Monday, February 2, 2026 - BOOYA — BOOYA was in the grid! 😀

Today's crossword, by the incredible Alex Eaton-Salners, was awesome on so many levels that we just don't have the space to describe it here. So, other than pointing out the fact that 7D, "Battlestar ...

1 Nov 202120min

What's all the HULLABALOO about? It's in honor of this very COOL crossword by Michael Hawkins, who TRACKEDDOWN the finest clues from all over -- it must've taken him EONS, extracting them from their v...

31 Okt 202110min

Today's crossword was a very smooth solve for both Jean & Mike - which means that, according to the (entirely fictitious) law of conservation of crossword difficulty, tomorrow's crossword will probabl...

30 Okt 202112min

It's a scary Thursday crossword ... but that's due to the theme, not the difficulty level. The cluing was crisp and amusing, and, in addition to many examples discussed on today's podcast, we did enjo...

29 Okt 202111min

Live from Northeast Wisconsin, it's ... Jean and Mike Do The New York Times Crossword! Perhaps that's not quite as memorable as 38A, Classic opening line from an NBC sketch show, LIVEFROMNEWYORK, but ...

28 Okt 20219min

Among the clues that we didn't get around to discussing in today's podcast was 41A, Treble symbols, GCLEFS, and the rather new-is 18A, Looks for web content about oneself, EGOSURF. But we talked about...

27 Okt 202111min

Today's crossword wasn't quite EASYPEASY: Mike in particular had a few LAPSES that pushed his THYME to the breaking point. For all the deets, download and listen up!We love feedback! Send us a text......

26 Okt 20218min

Today's crossword was titled "Sports Nuts", and that pretty much sums up the theme - a series of answers that involved some aspect of sports, as suggested by a punny clue. For example, 22A, Your ex's ...

25 Okt 202113min