Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - A crossword with a lot of SPARK and FIRE
This was a lovely Wednesday crossword by veteran cruiciverbalists Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic, with a theme guaranteed to warm the cockles of academics everywhere, and inspire everybody else to Google "cockles" 😀. Deets inside.Show note imagery: Nothing runs like a DEEREWe 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!
24 Okt 202414min
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - SPACE ... above us, around us and ... in the grid!
This is Barbara Lin's 14th NYTimes crossword since 2020, and to see why she keeps getting them published, just take a look at today's puzzle. We did, and are glad of it. Deets inside, as well as Jean's epic struggle to win at Triplet Tuesday™, so have a listen, and let us know what you think! Show note imagery: A RUBE Goldberg contraption 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 fre...
23 Okt 202412min
Monday, October 21, 2024 - Monday's crossword is fair of face, or, er, something like that ...
This was a straightforward crossword, as Monday's are wont to be, although one of our number had several mistakes that they had to ferret out before getting to the happy music. In the interests of heightening suspense, we will not tell you which one of our cohosts was involved, nor where their mistakes lay: but instead refer you to today's podcast for all the deets. Show note imagery: ELMERSGLUE, inspiring kids to attempt to walk on ceilings since 1947. We love feedback! Send us a text...
22 Okt 202410min
Sunday, October 20, 2024 - Movie madness!
EGAD this was a fine crossword, it deserves some sort of AWARD for its EPIC themed clues and answers. There was NOTABIT of crosswordese in the grid, just ALOT of great cruciverbial magic. In short, we are ALLIN when it comes to this, the fourth NYTimes crossword by Jerry Miccolis. Show note imagery: Just one of many reasons to visit Los Cabos, Mexico, aka CABO We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we...
21 Okt 202418min
Saturday, October 19, 2024 - NUUK, one cool capital city!
Today's crossword was filled with amusing and tricky clues, like 46D, "Charms strike the sight, but _______ wins the soul": Alexander Pope, MERIT; and a nice combo, 7D, Branching point, NODE, and 8D, Branching point?, TREE (ha!). But these are just a few of the stellar clues in today's crossword, even better ones lie within, so download today's podcast for even more enlightenment. And -- bonus! -- in that same download you will be able to discover who won our latest JAMCOTWA™ (Jean And M...
20 Okt 202417min
Friday, October 18, 2024 - This crossword was a GAS, definitely nothing to BOOAT!
This is Jesse Cohn's second NYTimes crossword, and it is an absolute delight. You'll be giving so many standing ovations for his fabulous cluing that you'll probably close your rings before you solve the crossword, it's that good. Want proof? Download today's podcast and allow us to make our case. Show note imagery: Something about this image is incorrect ... and to find out what that is, check out today's Fun Fact Friday segment. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love lis...
19 Okt 202415min
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - The INTEL is that this is a pretty good crossword!
August Lee-Kovach has made a fine Thursday crossword for our edification. The theme would've been an easy sell to editors, since it was all about ... editing! Other fine clues (not mentioned in the podcast) include 2D, What is to be done?, AGENDA (of course!); 5D, What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting, AHOY (awesome!!); and like this crossword, 35D, Absolutely amazing, TODIEFOR. Show note imagery: John NANCE Garner (who, if Time magazine is to be b...
18 Okt 202417min
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - Un excelente crossword!
The title of today's episode is a very subtle hint to today's theme, a nice bit of work by Hanh Huynh, his third NYTimes crossword in a year. Beyond those clues covered in the podcast, we'd also like to laud 42D, "Alrighty, then. As I was saying ...", ANYHOO, and 58D, The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some, OMEN (hopefully a good one!). Good stuff all around, this crossword was definitely worth at least 4.5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Show note imagery: Some very hoppy, er, h...
17 Okt 20249min
