Tuesday, April 6, 2021

One of the BEST FLOWER-themed crosswords we've seen, the author does not need an ALIBI for this very GOODTHING. Mike spent too much time on this puzzle, yes, it GRATES, and Jean tried to set an indoor speed record for a Monday: listen to hear how she fared. Remember, tomorrow is Tip Tuesday, so tune in for tips on how you can become a better crossword solver. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on ...

13 Okt 202012min

If Saturday's crossword was a main course, this was definitely dessert, somewhere between flan and merengue pie, that ought to SATE those looking for a COMFIER puzzle. It had a lot of fun cluing, like 55A, Square things (ATONE) and 53D, Rest of the afternoon? (SIESTA). Jean cruised through it as usual, Mike assumed that, on the basis of NA, that 18D, Mission-driven org., would be NATO; alas, no. There were some cute touches. For example, the puzzle was titled "PI R Squared", and AREA made an...

11 Okt 202016min

it's Saturday, which means that, in crossword terms, ITSWAR. There were tough clues like 31D, Turning the tables? (DJING), 35A, Where people get in hot water? (JACUZZIS), and 14A, Traveler with a turbine (HOVERCRAFT), as well as ARCANE clues like 11D, Longtime head of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (SEIJIOZAWA). You could definitely be forgiven for saying PANT, PANT, once you got this one done! We give a 4 on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener m...

11 Okt 202015min

It's a fairly gentle Friday crossword and even though it took both Jean & Mike time to find footholds -- they had NOIDEA where to start initially -- they did manage to plow through it fairly quickly as they went, mentally, MANOAMANO with the crossword creator, Sam Buchbinder. Mike didn't even have to SLEEPONIT, getting it all done in one go. 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 fe...

10 Okt 202010min

What's all that HOOPLA about? This crossword, a most WORTHY effort by Francesca Goldston and Jeff Chen (Will Shortz, ed.). Jean's only serious snafu was imagining John Lennon ONACOD (as opposed to ONACID), and Mike's only issue was ... the entire crossword. Still, we give it a 5 squares on the incredibly precise 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 t...

9 Okt 202012min

We might be a TOUGHCROWD, but we certainly wouldn't begrudge a round of applause for this BUENO Wednesday crossword by Ross Trudeau, with several laugh out loud answers, including (especially) the theme. Jean cruised through it, Mike hummed a SADSONG while hung up on the image of sheep grazing around a TARN, watching a video by famed actress Lisa TONET. Definitely a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, thank you Mr. Trudeau! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener m...

8 Okt 20207min

Do we like the New York Times crossword? YESWEDO, in general, and this one in particular: we give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.Today's Tip Tuesday, so be sure and listen in for some (hopefully, HAHA) tips on how you can improve your crossword solving skills.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!

7 Okt 202013min

A crossword to SOOTH: even CORONA shows up in a non-threatening way, in this gently themed, sparkling puzzle by Evan Mahnken (and it would sparkle even without the Kohi-i-NOOR diamond).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!

6 Okt 20205min