Monday, April 23, 2022 - Lucretia MOTT, woman of distinction
A nice Monday crossword, the perfect palette cleanser after yesterday's epic battle (for one of us, no prize for guessing which). It was a debut for Li Ding, and hopefully we'll see more of him in the future! Today's episode also features the exciting debut of a new catchphrase -- so if you want the origin story and/or be able to tell your grandchildren you were there when the catchphrase was born -- all you need to do is download and listen up. We love feedback! Send us a text... Conta...
26 Apr 202212min
Sunday, April 24, 2022 - Attack of the ... ANTCOW??
An easy/ludicrously-difficult crossword, according to Jean/Mike. Also a controversial one, according to the massive number of comments that this generated on Word Play (the NYTimes column for discussing NYTimes Crosswords, highly recommended). We have our own take, and we'd be curious to get your take on it too: crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. 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 f...
25 Apr 202214min
Saturday, April 23, 2022 - From 1A, CODERED, to 46D, ALARM, this crossword HASITALL
A relatively straightforward Saturday puzzle, at least compared to the Mt. Everest level-of-difficulty of last week. It was by no means easy, but clues like 1D, They might smell fishy, CATTREATS, and 33D, It goes hand to hand, CLAP, were balanced by clues like 8D, Beat, TIRED, and 40A, Peter Pan alternative, JIF. In other news, we've picked this week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), and we're sure you'll either agree with us ... or not đ We love feedb...
24 Apr 202211min
Friday, April 22, 2022 - Airfare to the FAROE islands? it's fair!
Friday crosswords are meant to try one's souls, and by that standard today's puzzle by Daniel Sheremeta was a smashing success. Jean loped through it in decent time, whereas Mike, solving in tai-chi mode, took just a tad bit longer. That's not to take away from this fine puzzle, however - assuredly a 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...
23 Apr 202214min
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - FAWNs, EFTs, GARs, ERNEs and TIGREs, it's a zoo in here!
A very nice Thursday crossword, with a brilliant theme (well, some of the time: at others you can't see it at all). And if that last sentence didn't appear to make sense, fear not, all will be revealed when you download and listen up!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!
22 Apr 202212min
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - TIMDUNCAN, NBA MVP and ideal doughnut spokesperson!
A slightly more intense crossword than usual, the cost, perhaps, of having to squeeze in 4 names that contribute to an awesome theme. Our themestress âąïž Jean has all the deets, so to find out what that theme was, and where all the particularly crunchy bits of this crunchy crossword lay, just download and hit play. 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...
21 Apr 202216min
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 - Spare some time for a striking crossword
An educational Tuesday puzzle, with such enlightening clues as 46D, Only mortal Gorgon in Greek myth, MEDUSA; 67A, Disney heroine whose name means "ocean", MOANA; and the curious 51D, Attempting to, casually, TRYNA. There was also a theme, about which our head themestress âąïž, aka Jean, has much to say. Of course it's Triplet Tuesday: will Mike make a fool of himself, or merely ... make a fool of himself? Download now, and all will be revealed! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info:...
20 Apr 202212min
Monday, April 18, 2022 - Tracee Ellis Ross rides again!
A marvelous Monday crossword, a CHALLENGE in spots, but pleasingly LIGHT on pop culture, EYEROLL! Jean and Mike both found it took a wee bit longer than usual for a Monday, but was still eminently doable, and worthy of 5 squares on the still, remarkably, unconstrained-by-supply-chain-shortages 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...
19 Apr 202211min
