Sunday, July 20, 2025 - Famed mystery author ... Mary Westmacott???

Sunday, July 20, 2025 - Famed mystery author ... Mary Westmacott???

This was a fun crossword by Michael Schlossberg. The theme gave us an opportunity to -- at last! -- use the word "idiom" in a sentence without sounding like an idiot 🙄, and the clues gave us a chance to exercise our little grey cells (as Mary Westmacott (or, to be precise, the writer whose ALIAS was Mary Westmacott) would have put it). Among our favorite clues not heretofore mentioned were 55D, More than wanna, GOTTA (three cheers for colloquial English!); 66D, Mast attachment above a gaff, T...

Episoder(1916)

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Saturday, July 18, 2020

A Saturday spectacular, in which Jean learns that a CALF is a piece of detached ice, and Mike maintains an EVENTENOR upon learning that the answer to "x, y or z" is AXIS, not AXES.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!

19 Jul 202010min

Friday, July 17, 2020

Friday, July 17, 2020

Jean & Mike find today's crossword to be a great mental workout, with some scarily long answers. There were some NEARDISASTERS along the road, but Jean & Mike's REPUTATIONS remain intact (although they don't want to GLOAT).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!

18 Jul 202010min

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Thursday, July 16, 2020

A relatively straightforward Thursday New York Times crossword, and a fine example of the crossword creator's ART.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!

17 Jul 20204min

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Excitement MOUNTs as Jean & Mike discuss an ASHtonishing puzzle, discover that OKRA is sometimes referred to as Ladies' Fingers, and anticipate a trip to SHIBUYA once the pandemic abates. Mike gets fooled (again!) by an ATM, and Jean gets fooled by, well, nothing!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!

16 Jul 20208min

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

In which both Jean and Mike get their PLONK WRONG, before SHERLOCKing it out and winning the PLINK WRING.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!

15 Jul 20208min

Monday, July 13, 2020

Monday, July 13, 2020

Oh, no, it's a crossword by one of the NYTimes most AUGUST contributors, Erik Agard. Good thing it's a Monday, we were able to triumph -- BOOYAH! 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!

14 Jul 20205min

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Sunday, July 12, 2020

A crossword that Jean finds a breeze, while Mike regards it as a more of a chore, and almost WIIGs out when he discovers that a heroic exploit is a GEST, not a TEST.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!

13 Jul 20208min

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Not too cruel for a Saturday, even though CRUELLA did make an appearance...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!

11 Jul 202011min

Populært innen Humor

rss-spartsklubben
papaya
enkel-servering
storefri-med-mikkel-og-herman
topp-3-med-mads-og-rasmus
harm-og-hegseth
tusvik-tnne
rss-nesten-hele-uka-med-lepperod
merry-quizmas
misjonen-med-antonsen-og-golden
tore-og-haralds-podkast
verdens-verste
rss-snorre-med-gaute
wolfgang-wee-uncut
gutta-backer
hanna-de-heldige
ma-pa-behandling-med-morten-ramm
vitnemal
rss-dette-ma-aldri-skje-igjen
jan-thomas-og-einar-blir-venner