Friday, May 5, 2023 - Huzzah, an excuse to talk about GERTIE the dinosaur 😀

Friday, May 5, 2023 - Huzzah, an excuse to talk about GERTIE the dinosaur 😀

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 xwordinfo.com R...

Jaksot(1995)

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

In which Jean learns about DIRKs, Mike learns that WEAKTEA is not just ... WEAKTEA, and both agree that they'd like to see more of Carl Larson's WORKPORTFOLIO, rating this crossword a 4.5 out of 5 squ...

27 Elo 202012min

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Alas, poor Yorick, he ... didn't get to do the Tuesday NYTimes Crossword. But you can ... or if you got stuck, listen here for some hints that might guide you to the solution! Our favorite crossword ...

26 Elo 20208min

Monday, August 24, 2020

Monday, August 24, 2020

An extremely exciting example of extraneous use of "ex" in a crossword 😀 No, jk, it was a fine Monday, including such fun clues as (Jean's favorite) 11D, "Like that'll ever happen" (SARCASTIC), and (...

25 Elo 20205min

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Sunday, August 23, 2020

A noteworthy crossword, definitely something to sing about! 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, ...

24 Elo 202012min

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Saturday, August 22, 2020

The author, Trenton Charlson, was able to CRAM SCADs of interesting clues in today's puzzle, and they were SASSIER than most, earning it a 4.5 squares on the Jean & Mike Crossword Rating Scale (tm). J...

22 Elo 202016min

Friday, August 21, 2020

Friday, August 21, 2020

On our new (trademark pending??) crossword rating scale, this was a 4.5 squares (Jean gave it a 5, Mike, a 4). It was a relatively easy Friday, with Jean cruising through it in 40 minutes, and Mike s...

22 Elo 202014min

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Thursday, August 20, 2020

It was a Thursday crossword, so no surprise that it contained a surprise -- an interesting and TIMEly WRINKLE that Jean spotted, and to which Mike, er ... um ... WHATIMEANT ... tried to force into a r...

21 Elo 202011min

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Look, up there in the sky, it's a crossword, it's a word chain, it's ... both?? Yes, Brandon Koppy delivers a stellar Wednesday crossword, one that you'll have to wrap your head around -- and listen t...

20 Elo 20209min

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