Friday, July 1, 2022 - Shall we talk about the crossword? PRAYDO
A fine Friday effort by Christina Iverson and Caitlin Reid, although both of our dynamic duo (solving, as usual, independently) spent more of their solve time looking for mistakes than filling in the grid. In short the puzzle was relatively straightforward, until -- cue the ominous music -- it wasn't! To hear the deets, as well as (probably) learn a new fact for Fun Fact Friday, all you need to do is subscribe, download and enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love list...
2 Jul 202216min
Thursday, June 30, 2022 - As a famous soothsayer once soothed, beware the I's of June -- or something like that
A brilliant Thursday crossword by Samuel A. Donaldson and Doug Peterson, that starts off -- as all great Thursday crosswords do -- by imbuing the solver with a sense of befuddlement and disbelief. Then, with a little luck, or in this particular case with a lot of luck, the answer emerges from the fog, and the solver can bask in the radiance of a job well done. Forgive us for waxing poetic here, but as you'll see in today's episode (or by looking at the grid - go to xwordinfo.com), it truly is...
1 Jul 202215min
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - Look, up there in the sky, it's a test, it's a blood type, it's half a great Swedish rock band, it's ... AB!
In today's exciting installment, we go through the 4 stages of Rebus Identification, as today's crossword provides an excellent example of a rebus-festooned-grid. [Full disclosure: we do get a small gratuity every time we use festooned in the show notes, thanks to the generosity of the Society For the Promotion and Preservation of Festooning*]. As you can tell, we had oodles of fun doing this crossword, and to find out why, all you need to do is download/subscribe and listen up! *ed: that wa...
30 Jun 202214min
Tuesday, June 22, 2022 - A True Treasure of a Tuesday!
A brilliant crossword by Scott Graham, all revolving around the twentieth letter of the English alphabet. Jean loved the implicit theme. Mike missed most of it, but in today's episode Jean sets him straight, as also puts him through the wringer, it being Triplet Tuesday™️.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!
29 Jun 202215min
Monday, June 27, 2022 - Hooray, it's the HOYAS!
You might want to wear shades when solving this crossword, and RUBIN a dollop of SPF -- for reasons that will become abundantly clear once you've done so (solved the crossword, with or without the sunglasses and lotion). Apart from the brilliant theme, the grid had a few gems -- the rarely seen HOYAS making its 11th appearance in the NYTimes crossword, the slightly rarer SELFIE (10 times), and the very elusive MONKEYSUNCLE making just its 3rd appearance in the grid. Welcome, one a...
28 Jun 202210min
Sunday, June 26, 2022 - Argh, beware, SHIPMATES, this here be a SALTY crossword
If you like movies, and you like puns, you'll love today's puzzle, which is teeming with them. Who can resist simultaneously giggling and groaning at 61A, Staunch dedication to one's upper leg exercise routine?, THIGHFIDELITY, or 94A, Tire-puncturing way across a river, BRIDGEOFSPIKES? And even if you don't like those, there is still a lot to admire in today's grid. All the deets lie within, so subscribe/download and enjoy. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listen...
27 Jun 202211min
Saturday, June 25, 2022 - TAQUERIA mockingbird??
A fine Saturday crossword by Adam Aaronson. Jean tore through it so quickly that her keyboard melted, whereas Mike's keyboard was in no danger whatsoever, except from a mild fist pounding from time to time. We have all the deets inside, as well as the always suspenseful bestowing of the JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), so hit subscribe, click download, and do enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@i...
26 Jun 202214min
Friday, June 24, 2022 - A grid that's AHUM with with great SPIRIT
A great Friday crossword by Sophia Maymudes and Margaret Seikel: the clues were crisp, the answers rare if not unique, and the crosswordese meter was reading just about 0. A grid with the likes of SORORITYSQUAT, BURRATA, NOODLEBAR and TINYHOUSE is one to admire and savor, and we do exactly that in today's episode. It's also Fun Fact Friday, and if you were wondering, so, what were ELIA's Popular Fallacies (from yesterday's fine effort by Jeff Chen), wonder no longer - just download...
25 Jun 202212min
