Monday, February 21, 2022 - MADEA and MAJA and NAN, oh, my!
The reviews were mixed on this one. Jean thought it a typical Monday, but Mike encountered an ocean of natticks (ok, two, although it seemed like more) in the top-left corner. On the plus side he did ...
22 Helmi 20228min
Sunday, February 20, 2022 - Ah, le crossword de New York Times, c'est manifique!
A bilingual crossword! OK, perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration, but French words do pop up even more than usual in today's grid, and for a good cause. The entire grid, come to think of it, was wel...
21 Helmi 20229min
Saturday, February 22, 2022 - A BEARHUG of a crossword
Although GENIUSLEVEL shows up in the crossword, by Saturday NYTimes Crossword standards this was more of an EXTREMELYBRIGHTLEVEL crossword, with some great clueing, a cool looking grid design, and a r...
20 Helmi 202213min
Friday, February 18, 2022 - Care for some TEA? Or perhaps some BOXEDWINE?
A slightly tricky Friday crossword: Jean was, ALAS, temporarily mired in the bottom-left corner, and Mike got slightly HUFFY when he couldn't figure out the answer to 9A, Irritated, HUFFY. But both r...
19 Helmi 202213min
Thursday, February 17, 2022 - Welcome to Season 4!!!
Let the trumpets sound, let the banners fly, it is time for celebration because this episode marks the start of the 4th season of Jean And Mike Do The New York Times Crossword! Thanks, loyal listeners...
18 Helmi 202210min
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - SCREE, SKRY, so, um ...
An extra crunchy Wednesday crossword, both Jean and Mike flailed about in the northeast corner waiting for their respective muses to chip in with an answer or two. Unfortunately muses are notoriously ...
17 Helmi 202211min
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - MEARA, MEARA, on the wall
Any crossword that references Sponge Bob Square Pants is bound to be good -- and this one definitely falls in that category. It was a Tuesday, so the difficulty level was set to simmer, but there were...
16 Helmi 202212min
Monday, February 14, 2022 - A fine day in FRESNO (as well as anywhere else that a NYTimes Crossword is handy)
A robust Monday crossword, with a few clues -- 55A, Cocktail favored by Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City", COSMO; Mike's favorite, 6D, Cask makers, COOPERS; and Jean's favorite, 23D, ______ walsy,...
15 Helmi 20226min
