Saturday, October 1, 2022 - OCEANVUONG, poet extraordinaire!

Although crosswords with quotes can be tricky and sometimes a tad annoying (if you don't know the quote, it can be a long slog), we'll give this one a pass because it is a quote by the godmother of th...

5 Jan 202211min

As we (continue to) say ADIOS to 2021, even though we lack the powers of a MINDREADER or SEER, we have a GUTFEELING that 2022 will, like its predecessor, be ALLOVERTHEPLACE, news-wise.We love feedbac...

4 Jan 20228min

Some crosswords are just joyous, and this is one of them , bubbling with funny and punny clues everywhere you turn -- and as you'll see when you listen to today's episode, it's contagious!We love feed...

3 Jan 202215min

Happy new year, everyone! The NYTimes celebrated by providing a real WINNER of a crossword, of that we are SERTA -- although as far as the JAMCOTWA (Jean and Mike Crossword of the Week Award) is conce...

2 Jan 202211min

There were plenty of fireworks in this New Year's Eve crossword, some sparkling clues, and some brilliant answers (as always). Jean tore through it in good time, Mike took it a bit more sedately but s...

1 Jan 202210min

On this New Year's Eve Eve, we have a fine crossword by John Ewbank -- starting with that always tricky question when it comes to 1A, Flatbread from India -- is it NAAN or ROTI? (today it's ROTI) all...

31 Dec 20218min

The perfect Wednesday crossword -- fun theme, some slightly tricky and in some cases LOL clues, who could ask for anything more? To find out precisely why it deserves all this praise, you know what ...

30 Dec 202110min

Opinions are divided on today's crossword - Jean thought it fine, and tore through it in about 7 minutes, whereas Mike didn't even understand the theme, and only managed to eke out a victory by channe...

29 Dec 202112min