Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - Faster than a speeding bullet, it's ... a SALUKI??

It's Friday all over again: Jean tore through this crossword like nobody's business, and again Mike took approximately twice the time to get to the happy music. To quote Jean, when asked, "to what do...

8 Mai 202215min

An easy / incredibly difficult crossword, according to Jean / Mike, the former benefitting from having memorized Wikipedia, and the latter disadvantaged by having forgotten it (well, almost all of it...

7 Mai 202219min

Another reminder that the NYTimes Crossword, at the top of its game, has no equal, and they're in fine form today -- where, to be specific, that fine form is a SPIRAL. We have all the deets on this di...

6 Mai 202211min

A gentle Wednesday crossword, with a GLEEEEEEEful theme, an AVALANCHE of fun clues, overall a fun time. Highly recommended, 5 squares on the JAMCR (Jean And Mike Crossword Rating) scale, so if you hav...

5 Mai 20229min

An educational Tuesday offering by Julian Lim, including a refresher on Chinese dynasties (MING, TANG, CHIN, SUI and HAN, to name 5), the fact that DIMES (presumably American) are 1.35 mm thick, and a...

4 Mai 202212min

Erik Agard is a legend in the crossword world, and even on a Monday, where there are arguably fewer opportunities to demonstrate one's crossword constructing chops, he manages to do so anyway. How, yo...

3 Mai 202211min

Opinions were divided on today's puzzle -- Jean found it a snap, Mike, alas, found it a much bumpier road, done in by his lack of knowledge of basketball, northern New Jersey cities, and the Salt-N-Pe...

2 Mai 20228min

A sly Saturday stumper by veteran crossword constructor Joe DiPietro, with some really tricky corners, and, come to think of it, a grid full of cruciverbal traps. We have all the deets, as well as the...

1 Mai 202219min