Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - Don't tackle this crossword on an empty stomach!

An absolutely thrilling crossword: it is no coincidence that it is the winner of our weekly JAMCATWA (Jean & Mike Crossword of the Week Award). To find out precisely why it deserves this great honor, download and listen up to today's episode.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!

5 Dec 202112min

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 not they succeeded, all you have to do is download and listen up. For an explanation of fly x hoist, check this out. 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 an...

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 of the Week Award). To hear all the deets, download and listen up!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!

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 we didn't pay homage to 12D, One of three in the foreground of "American Gothic", TINE. Nice! 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 conversa...

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 prestigious JAMCOTWA (that's the Jean & Mike Crossword of the Week Award). We'll let you know for sure on Sunday! It's also Triplet Tuesday™️, so be sure to listen in and see how Jean fares. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodc...

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, Degs. for entrepreneurs, MBAS; 18A, Taj Mahal locale, AGRA; and 63A, Nintendo competitor, SEGA. It also had, once again, a clue that Mike fell for (insert analogy with Charlie Brown, Lucy, and football right here), 12D, Prez dispenser?, ATM (ha!). One day he'll spot that ATM cl...

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 what to do -- download and listen up!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!

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 light, UTE (but still no word as who discovered how to spell it); 22A, Big gun, you might say, BICEP (not, as Mike originally hoped, GIANTSPACELASER); and the at first blush perplexing 4D, Schedule listings, FEES, which may (or may not) be an Ebay thing. Regardless, we liked the crossword ...

28 Nov 20219min