Sunday, August 2, 2020
A challenging Sunday, no SHOOIN. With challenging entries like TEIXEIRA, and CUPROUS, and fun ones like RADIOCAR and SEADOVE, there's something here to appeal to everyone.Remember, you too can follow along: just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and start puzzling!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 Aug 202013min
Saturday, August 1, 2020
In today's episode, Jean, reporting from a remote location, discovers that EYEs are not as difficult to sculpt as TOGAs, and that sometimes the answer to a "stole" clue is not BOA (FUR real). Meanwhile, Mike learns (again: AD NAUSEAM, in fact) about the importance of proper spelling, and celebrates the appearance of his favorite Titanic passenger, John ASTOR, in today's crossword. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@...
2 Aug 202013min
Friday, July 31, 2020
An Erik Agard crossword, written with his usual FLARE, which means solvers need to be especially ALERT. Jean, aided by her encyclopedic knowledge of Hollywood actresses of yore, tore through this in *record* time.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 Aug 202011min
Thursday, July 30, 2020
A novel Thursday arrangement by the indefatigable Joel Fagliano! 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!
31 Jul 20205min
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Jean & Mike discuss a crossword that is worthy of at least ONEMICHELINSTAR for its elegant construction, and while we can't say it was NOSWEAT, we do OPINE that you don't have to be one of the cruciverbal ELITE in order to solve it. Remember, you can always subscribe to the New York Times Crossword at nytimes.com/crosswords -- we recommend trying the puzzle first, and then listening to this podcast second to hear our whimsical (?) analysis. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Inf...
30 Jul 20207min
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
A puzzle that Jean flies through, and that's no INVENTION; while Mike discovers that ALOE makes a terrible liqueur (allegedly: he's never tried it), while SLOE is (again, allegedly) much tastier.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!
29 Jul 20206min
Monday, July 27, 2020
A highly entertaining, hyper fast-paced, Hy-Vee approved crossword!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!
28 Jul 20205min
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Let us not ABETABOUTTHEBUSH: this was a fine Sunday crossword, which Jean solved in record time and Mike ... solved. MENSA skills were not required, just the usual ALCHEMIST's talent to turn clues into answers.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!
27 Jul 20209min
