Sunday, October 22, 2023 - Quick, IGOR, fetch me an amusing podcast episode title!

A challenging Friday crossword, with lots of "crunchy clues" to keep life interesting. Both Jean & Mike had to dig deeply into their respective mind palaces on this one -- and to find out whether or n...

4 Dec 202114min

A challenging Thursday, with lots of crunchy clues, novel answers, and a nicely done theme - definitely a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and certainly eligible for the JAMCOTWA (Jean & Mike's Crossword...

3 Dec 202111min

A pun-powered crossword, taking full advantage of the many homophones that involve the sound AIR / ERR / HEIR / EYRE. Beyond that, and beyond those discussed in today's episode, we would be remiss if ...

2 Dec 202114min

A splendid Tuesday crossword, with an interesting theme, lots of fun and educational clues, this might be the first winner of what we are inventing at this very moment, the well known (ha!) and very p...

1 Dec 202113min

Traditionally, Mondays are the easiest crosswords of the week, designed to appeal to novice solvers, and today's puzzle certainly lives up to the tradition. It included a lot of old favorites, -- 40A...

30 Nov 20217min

A gentle Sunday crossword, for one of the dynamic duo (no prize if you guess which one): the other had one teensy-weensy mistake that, well, if you want to hear the whole edda-esque saga, you know wh...

29 Nov 202115min

Beyond the clues dissected in today's episode, there were a few surprising answers lurking in the grid: 41A, People credited with discovering mechanoluminescence, using quartz crystals to generate lig...

28 Nov 20219min

A Goldilocks of a Friday crossword - not too easy, not too hard, but just right - thanks to the talents of crossword constructor Kate Hawkins, aided and abetted, no doubt, by editor Will Shortz. Any g...

27 Nov 202111min