Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Have a sip of AVANTPOP

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

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

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

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

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

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

A lovely crossword from David Steinberg, and we don't use that word often or lightly: to find out why it's so appropriate here, you'll have to do what multitudes have done before you -- download and l...

14 Helmi 202215min

While the answer HAH! wasn't actually in today's crossword, it certainly was hovering nearby, because between the curious spellings of 30A, Russian dumpling, PIROGI, and 58A, Condiment made with peanu...

13 Helmi 202214min