Sunday, February 6, 2022 - It's a Stephen McCarthy Sunday puzzle: shields up!
For sci-fi fans, today's crossword will surely rekindle the debate - which was the better franchise, STARWARS or STARTREK. Stephen McCarthy answers it brilliantly. How did he do it? Consider these show notes a cliffhanger, and to get resolution, download and listen up to today's fine installment. 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 conversat...
7 Helmi 202218min
Saturday, February 5, 2022 - AREPAS and BIBIMBAP and BANANACREAM, a gastronomic wonderland!
A tough, tough Saturday crossword by Kameron Austin Collins. Saturday's are traditionally the toughest crossword of the week, and Kameron barely holds back. For example ... 28D, Majors, say, BRASS, 50A, Gets tight, TENSES, and 31D, One way to put on a coat, PAINTGUN, are just a sampling of what's in store. For the complete blow-by-blow, along with the announcement of this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), hit the big ol' Subscribe (and/or Download) button and ...
6 Helmi 202213min
Friday, February 4, 2022 - A VERMONSTER of a crossword
Lots of interesting factoids in today's crossword - 38A, Nickname of 6'9" NFL great Ed Jones, TOOTALL; 14A, Ben & Jerry's sundae with an estimated 14,000 calories, VERMONSTER; and our favorite, 32D, "America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response" vis-à-vis Amber Alert, e.g., BACKRONYM. In another news, it's Fun Fact Friday, and Jean lives up to the promise by delivering a truly fun fact. For all that and more, all you need to do is download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a ...
5 Helmi 202215min
Thursday, February 3, 2022 - I write sonnets, therefore IAMB 😀
Oooh, a tough Thursday, or should we say lough lhursday? (That will make a whole lot more sense once you hear the episode). Curiously, language played a role in both of our dynamic puzzle-solving duos difficulties. Jean had a spot of bother due to her rusty Hindi skills, and Mike's non-existent Italian almost doomed him for a second time this week (see the ROME v. ROMA fiasco from Tuesday). Still, we rate this a major success, agonizing but definitely a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love f...
4 Helmi 202215min
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - This crossword was great, and that's a FACT
A terrific mid-week crossword by Meredith Colton Hazy, with a rebus that Jean actually enjoyed. How can that be? To find out, and to discover the origin story of Groundhog-Crossword Day, soon to be a motion picture by Joel and Ethan Coen, you know what to do ... download and listen up!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!
3 Helmi 202212min
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - Happy SOLLAL!
A festive Tuesday crossword by Zhouqin Burnikel, who gives us a 5 country tour of New Year's names. Jean tore through the crossword in 9 minutes ... Mike managed to do it in over 4 times that, yes, it's a gift. In other news, Mike outdid himself (but not in a good way) in Triplet Tuesday. For all the deets, download and listen up. 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...
2 Helmi 202214min
Monday, January 31, 2022 - This crossword has NOBODY in the grid
A crunchier than usual Monday offering, so if you found it a bit more of a challenge than usual you are not alone! We have a theory as to why that might be the case, and to see whether or not you agree with our conjecture, you'll have to download and osmose today's podcast: so ... get osmosing!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!
1 Helmi 202212min
Sunday, January 30, 2022 - This crossword was a SCREAMO!
PSST, today's crossword is filed with TRICKS designed to UNNERVE and generally RAISEHAVOC, courtesy of the BADDEST crossword constructor around, Ross Trudeau. So SWITCHON your favorite podcast app, and enjoy today's episode! Just a reminder that if you want to follow along and haven't solved the puzzle, you can find the filled in grid, and clues, at xwordinfo.com -- highly recommended! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodc...
31 Tammi 202217min
