Sunday, September 27, 2020
LISTENUP - it's an Alex-Eaton Salners crossword, and it's a DARNED good one, we DARESAY, AWASH with a BEVY of fine clues that will TAX you, LEARNED listener. It turns out that this is our 99th episode, so tomorrow's your chance to win a Jean & Mike Do the New York Times Crossword t-shirt. Just drop us a line, as soon as the 100th episode hits the internet, and the first to reach us at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com will soon have one of these delightful collector's items winging their...
28 Sep 202011min
Saturday, September 26, 2020
An epic Saturday, with lots oft tricky and amusing cluing that won't drive you to RAGEQUIT, and when you solve it you'll feel like you're INHEAVEN, HAH, HAH. Our 100th podcast is coming up -- and the first lucky listener to email us at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com after it drops will win a free Jean and Mike Do The New York Times Crossword t-shirt, so get ready for that. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Als...
27 Sep 202014min
Friday, September 25, 2020
A fine Friday effort by Rachel Fabi. With something for the Geeks (THEMANDALORIAN and TURINGTEST), the Greeks (ACTAEON and HARPY), and some droll cluing (Force Feed == RATIONS), we feel that this crossword was really the cat's MEOW.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!
26 Sep 20209min
Thursday, September 24, 2020
A tough crossword with a theme that was most definitely not SPELLEDOUT. Jean was able to succeed thanks to some good, ahem, GAUSSes, but Mike had no IDEA, LOL.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!
25 Sep 202013min
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Jean cruises through today's crossword without breaking a sweat, while Mike struggles against Morpheus, and wins -- eventually. We give it a 4.5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Get ready for our 100th episode celebration! The first listener to email us after our 100th episode gets published will win a coveted Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword t-shirt. What's the email address? You'll need to listen to the episode to find out 😀 We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info:...
24 Sep 202010min
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
An elegant tribute to CHADWICKBOSEMAN that leverages the fact that the center letter of his name, K, is coincidentally also the center of THEBLACKPANTHER. There are numerous references to that superlative MARVEL movie, we give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. While it didn't take SUPERHUMANPOWER to write this crossword, it did take a HERO, that being author Jeremy Newton. And, of course, it's Tip Tuesday, so be sure and tune in for all the details! We love feedback! Send us a text... Conta...
23 Sep 202011min
Monday, September 21, 2020
An A+ effort by Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class? QUITERIGHT, this puzzle definitely ENDEARS, there were no UGLI naticks at all to rattle the old BEAN, so we're KEEN to see more from Daniel Larsen et. al.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!
22 Sep 20205min
Sunday, September 20, 2020
An amazing bit of crossword construction by Sam Trabucco that DARTS from one high point to the next, this puzzle left us AGOG, and will definitely not be the subject of MIXEDREVIEWS: we give it a 5 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!
21 Sep 202015min
