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Off-Grid Pod 039 Happy Witch Anthem
Off-Grid - April 28, 2024 10:55 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn #OffGridPod #39... Full show notes are at https://offgrid.tlmb.net/ Some General Knowledge, a mini-quiz, and some fun trivia we didn't necessarily know until just now. Before each recording, the hosts & their guest solve a cryptic crossword. In the podcast, we riff on words in the grid or ...
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - A crossword that was most definitely not EASYMAN
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 14, 2024 02:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA challenging debut (!) crossword by Jess Rucks. Our intrepid cohosts found said challenge in different areas of the grid, Jean in the mid east, Mike in the northwest. But, after exploring their respective mind palaces - Jean's approximately the size of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Mike's approxima...
Friday, April 12, 2023 - Beware the BLANKETHOG!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 13, 2024 02:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA challenging Friday crossword by Evan Kalish, although not as difficult as some crosswords, it did take at least one of our cohosts a while to get any traction. But once they did, ..., well, it still took them a tranche of time to solve, and they enjoyed every minute of it! Although we covered ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024 - Professor Plum, in the pantry, with ... a crossword puzzle??
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 12, 2024 01:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA delightful Thursday crossword by reliably delightful crossword constructor Dan Caprera, today's puzzle has much to commend it. The theme is spot on, and while the rest of the puzzle is based on tougher than usual clues, it is all for a good cause -- as you will hear in today's exciting episode...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - Mmmm, there's nothing better than an APPLEBETTY
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 11, 2024 01:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday's crossword was Bill Thompson's 10th NYTimes publication, and based on this, we can't wait for his 11th. The theme was extremely clever, and there were OCEANS of great clues, including 55D, "Gee, I wish I was back in the _______" (song from "White Christmas"), ARMY; an APPLEBETTY alternati...
Tuesday, April 10, 2024 - GOYA and ERTES, definitely an ARTY duo!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 10, 2024 02:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday's crossword had a fine theme -- discussed herein -- but the rest of the clues also did their part. We particularly enjoyed 4D, Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, BADROMANCE (BADROMANCE, but great song!); 59A, Occam's _________, RAZOR (when you ...
Monday, April 8, 2024 - Hey, who turned out the lights? 😎
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 09, 2024 02:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA fine and timely crossword by Peter Gordon (his 128th!!) , celebrating that rare celestial event, an incoming asteroid that only Bruce Willis can ... no, scratch that, the juxtaposition of the sun and moon causing much confusion among animals and consternation among newscasters. We are speaking...
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - Pass the QUESODIP
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 08, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDepending on which cohost you ask, today's crossword was either a) a delicious piece o' cake, or b) the inspiration for Edvard Munch's The Scream. Both agreed that it was an intriguing crossword, thanks to a clever theme that exploited the observation that duplicate letters can form homonyms --...
Saturday, April 6, 2024 - Byron Walden dials it up to 11!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 07, 2024 03:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday's crossword was jaw-droppingly difficult, each clue handcrafted to be more devious than the one that preceded it. From 44A, Notably circular formations on Mars, DUNES (they have dunes on Mars? cool!), to 48A, Flowers that are a a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine, CROCI (woa...
Friday, April 5, 2024 - Hard not to love a grid that's filed with ESPRIT and LOLS, LOL!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 05, 2024 23:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsRebecca Goldstein has a knack for creating festive, fun crosswords, and her streak is unbroken as a result of today's fine work -- so far she's having a BANNERYEAR. The crossword was tough but fair, definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale -- deets inside! Show note imagery: Oh, sure, Indi...
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - We like our crosswords SHAKENNOTSTIRRED 😀
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 05, 2024 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday's crossword has it all! A unique theme / drink recipe, a nice piece of grid art, and as a reward for the intrepid solver, a flash color to celebrate its successful completion. Several clues we thought worthy of note: 54A, Derby participants in July, BATTERS; 44A, Gave a red card, informall...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - Hello, MEEMAW 💘
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 04, 2024 02:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA wonderful Wednesday crossword by prolific veteran cruciverbalist Alex Eaton-Salners. The theme was cute, and the rest of the grid a hoot, with a plethora of entertaining and eduational clues scattered throughout. We've got the deets inside, so have a listen and, of course, enjoy! Show note im...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 🫠🫶
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 03, 2024 02:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsTuesday's child is full of grace ... as is this, Tuesday's crossword. The reasons for that will become clear as soon as you check out today's episode, so have it! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by ...
Monday, April 1, 2024 - Yes, it's that day of the year!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 02, 2024 01:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsMuch hilarity ensues in today's grid, undoubtedly inspired by the day (April 1st). It did make for a tricky Monday, however, and, at least for Mike, a much slower time than average. Still, a worthy attempt, definitely worth 4 squares on the JAMCR sale. Show note imagery; There's just something ...
Sunday, March 31, 2024 - Out like a lamb?
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - April 01, 2024 01:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAnother one of those sprawling Sunday grids that we all know and love, 21x21 squares chock-full of delicious puzzlement, along with a heaping side of puns -- because what would a Sunday crossword be without them? This was Spencer Leach's 4th NYTimes crossword, and his first Sunday. When he's no...
Off-Grid Pod 038 Musical Weightlifting Interlude
Off-Grid - March 31, 2024 10:55 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn #OffGridPod #38, in a musical weightlifting interlude, we each put on a pair of Docs, offer no Oppenheimer spoilers, investigate UFOs, and keep our hands firmly in front of our eyes whilst watching anything of dubious quality. Full show notes are at https://offgrid.tlmb.net/ Some General Kn...
Saturday, March 30, 2024 - Red alert, it's an NYTimes Saturday crossword that absolutely, positively, gives no quarter!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 31, 2024 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsYears from now, people will sing lusty songs of praise, and recall fondly where they were, when they heard this crossword's happy music, it was that tough. Blake Slonecker made solvers work for just about every answer, and your cohosts found it a major slog (fun slog, but still ... a slog). We h...
Friday, March 29, 2024 - Lots of ENIGMAS in today's crossword, including ... ENIGMAS!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 30, 2024 02:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA tough Friday workout for the little gray cells, thanks to a debut by Jake Bunch with some nice diversions, obfuscation, and plumes of humor. We were delighted to see 40D, Computer acronym since the 1960s, ASCII; 48D, Fancy, WANT (of course!); 33A, Solving puzzles, e.g., PASTIME (still amazed t...
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - A totally tubular crossword 😀
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 29, 2024 01:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsFor those of you who haven't played with POTATO HEAD for a while, today's puzzle gives you a perfect opportunity to revisit an old friend, thanks to this fine work by Dominic Grillo. The theme was blatantly obvious -- the giant potato in the middle of the grid being a huge tipoff 😀 -- but that m...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - Nothing ERSATZ about today's crossword, it's a 100% genuine NYTimes Wednesday spectacular!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 28, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsRich Katz is on a roll - this is his 5th NYTimes crossword in just over a year, and it is a beaut. The theme is ingenious, and the cluing amusing. Cases in point: 37D, Less green, maybe, OLDER; 51D, It might be used while boxing, TWINE (😀); 52D, Did zippo, IDLED; and 53A, Stick used for breaking...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - We're baaaaaack 😀
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 27, 2024 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWe are back after a brief hiatus, and welcoming us back is this fine crossword by Laura Dershowitz and Katherine Baicker (edited by Joel Fagliano). The theme was a little on the high-brow side and a lot on the punny side, just what one would expect from a good Tuesday NYTimes crossword. We have...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - We are AGLARE at the presence of AGLARE in the grid 😀
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 20, 2024 02:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThis is Lynn Lempel's 102nd NYTimes Crossword (no, that was not a typo). We don't know how she does it, but we are soooo glad that she does. Check out today's episode for all the reasons (as well as our latest Triplet Tuesday segment). For logistical reasons we need to take a break this week, b...
Monday, March 18, 2024 - You've waited and waited, but take heart, the wait is over ... ALOHAPARTY is in the grid!!!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 19, 2024 02:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA fine Monday crossword by Trent H. Evans -- his tenth in the NYTimes -- and it has a number of fine clues honoring A-listers, including 59A, Artist who co-authored a book about his mustache, DALI; 38A, Game show icon Trebek, ALEX; and 42A, Queen of the Nile, informally, CLEO. Show note ima...
Sunday, March 17, 2024 - SOCA is sooooo good!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 18, 2024 01:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThis marks Simeon Siegel's 12th NYTimes crossword, and it is a masterpiece! There's no telling how long it took to make, but no matter how long, it was worth the wait, one of those "I can remember where I was when I solved it" puzzles that makes you glad to be alive. Deets inside, so check it ou...
Saturday, March 16, 2024 - Can't spell STROPHE? No worries, it's not a cataSTROPHE 🙄
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 17, 2024 01:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAfter Friday's mental melee, today's crossword was slightly easier, but still not a walk in the park, not by a long stretch. It was a Saturday, designed to confuse and confound, and it did so in spades. We have all the details, as well as our JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) ...
Thursday, March 14, 2024 - Happy π Day, or if the former was Greek to you, Happy 🥧 Day!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 15, 2024 02:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday is Pi Day - 3/14 - and the NYTimes is celebrating in grand style (ok, perhaps not the entire newspaper, but certainly the crossword section). To see what happens when the gray lady lets down her hair, so to speak, be sure and check out today's podcast! Show note imagery: A helpful chart ...
Wednesday, March 24, 2024 - CHIWETELEJIOFOR, a great actor and an awesome crossword answer!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 14, 2024 02:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday's crossword was the ideal middle-of-the-week puzzle; a fun but accessible theme, a smattering of debut answers and a host of intriguing clues. We have -- of course! -- all the deets inside, so do have a listen, and, as usual, let us know what you think! Show notes imagery: OSLO, showing j...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - There's a bit of DRAMA in today's grid ... right there, 1D, DRAMA 😀
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 13, 2024 02:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAndrew Kingsley and Garret Chalfin have teamed up to produce a fine Tuesday crossword, with some good clues, some great clues, and some awesome clues. In the latter category we have 35D, Show stoppers?, ADS 😀; 51A, Liquid-ATE, MELT 🙄; and 50D, Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that...
Monday, March 11, 2024 - A grid filled to the BRIM with great clues!
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 12, 2024 01:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsToday's crossword is by award winning (!) crossword constructor Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi, and the two have constructed a wonderful puzzle that is sure to whet your appetite for more of their work. The theme -- which will also whet your appetite -- is fine, but there were some other clue...
Sunday, March 10, 2024 - Not a hard-scrabble crossword ... but Scrabble *was* involved
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword - March 11, 2024 03:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsEnrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock have teamed up to rack 'em up, with a clever Scrabble-based theme. It briefly looked like today might been a four leaf clover of a crossword, a Sunday puzzle with a rebus: but in this case, the trick was to construct the rebus mentally, while writin...
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