
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

Sunday, February 13, 2022 - The SHRINKING ... INDIGO??
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

Saturday, February 12, 2022 - APERY, the sincerest form of flattery?
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

Friday, February 11, 2022 - Oh, URANIA, you are so amusing!
An interesting Friday crossword - 6 15-letter answers, 3 at top, 3 at the bottom, a sight that can inspire a SHUDDER or two, and for good reason. But if one remembers 36D, "Just try to be calm...", BR...
12 Helmi 202215min

Thursday, February 10, 2022 - A crossword to GUSHOVER
This has been a very good week for New York Times crosswords, and this great Thursday crossword by August Miller keeps the streak alive, with a very inventive theme that shows a real ... eye for detai...
11 Helmi 202214min





















