Friday, February 18, 2022 - Care for some TEA? Or perhaps some BOXEDWINE?
A slightly tricky Friday crossword: Jean was, ALAS, temporarily mired in the bottom-left corner, and Mike got slightly HUFFY when he couldn't figure out the answer to 9A, Irritated, HUFFY. But both r...
19 Feb 202213min
Thursday, February 17, 2022 - Welcome to Season 4!!!
Let the trumpets sound, let the banners fly, it is time for celebration because this episode marks the start of the 4th season of Jean And Mike Do The New York Times Crossword! Thanks, loyal listeners...
18 Feb 202210min
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 - SCREE, SKRY, so, um ...
An extra crunchy Wednesday crossword, both Jean and Mike flailed about in the northeast corner waiting for their respective muses to chip in with an answer or two. Unfortunately muses are notoriously ...
17 Feb 202211min
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 - MEARA, MEARA, on the wall
Any crossword that references Sponge Bob Square Pants is bound to be good -- and this one definitely falls in that category. It was a Tuesday, so the difficulty level was set to simmer, but there were...
16 Feb 202212min
Monday, February 14, 2022 - A fine day in FRESNO (as well as anywhere else that a NYTimes Crossword is handy)
A robust Monday crossword, with a few clues -- 55A, Cocktail favored by Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City", COSMO; Mike's favorite, 6D, Cask makers, COOPERS; and Jean's favorite, 23D, ______ walsy,...
15 Feb 20226min
Sunday, February 13, 2022 - The SHRINKING ... INDIGO??
A lovely crossword from David Steinberg, and we don't use that word often or lightly: to find out why it's so appropriate here, you'll have to do what multitudes have done before you -- download and l...
14 Feb 202215min
Saturday, February 12, 2022 - APERY, the sincerest form of flattery?
While the answer HAH! wasn't actually in today's crossword, it certainly was hovering nearby, because between the curious spellings of 30A, Russian dumpling, PIROGI, and 58A, Condiment made with peanu...
13 Feb 202214min
Friday, February 11, 2022 - Oh, URANIA, you are so amusing!
An interesting Friday crossword - 6 15-letter answers, 3 at top, 3 at the bottom, a sight that can inspire a SHUDDER or two, and for good reason. But if one remembers 36D, "Just try to be calm...", BR...
12 Feb 202215min
