Friday, September 29, 2023 - Beware the SUNDAYSCARIES!

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

Adam Aaronson apparently looked within for inspiration, because today's grid is chock-full of answers that start with AA. If we were to grade this puzzle then, we'd definitely have to give it an A ......

28 Dec 20217min

An extra crunchy Sunday crossword, mainly due to a clever theme, recognition of which genuinely helped with the solve. Jean had a little trouble, being a little too HIP when the answer was merely HEP,...

27 Dec 202115min

A tough Saturday crossword: a stack of 3 15-letter answers at the bottom, and a stack of 9-, 11- and 13-letter answers at the top made for a formidable grid. Jean had issues in the top left, and Mike ...

26 Dec 202112min