Friday, September 18, 2020
Even though this puzzle might have left you INAPANIC, thinking there was NOTAHOPE, IDARESAY that the team that made this fine Friday crossword, Anne and Daniel Larsen, are a DREAMACT. We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
19 Syys 202010min
Thursday, September 17, 2020
It's a dANDy Thursday crossword, YESSIREE, with sparklingly clever clues, HOORAH! When it comes to Simeone Seigel's talents as a crossword writer, let's just say that we are BELIEBERs. We give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. There is a new app in the App Store, Crossword Replay, that lets you solve a crossword and then replay it, so you can see all the twists and turns you took. Fun for the whole family, and you can download it, for free, right here. We love feedback! Send us a text... Co...
18 Syys 202013min
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
This crossword was definitely not a NOTHINGBURGER, rather the USUAL high quality NYTimes fare that will have you grinning from EAR to, um, EAR. We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
17 Syys 202010min
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
A riotous Tuesday crossword, and how often can you say that? Technically, as often as you want, but this time it's justified, thanks to Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau's very witty puzzle. You're probably in a hurry to get to the podcast and hear all about it, to which we say KEEPYOURPANTSON! It's Tip Tuesday, so listen up for some great ideas on how to become a better crossword solver. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, tell your friends, and let us know at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We ...
16 Syys 20209min
Monday, September 14, 2020
If you feel skITTIsh about doing the New York Times Crosswords -- and there's no shame in admITTIng it -- we would argue that this would be a fITTIng one to start solving. It has lots of fun words, and an interesting theme, that you have likely already surmised made it wITTIer than most Mondays. Remember, to start working on the puzzles, just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and you'll be ready to go in no time. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail!...
15 Syys 202010min
Sunday, September 13, 2020
It's, er, time to, er, um, er, talk about the Sunday crossword, which is decidedly lacking in ers, so we thought we'd add a few extras here to make up for it. Yes, the theme involves various common phrases for which ER has been removed, and the clue leads to that ER-less answer, in a humorous way. For instance, 23A - Always glad to be seated in the back of the boat? - is HAPPILYEVERAFT, 103A - Ad for heartburn indication? - is RELIEFPITCH - and our personal favorite, 115A - "Quit your snicker...
14 Syys 20209min
Saturday, September 12, 2020
An epic crossword, lots of long and obscure clues, just like you'd hope for and expect on a Saturday. Both Mike and Jean got stymied in various places - Jean at 1D, Band with the 1970's hit "Come and Get Your Love", REDBONE, and Mike at 18A, "Who Shot Mr. Burns on the Classic TV Episode, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", MAGGIE. There were lots of fun, fascinating words - 43A, Score marking to play higher or lower than written, OTTAVA, and 26A, Mesoamerican language family with about half a milli...
13 Syys 202016min
Friday, September 11, 2020
A sparking crossword by Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard, with great clues -- we give it a perfect 5.0 squares on the JAMCR scale! We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
12 Syys 202011min
