Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
1,437 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 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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Friday, June 16, 2023 - Welcome back, LAZARUS!
June 17, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A fine Friday crossword, a tad on the easier side, in spite of an imposing looking grid. Basically, if you're looking to tackle a Friday crossword, this would be a very good place to start. Deets inside! What was your favorite crossword of the week? Vote here! 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, June 15, 2023 - LLANOS, aka The Birdwatcher's Paradise 😀
June 16, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A superb Thursday crossword by David Harris: the theme was fabulous, the clues sparkling, and the pop culture references (Mike's bane) almost non-existent. Some of the stellar clues that didn't make it into the podcast included 10D, Pashmina fabric, CASHMERE (huh!); 11D, T-Bonz brand, ALPO (which makes more sense once you realize the word is brand, not band 😀); 31D, OverDO it as an ACtor, EMOTE (that ought to win an award, that being the clue, not necessarily the ACt...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - A knotty crossword (not!)
June 15, 2023 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.88 MBSend us a Text Message. A unique -- or at least certainly rare -- theme by a debut cruciverbalist, Jennifer Hoelzer, one that was not naughty (even though it did have SMUT in the grid); but it was knotty (although not overly so, as befitting a mid -eek puzzle). And if all of this wordplay is driving you nots, er, we mean nuts, then download today's episode and all will become perfectly clear! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - Watch out! ANTBEAR ahead!
June 14, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.86 MBSend us a Text Message. A terrific Tuesday crossword, with a witty theme and some excellent clueing (Jean's fave was 51D, Cute little mishap, OOPSY, while Mike was partial to 43D, Aardvark, by any other name, ANTBEAR). In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday, and this time Mike's on the hot seat - will he prosper, or will (as might be appropriate considering the aforementioned temperature of said seat) he go down in fames? To find out, subscribe, download, listen up, and enjoy. Contact Info:...
Monday, June 12, 2023 - HIHO, HIHO, it's off to solve a crossword we go 🎶
June 13, 2023 01:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MBSend us a Text Message. A nice Monday crossword: Jean found it to be a piece o' cake, Mike found it to be a more like BUBBLEGUM, sticky in spots -- but still tasty! We also have another episode of OTHYPI (Oh, That's How You Pronounce It!), featuring the ... well, you wouldn't want us to spoil it now, would you? So, to find out how to pronounce the name that we will not pronounce (er, write) here, we heartily encourage you to download, listen up, and enjoy. Contact Info: We love listener ...
Sunday, June 11, 2023 - Care for some CALLALOO, PARD?
June 12, 2023 01:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBSend us a Text Message. A themeless Sunday crossword, but all in a good cause: the least number of clues, and the most number of debuts, in a Sunday! Only an accomplished constructor like Sam Ezersky could pull this off, and to hear how he did it, as well as our take on this cruciverbal marvel, subscribe, download, listen up, and enjoy. Finally, be sure and tune in tomorrow for another exciting episode of our award winning segment "Oh, That's How You Pronounce It!" (OTHYP), featuring BILB...
Saturday, June 10, 2023 - CINCINNATUS and TELESCOPIUM and ORNAMENTING, oh, my!
June 11, 2023 01:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBSend us a Text Message. John Hawksley pulls out all the stops on this one: no theme (typical for Saturday), but some jaw-droppingly difficult clues that will leave you awed, agog, and amazed (which also sounds like a great name for a law firm 😀). We have all the deets inside, as well as this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), so for all that goodness, subscribe, download, listen up, and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@i...
Friday, June 9, 2023 - This crossword has got it all, SOUPTONUTS!
June 10, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A fabulous, fun Friday crossword by a reliably great crossword constructor, Robin Weintraub. It has such pleasing clues as 57A, Contronym that means moving quickly or not moving at all, FAST 😀 ; 56A, Alternative to an elbow, PSST 😀 😀 ; and 29A, Take the edge off, say, ERODE 😀 😀 😀. Yes, the entire grid is just like that, sparkling clues that make you want to stand up and applaud. Bravo, Robin! Tomorrow we'll be picking our JAMCOTWA, and if you'd like to weigh in on ...
Thursday, June 8, 2023 - Quickly, fetch the secret decoder ring!
June 09, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBSend us a Text Message. It's not clear that the phrase "come for the theme, stay for the clues" has ever been applied to a crossword before -- ChatGPT denied knowledge -- but it really does apply to this one. It has an attention-grabbing theme (thanks to multiple gray and embedded-circle squares), but the clues are 😘 (the closest that we could come to a chef's kiss Emoji). We cover most of them in today's episode, so for all the deets, subscribe, download, listen up, and enjoy! Contact Inf...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - BREAKINGSTORY - this crossword was fabulous!
June 08, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBSend us a Text Message. A very pleasing crossword by Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson, who managed to sneakily embed a chyron into the grid. They also seemed to have included a mini-French theme, with 36A, "Ta-da!", ETVOILA, and 18D, Belle's counterpart, BETE. [We momentarily entertained the notion that the answer to 2D, AMI, would also fit the bill, but, alas, the clue, was "Are you telling this story or _______?". Five squares on the JAMCR scale, and to find out why, please subscribe, down...
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - Give the constructor a DAP for pulling out all the STOPS
June 07, 2023 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBSend us a Text Message. You might want to have a pillow handy while working on today's crossword, so when you figure out the theme and your jaw drops, no serious injury results. Yes, the crossword is that good. For all the deets ( we do not want to spoil things here), subscribe, download, listen up, 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!
Monday, June 5, 2023 - OKEEFFE, often lauded, often misspelled 😀
June 06, 2023 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.36 MBSend us a Text Message. A fine Monday crossword by Eric Rollfing, with one of those memorable Monday themes that makes one ponder the incredible ingenuity of the many NYTimes Crossword constructors. There were a few sneakier clues in the grid, including 59D, Poached component of the dish shakshuka, EGG, and (especially since clued without any reference to churches ) 53D, Semicircular building recess, APSE, but fortunately the crosses were gentle. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop u...
Sunday, June 4, 2023 - A crossword to be proud of!
June 05, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBSend us a Text Message. In honor of Pride month, the NYTimes Crossword editors have broken out the ol' color palette. They may have previously embedded color (other than gray) in the grid , but not very often - so if this is not a debut, it certainly is a rare event. The colors were put to good use, though, in a theme that was both a celebration of Pride month and the ingenuity of the crossword constructor, Rafael Musa. Kudos on a job well done, a puzzle that definitely warrants 5 squares ...
Saturday, June 3, 2023 - This crossword was a PUZZLINGPROBLEM 😀
June 04, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBSend us a Text Message. A superb Saturday crossword by John Westwig, challenging -- as one would expect from the putatively hardest crossword of the week! -- but fair, with a merciful (from Mike's perspective) dearth of pop culture references (44A, Actress Sink of "Stranger Things", SADIE, being one of the rare exceptions; we'll give 10A, Winner of three Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host, SAJAK a pass, since he's been host since 1981; and don't even get us started on JUSTINIANII 😉). Als...
Friday, June 2, 2023 - We'll have a SPACEOPERA, please, with a side order of TIMETRAVEL
June 03, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.98 MBSend us a Text Message. A much easier crossword than Thursday's, both cohosts were able to get through it without too much difficulty - a fact which Jean attributes to a (for her) novel solving technique. To find out what that entails, we cordially invite you to subscribe / download / listen up / enjoy. As promised, our poll -- in which you get to pick which should be the JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) is now out, although in the interest of fairness, we heartily impl...
Thursday, June 1, 2023 - This crossword was NOT1/2BAD
June 02, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.81 MBSend us a Text Message. A tricky Thursday crossword (as Thursday crosswords are wont to be), with the sort of highly ingenious theme that suggests the Steinberg CLAN might be involved, as, gasp(!), they were. And that theme was nestled within a constellation of clever clues, a goodly portion of which are discussed in today's episode, so download, listen up, and ... enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel fre...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - Here's hoping this podcast will GOVIRAL 😀
June 01, 2023 02:00 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A fine Wednesday crossword by Brandon Koppy, who has been known to crank it up to 11, but here keeps the difficulty level mercifully moderate. The theme was fun, the crosses entertaining and educational, what's not to like? Nothing, as far as we can tell, hence the perfect 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!
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - This crossword was *not* for the BIRDS 😉🐥
May 31, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBSend us a Text Message. If you've ever gone birding and had trouble actually spotting any birds, then today's crossword will seem familiar; eight of our winged friends, hiding in plain sight. Details within, as well as an epic Triplet Tuesday Contest, so download, listen up, enjoy ... and don't forget to tell all your friends about us, too! 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, May 29, 2023 - WHATTHEDEUCE! How can you be out of JAMBAJUICE? 🙄
May 30, 2023 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.73 MBSend us a Text Message. Any crossword that manages to work the phrase WHATTHEDEUCE into the grid (as this one does, 47A, Quaint cry of surprise), as well as JAMBAJUICE (60A, Smoothie chain founded in 1990) deserves some sort of recognition -- and so, we gladly give it, it being 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Bravo! 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 28, 2023 - Look out, LLOSA is on the LOOSE 🙄
May 29, 2023 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBSend us a Text Message. One of our dynamic duo found today's crossword to be a major challenge - the other tore through it so quickly that her keyboard was smoking. And if the pronoun didn't give it away, then listening to this episode definitely will -- so do it now! Just a reminder, the NYTimes Crossword is an excellent way to keep your little gray cells sharp and keep up with the latest pop culture references - just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, they will be glad to have you as a new s...
Saturday, May 27, 2023 - This crossword was TOTESADORBS ❤️
May 28, 2023 02:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Woah, if you thought Friday's crossword was tough, better sit down for this one because it's a wild ride, with 13 debut answers, and the crossword itself is also a debut ... for the constructor, Samuel Smalley, from Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦. All the deets are inside, so have a listen, and let us know what you think. 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...
Friday, May 26, 2023 - Three cheers for the MERCYRULE (and its application to tomorrow's puzzle 😀 😀 )
May 27, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. A challenging Friday crossword, especially the dreaded northeast corner, home to quite a few posers (31A, Tough nut to crack, POSER 😀), and one clue that required a lot of scholarship to suss out (10D, Knowledge, or a means to acquire it, SCHOLARSHIP 😀 😀). In short, this crossword was 14A, "Smart!", VERYCLEVER. 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 co...
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - Are WHIPPETS whippersnappers? Possibly not, but it's certainly fun to say 🙄
May 26, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A clever Thursday crossword, with an inspired theme and virtually no crosswordese to sully its fine grid. We approve, and hereby, by the power vested in us by the state of Wisconsin (ed: that would be absolutely none, nada, nil 😀) we bestow upon it the much vaunted and fully-maxed-out 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 ...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - Let's give a hand to the author of No Hands, WAKAFLOCKAFLAME!
May 25, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBSend us a Text Message. If you're a fan of old-timey video games, then this crossword will be right up your alley, so to speak -- the only remaining mystery is, how old is "old-timey", and which particular video game do we have in mind. To find all that out, as well as to hear why the USPS and AP agree to disagree when it comes to state abbreviations, just tap download, tap play, and tap into a fun convo! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Al...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - It's hard to be blue when listening to JONI Mitchell's "Blue" 🎶 💙
May 24, 2023 02:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBSend us a Text Message. A deftly constructed crossword by Lee Taylor, with a nifty theme and a bevy of supporting clues that elevate it above the merely "good" to that loftier echelon, "good enough to get into the NYTimes". A few clues of note: 10D, Free, as a seat, UNTAKEN; 12D, Guernica painter, PICASSO; and (in keeping with a 2-day trend of expressing east in a foreign language), 31A, German sunrise direction, OST. It's Tuesday, which means it's time for Triplet Tuesday. Will Jean rise...
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - No ENNUI in this grid ... er, except for the ENNUI in this grid 😀
May 22, 2023 01:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBSend us a Text Message. Overall, a pleasing Sunday crossword, although Mike - in his capacity as founding member of the "Don't Drop Your G's Society" - did have a few things to say about the theme. Strike that, he had ATON of things to say about the theme, and to find out what those were, and to get Jean's alternate take on the same, you are cordially invited to download, listen up, and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on...
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - SUEBIRD, basketball star extraordinaire!
May 21, 2023 02:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBSend us a Text Message. A series of lively clues made for a vastly entertaining Saturday crossword. Notables include the debut 32A, Neuropsychological trait in which one might ascribe colors to numbers or tastes to words, SYNESTHESIA (!); the thought-provoking 32D, Capricorn's symbol, SEAGOAT 🐐; and the droll 38A, Don't do it, doc!, HARM 😀 All in all a fine Saturday, and for all the deets - as well as the always exciting selection of this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Do The New York Tim...
Friday, May 19, 2023 - A SUHWEET Friday crossword!
May 20, 2023 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.35 MBSend us a Text Message. David Distenfeld is on a role. Last month he had a Monday crossword published, and today has weighed in with a tricky Friday puzzle -- just on the right side of impossible (although as always, YMMV depending on a) how long you've been doing the crossword and b) just how much trivia/lore you've managed to stow away). In today's puzzle, the number of pop culture references were mercifully few (at least for Mike, for whom pop culture is definitely his bane). There were...
Thursday, May 18, 2023 - Commas, tiny in size, big in import
May 19, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. A tricky Thursday crossword - with, surprisingly, no rebus, but transformed by the unexpected appearance of the lowly comma. Jean tore through the crossword so quickly that she didn't even recognize that a theme was in play, whereas Mike had much more time to linger lovingly over the grid and savor the care that went into its creation. For those of you wanting to go beyond just the facts, here's a reference to the EAPOE story, definitely worth a read (or three), and...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - No CANARDS here!
May 18, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A perfectly balanced mid-week crossword, with a clever theme, and some novel words/phrases -- 12A, Body of water between Sicily and Greece, IONIANSEA; 53D, Popular booth in New York's Times Square, TKTS; and 45D, Stand that a speaker might take, PODIUM 😀. Another plus, there were almost no naticks (notable exception: 62A, San Bernardino suburb whose name means "beautiful hill", LOMALINDA vs 60D, _____ queen!, YAS). In short, a fine Wednesday, we give it a full and e...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - INDOLENT - for those too lazy to spell otiosity 🙄
May 17, 2023 01:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword is based on a suffusion of sneaky prefixes that underline the beauty, and the beautiful inconsistency, of the English language. Also, it's Tuesday, meaning it's time for yet another Triplet Tuesday segment in which Mike demonstrates his lack of, to put it succinctly, knowledge. Deets inside, so download, listen up ,and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to...
Monday, May 15, 2023 - 🎵 It's a SMALLWORLD after all 🎶
May 16, 2023 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBSend us a Text Message. A fun, font-dependent theme makes for an interesting Monday. The font-sizes are almost microscopic, so it may be time to break out that loupe and put it to the test. In other news, we have a Triplet Tuesday Contest Winner! Kudos and congrats to Lindsey, for having turned in a very respectable 7 (3,2,2, to be precise)!! Deets within. Apologies for having missed our usual Saturday and Sunday episodes, apparently our "fervent desire for our podcast to go viral" was sl...
Friday, May 12, 2023 - ETTA Candy is back ❤️
May 13, 2023 02:00 - 14 minutes - 9.96 MBSend us a Text Message. A splendid Friday crossword by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano. Both your intrepid hosts, solving independently as always, found this to be a major struggle, with challenging but rewarding clues scattered throughout the grid. For example, 1D, Time to focus on oneself. MEDAY (not to be confused with the equally likely SPADAY -- equally likely in the sense that both have appeared 3 times in the NYTimes Crossword); 21D, Brainstorming diagram, IDEAMAP (my, we have been seein...
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - Warning, physics ahead!
May 12, 2023 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.51 MBSend us a Text Message. A challenging Thursday crossword, with a great EINSTEINIAN theme, all revolving around that famous equation, EEQUALSMCSQUARED. Deets are inside, so download, have a listen, and let us know what you think. 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 10, 2023 - Look up ... look waaaaay up.
May 11, 2023 01:00 - 10 minutes - 7.19 MBSend us a Text Message. If you like astronomy, you'll love today's crossword: it offers up some, um, heavenly cluing . The theme revolves (sorry) around a number of famous constellations, and the result is a very pleasing, perfect middle-of-the-week puzzle. All the deets are inside, so download, listen up, and ... don't forget to subscribe, so you'll never miss an episode. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel ...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - All we are saaaaaying, is give ☮️ a chance 🎶🎸
May 10, 2023 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBSend us a Text Message. A fun Tuesday crossword by Margaret Seikel, with a theme that involves (if you didn't already guess it from the title) a peace emoji. Besides our in depth analysis of this fine puzzle, today's episode also includes ... drum roll, please ... our Triplet Tuesday Contest™️. So, have a listen, join in the contest, and then let us know how you did - [email protected]. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're...
Monday, May 8, 2023 - SAYCHEESE 🧀
May 09, 2023 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.81 MBSend us a Text Message. A debut crossword by Catherine Cetta, and a fine one it is, with a theme that'll make you want to smile, and fairly gentle cluing (as one would expect for a Monday). There were a few exceptions, including several clues that are on the rarer side, including 3D, Picture frames, usually, RECTANGLES (makes sense); 16A, Thomas Jefferson's religious belief, DEISM, and 17A, Shared a video call on an Apple device, FACETIMED. Remember that our Triplet Tuesday Contest is co...
Sunday, May 7, 2023 - Uh, oh, the SHIPOFTHESEUS has sprung a leak!
May 08, 2023 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.62 MBSend us a Text Message. A great Sunday crossword by Will Nediger, with a brilliant theme surrounded by an equally brilliant cast of supporting clues and answers. Will is a professional crossword constructor, and based on today's delightful puzzle we can see exactly why people would be willing to pay him for his art. Deets inside, so download, listen up, and enjoy! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to dro...
Saturday, May 6, 2023 - SAMOA, a nation on the move 😀
May 07, 2023 01:00 - 14 minutes - 9.85 MBSend us a Text Message. A remarkable Saturday crossword, not so much because of the clues - they were fabulous, as you would expect based on the NYTimes incredibly strict quality control - but because of the grid, a virtual ocean of white with almost no black squares. Making a crossword with such an open grid is no mean feat, but Carter Cobb's cracked the code, as we detail in today's episode. So, have a listen, and let us know what you think! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a...
Friday, May 5, 2023 - Huzzah, an excuse to talk about GERTIE the dinosaur 😀
May 06, 2023 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBSend us a Text Message. A crossword so good that adjectives fail us -- but we still have nouns, verbs, and alliterations at our disposal to heap praise as the author fires a furious fusillade of fabulous, funny clues. This is truly a masterclass in great crossword construction. The author, Jacob McDermott, has "only" had 5 crosswords published in the NYTimes, but this one ought to count for 50. In short, we approve. To see this Mona Lisa in its entirety, check out the filled out grid at ...
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - LOSLOBOS, a METONYM for really great music
May 05, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSend us a Text Message. A very challenging Thursday crossword by a veteran NYTimes cruciverbalist, aka David J. Kahn. Jean managed to get through it in close to her usual time, hardly breaking a 25D, Drops in the gym?, SWEAT; Mike did eventually solve the puzzle, but was surprised when he finally stumbled upon the final, vital correct answer in the SE corner, never a good sign. For those of you who want to check out today's crossword, fully solved, xwordinfo.com has your back. Contact Inf...
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - Care for an NFT of an EFT? That'll cost you some DUCATs!
May 04, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBSend us a Text Message. A slightly sticky Wednesday crossword, possibly because of all the alcoholic products, many of them SECO, that have dripped into today's grid - CUPS of beer, KIR, RIOJA, and even DEW. We have the deets inside, so download, listen up and enjoy! Also, we wish to highlight that we'll be having YATTC (Yet Another Triplet Tuesday Contest), this coming Tuesday (or Noodle's Grand Opening Eve, as it's known in NE Wisconsin), so start practicing now so you'll be in peak for...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - The name's Lucido ... Aimee Lucido!
May 03, 2023 01:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword, by Lucido ... Aimee Lucido, is an homage of sorts to one of the most famous fictional British spies of all time. We can't reveal his name here (he's a spy, after all), so if you want to find out who, and what was being, um, homaging, check out today's episode, which also includes another fabulous edition of Triplet Tuesday™️. Our favorite website, xwordinfo.com, has the full crossword, filled out, so if you want to follow along more closely as we ...
Monday, May 1, 2023 - RONAN the barbarian??
May 02, 2023 01:00 - 9 minutes - 6.79 MBSend us a Text Message. A crossword that's 99 44/100% pure, and if that phrase doesn't resonate, then you, most definitely, need to listen to today's podcast, at which point all will become clean, um, we mean clear 😀 Tomorrow is Triplet Tuesday, so if you're interested in seeing if you can do better than your co-hosts, have a listen, and let us know how you fared! Remember, the New York Times Crossword is a fine gift for anyone in your household (including yourself!), Just wander over to...
Sunday, April 30, 2023 - Not to overly HEROIZE today's constructors, but this puzzle was NONSTOP fun!
May 01, 2023 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBSend us a Text Message. This crossword is really -- to borrow from 54A, Baseball slang for home run -- a TATER (our favorite new word for something fabulous). What elevates this NYTimes Crossword from merely brilliant to something stratospherically stunning is the theme: but the surrounding cast of characters, aka the non-themed clues, are themselves terrific. Definitely 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and to find out exactly why, have a listen. Also, to see this Mona Lisa of a crossword, fu...
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - WOWIEZOWIE what a crossword!
April 30, 2023 01:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Crosswords have moods - some make you laugh; some (especially the insanely hard ones) make you want to cry; this one was just infectiously joyous. You'll see (er, make that hear) why when you listen to today's episode, so please subscribe, download, listen up and enjoy! To see today's crossword in all its glory, check it out here To listen to 1A, you can do so here Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on F...
Friday, April 28, 2023 - A Malaika Handa & Erik Agard Friday crossword? GULP!
April 29, 2023 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBSend us a Text Message. Considering the day of the week and the names of the constructors -- Malaika Handa and Erik Agard -- it was not surprising that the cohosts had to dig for pretty much every clue: from 49A, Where the first five counting numbers are "üks kaks kolm neli viis", ESTONIA, to 50D, Man known for his morals, AESOP, to 56A, Lead in to MAIL or BOX, VOICE, it was a major slogfest, but they are not complaining in the least! Want to see the entire crossword, solved? Here you go...
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - No EGRETS about this crossword!
April 28, 2023 02:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBSend us a Text Message. A splendid Thursday crossword by Michael Schlossberg -- and somehow "splendid" and "Michael Scholossburg" seem to appear together quite frequently, this being his 7th NYTimes crossword since 2020. The theme was a rebus with a twist, and if that sounds intriguing, wait 'til you hear the details. Ah, but you don't need to wait, you can download and listen up right now. Today's crossword? We have the whole solution right here, courtesy of xwordinfo.com Contact Info: W...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - A VERTIGO-inducing puzzle
April 27, 2023 02:00 - 14 minutes - 9.69 MBSend us a Text Message. If you're a HITCHCOCK fan, or a Jimmy STEWART or Kim NOVAK stan, then today's crossword will be right up your alley, as the theme revolves around HITCHCOCK's most famous (?) work, VERTIGO. Both cohosts found this puzzle to be, aptly enough, somewhat dizzying, but they did manage to (eventually) puzzle it out. Deets inside, so download, have a listen, and as always, let us know what you think. Today's crossword, in all its glory, is available, solved, right here. Co...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - Que SERA, SERA
April 26, 2023 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBSend us a Text Message. A fun Tuesday crossword, and we had fun talking about it, as even a perfunctory listen to today's episode will reveal. So have a listen, and, as always, let us know what you think, and please do something to make this episode go viral! Want to see the entire crossword, solved? Here you go. 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!