Thursday, August 25, 2022 - EREBUS (the deity, not the manufacturer!)

Ooh, a toughie (well, it's a Friday). Both Jean & Mike tore through 3/4 of the puzzle, like they were on SPREES, but then, well, let's just say that STOPSDEAD was an appropriate clue to lead into the ferocious bottom-right corner. Still, there was lots to LOVE about this crossword, including 13D - One of about 500 million needed to fill an olympic swimming pool (TEASPOON), and Mike's personal favorite, 17A - Trucker's tracker, aka MILEAGEMOM (eh, we mean MILEAGELOG). 26D, INAROMP was def...

5 Sep 202012min

A spectacular Thursday, um , spectacular! Sid Sivakumar shows us how to BOUNCEBACK, with a crossword that is definitely not SOSO. We give it a 5+ squares on the JAMCRS. Listen to the podcast to find out why.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!

4 Sep 202010min

A fine first crossword by Margaret Seikel, during the solving of which Jean almost gets stuck in BRENNERPASS, Mike can't CATCH the point of CATCHPHRASE, Jean makes the ELEVATORPITCH that LAPTOP is the answer to 55A, it might have an apple on it, to which Mike, being semantically persnickety, replies HUSH. 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 ...

3 Sep 202010min

Without seemingly any BROUHAHA (HOHO) or ADO, David Steinberg put together a fine crossword - a 5.0 squares on the JAMCRS 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 strike up a conversation!

2 Sep 202010min

Heavens to BETSY, the 2012 & 2016 women's Olympics gymnastics captain was ALYRAISMAN (not, as Mike surmised, AMYRAISMAN). A few newer favorites show up - YAK from last Thursday's JAW, GAB and YAK spectacular, and NES from ... yesterday! It's good to see old friends. Speaking of which, why not become a friend of Jean & Mike Do the New York Times Crossword. It's really easy, just drop us a line - crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love lis...

1 Sep 20204min

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a BUTTERFLY, which plays a prominent role in today's stellar crossword (we rate it a perfect 5 square on the JAMCRS).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 Aug 202016min

HOHO, a tough Saturday, you might need some TYLENOL to get through it! But any crossword that includes MAHNAMAHNA deserves ... we'll say a 4.5 squares on the JAMCRS (Jean & Mike Crossword Rating 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 strike up a conversation!

30 Aug 202014min

A fast, fun, fireworks-free Friday crossword by Kate Hawkins (edited as always by the indefatigable Will Shortz). It included such gems as 24A - Fastest creature on two legs (up to 45 m.p.h.) - OSTRICH, 28A - One might be left in the dust - SHOEPRINT, and 37D, Plot point in a rom-com - MEETCUTE. We'd rate this one a 4.5 squares on the JAMCRS (Jean & Mike Crossword Rating Scale). We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@iclou...

29 Aug 20209min