Saturday, May 27, 2023 - This crossword was TOTESADORBS â€ïž
Woah, if you thought Friday's crossword was tough, better sit down for this one because it's a wild ride, with 13 debut answers, and the crossword itself is also a debut ... for the constructor, Samuel Smalley, from Ottawa, Canada đšđŠ. All the deets are inside, so have a listen, and let us know what you think. 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 u...
28 Touko 202316min
Friday, May 26, 2023 - Three cheers for the MERCYRULE (and its application to tomorrow's puzzle đ đ )
A challenging Friday crossword, especially the dreaded northeast corner, home to quite a few posers (31A, Tough nut to crack, POSER đ), and one clue that required a lot of scholarship to suss out (10D, Knowledge, or a means to acquire it, SCHOLARSHIP đ đ). In short, this crossword was 14A, "Smart!", VERYCLEVER. 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 ...
27 Touko 202316min
Thursday, May 25, 2023 - Are WHIPPETS whippersnappers? Possibly not, but it's certainly fun to say đ
A clever Thursday crossword, with an inspired theme and virtually no crosswordese to sully its fine grid. We approve, and hereby, by the power vested in us by the state of Wisconsin (ed: that would be absolutely none, nada, nil đ) we bestow upon it the much vaunted and fully-maxed-out 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. 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 str...
26 Touko 202314min
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - Let's give a hand to the author of No Hands, WAKAFLOCKAFLAME!
If you're a fan of old-timey video games, then this crossword will be right up your alley, so to speak -- the only remaining mystery is, how old is "old-timey", and which particular video game do we have in mind. To find all that out, as well as to hear why the USPS and AP agree to disagree when it comes to state abbreviations, just tap download, tap play, and tap into a fun convo! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud...
25 Touko 202316min
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - It's hard to be blue when listening to JONI Mitchell's "Blue" đ¶ đ
A deftly constructed crossword by Lee Taylor, with a nifty theme and a bevy of supporting clues that elevate it above the merely "good" to that loftier echelon, "good enough to get into the NYTimes". A few clues of note: 10D, Free, as a seat, UNTAKEN; 12D, Guernica painter, PICASSO; and (in keeping with a 2-day trend of expressing east in a foreign language), 31A, German sunrise direction, OST. It's Tuesday, which means it's time for Triplet Tuesday. Will Jean rise to the challenge? To...
24 Touko 202320min
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - No ENNUI in this grid ... er, except for the ENNUI in this grid đ
Overall, a pleasing Sunday crossword, although Mike - in his capacity as founding member of the "Don't Drop Your G's Society" - did have a few things to say about the theme. Strike that, he had ATON of things to say about the theme, and to find out what those were, and to get Jean's alternate take on the same, you are cordially invited to download, listen up, and enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also,...
22 Touko 202318min
Saturday, May 20, 2023 - SUEBIRD, basketball star extraordinaire!
A series of lively clues made for a vastly entertaining Saturday crossword. Notables include the debut 32A, Neuropsychological trait in which one might ascribe colors to numbers or tastes to words, SYNESTHESIA (!); the thought-provoking 32D, Capricorn's symbol, SEAGOAT đ; and the droll 38A, Don't do it, doc!, HARM đ All in all a fine Saturday, and for all the deets - as well as the always exciting selection of this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Do The New York Times Crossword Of The W...
21 Touko 202320min
Friday, May 19, 2023 - A SUHWEET Friday crossword!
David Distenfeld is on a role. Last month he had a Monday crossword published, and today has weighed in with a tricky Friday puzzle -- just on the right side of impossible (although as always, YMMV depending on a) how long you've been doing the crossword and b) just how much trivia/lore you've managed to stow away). In today's puzzle, the number of pop culture references were mercifully few (at least for Mike, for whom pop culture is definitely his bane). There were many clever clues in toda...
20 Touko 20239min
