Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

Adam Aaronson is baaaack! Just a few weeks after his JAMCOTWA*-winning AA crossword, he returns with a Wednesday offering that is also definitely in the running for this week's award. To find out why, and to decide for yourself whether or not he is worthy, we invite you to carefully scrutinize the evidence, alà Father Brown, as laid out in today's podcast. *Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, cross...

13 Jan 20229min

A nice Tuesday crossword, because a) Ross Trudeau's the constructor, and b) Will Shortz is the editor. In today's episode, we spotlight an R&B singer definitely worth checking out, and marvel at Jean's prowess during Triplet Tuesday. For all this and more, 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!

12 Jan 202211min

Today's crossword had a stealthy theme, but Jean ferreted it out, whereas Mike, bereft of a liberal arts education, assumed that the theme involved medical care (ADA, CDC, and YOGA, to be precise, which Mike almost never is). For all the deets, all you have to do is download and listen up. Just a reminder ... the New York Times Crossword is terrifically fun, but not terrifically priced, and they would love to have you subscribe. Just go to nytimes.com/crosswords and tell 'em that Jean & ...

11 Jan 20228min

Opinions are divided on today's crossword - Jean found it easy, finishing it in 45 minutes, while Mike ... got natticked at the corner of 51A, 1997 pop hit withy a nonsensical refrain, MMMBOP, and 33D, Westernmost sch. in Conference USA, UTEP (as opposed to MMMBOX, a popular restaurant in the UAE and UTEX, a non-existent university). For more on today's episode (not brought to you by MMMBOX, but we are certainly open to sponsorships!), download and enjoy. We love feedback! Send us a te...

10 Jan 20228min

Today's crossword, with an ocean of white squares and ergo a ridiculously small number of black ones, was, at first blush, a daunting sight, but upon closer inspection it turned out to be ... still daunting: but keeping in mind the adage, STEADYASSHEGOES, along with the caution to take a rest when you're TOOTIREDTOTHINK, it turned out to be doable (barely). For all the deets, download and enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, cro...

9 Jan 202210min

A fun Friday crossword, par for the course when Robyn Weintraub is at the helm, but that's the only predictable part of the grid. With clues like 1D, Story that goes above your head?, ATTIC, and 32D, They can be felt, PENS, it is no wonder that today's crossword earned a perfect 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and if Siskel & Ebert were still int he biz they'd undoubtedly give it a 2 thumbs, way up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, cro...

8 Jan 202213min

Rebuses, collective nouns, and a reference to Elmer FUDD -- a just about perfect crossword, and when you toss in the susseration of scandal, well, that just pushes it over the edge! For all the juicy deets, just hit the big download button (or better yet, the subscribe button), and enjoy!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!

7 Jan 202213min

Regardless of whether you're a HALFEMPTY or HALFFULL sort of person, this crossword is guaranteed to EXALT, and we could WAX eloquent about it all night, but we'd rather let you get right to today's episode and ... enjoy!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!

6 Jan 202210min