Friday, March 12, 2021

A riotous Tuesday crossword, and how often can you say that? Technically, as often as you want, but this time it's justified, thanks to Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau's very witty puzzle. You're probably in a hurry to get to the podcast and hear all about it, to which we say KEEPYOURPANTSON! It's Tip Tuesday, so listen up for some great ideas on how to become a better crossword solver. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, tell your friends, and let us know at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We ...

16 Sep 20209min

If you feel skITTIsh about doing the New York Times Crosswords -- and there's no shame in admITTIng it -- we would argue that this would be a fITTIng one to start solving. It has lots of fun words, and an interesting theme, that you have likely already surmised made it wITTIer than most Mondays. Remember, to start working on the puzzles, just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and you'll be ready to go in no time. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail!...

15 Sep 202010min

It's, er, time to, er, um, er, talk about the Sunday crossword, which is decidedly lacking in ers, so we thought we'd add a few extras here to make up for it. Yes, the theme involves various common phrases for which ER has been removed, and the clue leads to that ER-less answer, in a humorous way. For instance, 23A - Always glad to be seated in the back of the boat? - is HAPPILYEVERAFT, 103A - Ad for heartburn indication? - is RELIEFPITCH - and our personal favorite, 115A - "Quit your snicker...

14 Sep 20209min

An epic crossword, lots of long and obscure clues, just like you'd hope for and expect on a Saturday. Both Mike and Jean got stymied in various places - Jean at 1D, Band with the 1970's hit "Come and Get Your Love", REDBONE, and Mike at 18A, "Who Shot Mr. Burns on the Classic TV Episode, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", MAGGIE. There were lots of fun, fascinating words - 43A, Score marking to play higher or lower than written, OTTAVA, and 26A, Mesoamerican language family with about half a milli...

13 Sep 202016min

A sparking crossword by Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard, with great clues -- we give it a perfect 5.0 squares on the JAMCR scale! 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 Sep 202011min

Today's crossword features what might possibly be the 4 most recognizable notes in all of western music, D, D, D, EFlat. They might not be recognizable, just lying there on the page, but put an orchestra behind them and you'll instantly recognize the beginning of BEETHOVEN's 5th symphony. That was just one of several of the great master's SYMPHONIC works that made its way into this Thursday masterpiece by David Kahn. Like the answer to 26D, Like violin strings, this crossword was TAUT, and, b...

11 Sep 20209min

99 bottles of clues on the wall, 99 bottles of clues, take one down, pass it around ... well, you get the idea: this crossword had a theme that involved the number 99. EINSTEINIUM, NAMESOFALLAH, WAYNEGRETSKY and LUFTBALLONS were featured, and our one regret was that they couldn't work in a reference to BARBARAFELDON (Agent 99 on the old time television series, Get Smart). Hopefully you got smarter by doing this crossword: there are many more to help keep you. mentally sharp, visit nyti...

10 Sep 20208min

A crossword in honor of ALFREDHITCHCOCK's most famous (?) movie, PSYCHO. For a while, Mike -- GASP! -- had NARY a clue in left central, but at LAST was able to TEASE out the answers. Jean, on the other hand, blazed through the entire shebang in 8 minutes! Also, it's Tip Tuesday, so listen in for some hints as to how you can enhance your crossword solving prowess. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also,...

9 Sep 202013min