seen to be believed. If you've done the crossword, you've already seen it: if not, wander over to xwordinfo.com to see the grid in all its glory. Exciting news on the JAMDTNYTC swag front - we will be giving away a free subscription to the New York Times crossword to the first person to email us, at crosswordpodcast.com. So fire up that email c...
Saturday, April 9, 2022 - Que CERA, CERA
April 10, 2022 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Usually, Jean & Mike, solving independently, have a somewhat similar experience when working on the crossword. Today was not one of those days. For all the deets, as well as to learn who won the JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), we cordially invite you to download and listen up. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Friday, April 8, 2022 - SPLEEN and META and PIQUE, Oh My!
April 09, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBSend us a Text Message. A peg-the-difficulty-meter Friday crossword, Caitlin Reid not only pulls out all the stops, she rips them to shreds and then buries them where nobody can find them! But we went spelunking, and META with some success, so to hear what we discovered, download and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Thursday, April 7, 2022 - YOHO, YOHO, a crossword-solver's life for me!
April 08, 2022 01:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBSend us a Text Message. A fun Thursday crossword, because Lucy Howard and Ross Trudeau don't know how to write any other, and for that we are truly grateful. Need proof? We've got it in spades, just download and listen up for all the deets! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - What TRICKERY is this? COMMA over here and explain thyself!
April 07, 2022 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.86 MBSend us a Text Message. A fun Wednesday crossword by Damon Gulczynski, who is undoubtedly a stickler when it comes to punctuation. To see why we make that bold assertion, and to enjoy a light hearted conversation in which we guarantee that every punctuation mark is exactly where it should be, just download and, listen up. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, April 4, 2022 - Who carries out ecotage? An ECOTEUR!
April 06, 2022 02:00 - 11 minutes - 8.22 MBIt is a little known fact that any crossword with HOLDMYBEER in the grid automatically earns 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and so it is with great pride and only a tinge of wry humor that we announce that today's crossword has earned that rare honor! We have much more to say about today's crossword, to find out what that is (and to enjoy Mike's struggles during Triplet Tuesday™️), download and listen up!
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - Who carries out ecotage? An ECOTEUR!
April 06, 2022 02:00 - 11 minutes - 8.22 MBSend us a Text Message. It is a little known fact that any crossword with HOLDMYBEER in the grid automatically earns 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and so it is with great pride and only a tinge of wry humor that we announce that today's crossword has earned that rare honor! We have much more to say about today's crossword, to find out what that is (and to enjoy Mike's struggles during Triplet Tuesday™️), download and listen up! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crossword...
Monday, April 4, 2022 - Could you FETA VELOCIRAPTOR in the ARGO? EYEROLL!
April 05, 2022 01:00 - 7 minutes - 5.27 MBSend us a Text Message. A straightforward Monday for those schooled in the spelling of dinosaur names; a slightly more arduous task for those who were not. Regardless, it's the journey that counts, and to hear how ours went, all you need to do is click / tap download to get the full travelog. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, April 3, 2022 - ADAMSON, Born Free!
April 04, 2022 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBSend us a Text Message. We are back after a brief unexpected hiatus due to some logistical problems. And what a crossword to come back to! Jean persevered, Mike went, like 7A, "... and it flopped", PFFT, as his usually near-eidetic memory when it comes to mid-20th century naturalists failed him ... the name was ADAMSON, not ALAMSON. For all the gory details, we highly recommend you download, and listen up. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. ...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - Needin' the skinny on SHINNY? Start listenin' now.
March 31, 2022 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.95 MBSend us a Text Message. In today's war between velar nasal and alveolar nasal, good ol' al was the victor, as many g's were sacrificed in the making of today's pun-riddled grid. Some of the clues were quite fresh: 19A, Preserve, as ashes, INURN, and 22D, Philosopher Zeno's birthplace, ELEA -- were definitely new to our dynamic duo, but those PUNS? Oh, YEAH! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by t...
March 29, 2022 - That's ASADA Taco!
March 30, 2022 02:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword is right down to business, and while the more pedantic might argue that it is, technically speaking, right across to business, we not only stand by our statement but maintain that it might be the germ of a future crossword theme. In the meantime, this crossword also had a theme, which you'll surely want to make your business: so download, listen up and, as usual, enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]...
Monday, March 28, 2022 - BENTOBOX - simultaneously a Japanese-style lunch box and a product-placement coup for BentoBox Restaurant, Inc.
March 29, 2022 02:00 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MBA fairly straightforward Monday: Jean came tantalizingly close to breaking the 5-minute barrier, while Mike ... did not. For the deets, as in who knew what when, and who thought that CANON should be spelled with 2 N's, we cordially invite you to subscribe / download / enjoy. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, March 28, 2022 - BENTOBOX - simultaneously a Japanese-style lunch box and a product-placement coup for BentoBox Restaurant, Inc.
March 29, 2022 02:00 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MBSend us a Text Message. A fairly straightforward Monday: Jean came tantalizingly close to breaking the 5-minute barrier, while Mike ... did not. For the deets, as in who knew what when, and who thought that CANON should be spelled with 2 N's, we cordially invite you to subscribe / download / enjoy. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, March 27, 2022 - A puzzle to prove your solving CHEOPS
March 28, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.63 MBSend us a Text Message. We're back! After a week on the French Riviera (or possibly Green Bay, they are easily confused). Speaking of confused, today's crossword was a doozie, with a Pyramid, a Pharaoh, and much, much, more. We've got all the analysis you've been craving inside, so download and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, March 19, 2022 - LONCHANEY, the "Man of 1000 Faces" (and 3 New York Times Crosswords)
March 20, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Saturdays are generally regarded as the toughest crosswords of the week, and today's is an exemplar: but like the best of the Saturdays, it does not flood the grid with cultural references, but just uses witty cluing. Who cannot but applaud clues such as 20D, Something often seen with trunks, BARECHEST? Or 37A, Came out of the blue?, CHEEREDUP? Those are just a few of a bevy of brilliant clues and answers. Next week we are on hiatus, but fortunately our entire back ...
Friday, March 18, 2022 - JOYCE Bryant, aka The Belter
March 19, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.98 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword was a toughie. Both Jean & Mike flailed about in the northwest corner, where some deliciously EVIL (and we say that in the best possible sense of the word, and also because EVIL happened to be one of the answers!) cluing made for a hard slog. The rest of the grid was no cakewalk either, but still, we like a challenge, and doff our hats to the constructors, and would rate this a definite 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Contact Info: We love listener m...
Thursday, March 17, 2022 - SANTASLAP - a comfy place or a precursor to coal in a stocking? You be the judge!
March 18, 2022 02:00 - 9 minutes - 6.58 MBSend us a Text Message. A highly satisfactory Thursday offering, with a brilliant theme, and the sort of terrifically crisp cluing that suggests Jeff Chen is involved. This is definitely a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and to find out what it takes to get into that rarefied echelon, download / subscribe / enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, March 15, 2022 - It's ducks, all the way down!
March 17, 2022 01:00 - 10 minutes - 7.42 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword was just ducky! And not that we're trying to SHIRK our responsibility, but in order to AVOID any spoiler alerts, and DODGE controversy, we will eschew any further references to a theme that is guaranteed to quack you up! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - This crossword? ITS(NOT)THEPITS
March 16, 2022 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A fun Tuesday crossword, with a witty theme. Jean tore through the crossword in 10:10, Mike, naticked by 55A, Gymnast Aly with three Olympic gold medals, RAISMAN, intersecting 52D, Christine of "The Blacklist", LAHTI, fared ... well, not well, but he's done (waaaaaaaaay) worse. For all the deets, as well as the outcome of today's Triplet Tuesday, download/subscribe/enjoy. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're ...
Monday, March 14, 2022 - This crossword was FAB!
March 15, 2022 01:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MBSend us a Text Message. Any crossword that manages to bring the likes of STEVEURKEL, KIMMYGIBBLER, WILSONWILSON, and FREDROGERS into one grid has to be applauded, and we are happy to oblige! For all the deets, just subscribe and/or download and/and enjoy. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!