Monday, October 26, 2020
A cracking-good start to the crossword week, with an array of amusing allusions to -- of course -- cracking, as in, what do a CODEBREAKER, STANDUPCOMIC, and CHIROPRACTOR have in common? A few old friends join jus as well -- ALOE, the official balm of the New York Times crossword, ADELE, possibly its official chanteuse, and TSA, definitely its favorite airport security team. We give it a perfect 5 on the JAMCR scale. Tip Tuesday is coming right up, so tune in tomorrow for helpful suggestion...
27 Okt 20209min
Sunday, October 25, 2020
A scary Sunday crossword -- Mike was so frightened, in fact, that he entirely forgot how to spell ACOLYTE -- no LIE! -- and wobbled at the junction of SERAPE and APIA. Jean, meanwhile, maintained her joie de vivre in spite of the PANE inspired by a series of very bad puns. We give it a 4.5 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 by there and ...
26 Okt 202013min
Saturday, October 24, 2020
It's a tough but ultimately doable Saturday, with the clever cluing that you would expect on this day, and just a few real tricksters. Mike gets hung up at the corner of 16A, Categorized by district (ZONAL, not ZONED) and 5D, Hal's earthbound "twin" in Arthur C. Clark's "2010: Odyssey Two" (SAL, not SAD). Jean, meanwhile, quite reasonably goes for CORDUROY for 6A, Jacket material, as opposed to the quite clever actual answer, COVERART. Fun times! Remember that you can subscribe to and ...
25 Okt 202015min
Friday, October 23, 2020
Many of us needed to TAKEABREAK after Thursday's epic struggle, and this puzzle by Robyn Weintraub filled the bill nicely. It had some clever cluing, like 24A, One who might have a brush with fame?, ARTIST, and tricky word acrobatics, like 15A, What's before after, at the end?, EVER. Of course, based on the law of conservation of crossword difficulty (which we just made up), Saturday is going to be devastating. Or will it now? Tune in tomorrow to find out! We love feedback! Send us a t...
24 Okt 20208min
Thursday, October 22, 2020
A fabulous Thursday challenge by Sid Sivakumar, with a gimmick that has to be seen to be believed ... except that you *can't* see it. Intrigued? Listen to the podcast to hear the whole story!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!
23 Okt 202012min
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Today's crossword features SLEWS of PRETTY funny puns, like 17A, Ways to cross a river in Switzerland?, BERNBRIDGES, and 28A, First showing at a film festival in France?, CANNESOPENER (oof). Jean cruises through today's puzzle like it's a Monday, but while Mike was able to DOIT, he finds the top left corner ETRE (eh, to be) a pretty tough slog. 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, ...
22 Okt 202011min
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
In today's podcast, Jean revs up the Tip Tuesday apparatus with tips about cars, Mike extols the virtue of listening to musicians that appear in the crossword (e.g., Joe Satriani), and both agree that today's crossword deserves an EASYA -- because it was, easily, worth an A, the equivalent of 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 by there ...
21 Okt 202013min
Monday, October 19, 2020
A somewhat "crunchier" crossword than usual for a Monday, including words like 56A, Perfect example (EPITOME), 39D, Calm and impassive (STOLID) , and a reference to 48D, Portrait painter Rembrandt PEALE (aka, we hope, the "other" Rembrandt). Still, we do not EGRET for a moment having done this VINE 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 str...
20 Okt 20209min
