Thursday, June 27, 2024 - A crossword you can really sink your teeth into!
Today's theme was, simply put, delicious -- and not the least bit cheesy. You'll understand why once you've listened to today's episode and/or solved the crossword, so have at it and ... bon appetit!S...
28 Jun 202415min
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble
Our intrepid cohosts experienced slightly different solving sojourns as they worked (independently as always) on today's puzzle. Jean cruised through it like a hot knife through a Dairy Queen Blizzard...
27 Jun 202414min
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 - Want whiter teeth? Today's podcast can help 😀
There are two universities in today's grid, but only one of them can help prevent cavities. To decipher this cryptic sentence, as well as enjoy the rest of our analysis of this fine work by Seth Bisen...
26 Jun 202415min
Monday, June 24, 2024 - A magnificent Monday crossword!
This was Anthony V. Grubb's debut NYTimes crossword, and it was a delight - slightly crunchier than usual, with some challenging clues - but a terrific theme nigh-well guaranteed to bring a smile to y...
25 Jun 202413min
Sunday, June 23, 2024 - A picture-perfect puzzle!
Michael Schlossberg has a rep for creative and challenging crosswords, and he does nothing to belie that in today's opus, his 13th in the NYTimes (and his 3rd Sunday crossword of the year!). There we...
24 Jun 202421min
Saturday, June 22, 2024 - Yes, PLANTSITTER *is* a career path!
A fine Saturday crossword by Hoang-Kim Vu, so fine, in fact, that it won our JAMCOTWA - Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award™️. With crisp cluing, amusing answers, what's not to like? Nothing, he...
23 Jun 202410min
Friday, June 21, 2024 - Why, yes, Popeye Village *is* a thing
This is Billy Bratton's 9th NYTimes crossword. He tends to specialize in Friday and Saturday puzzles, and this one is an excellent example of the genre, for reasons that we delve into, at length, in t...
22 Jun 202416min
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - Three cheers for the "era of good feelings"
A slightly tricky Thursday crossword, especially confounding if one fails to grok the theme, a fate that temporarily befell both cohosts (in different ways: as usual, both cohosts solved alone, otherw...
21 Jun 202415min
