Sunday, July 23, 2023 - A grid with OOMPH, FTW!
A winning Sunday crossword by Chandi Deitmer, with a bevy of sound aural puns forming a brilliant theme, amid a sea of other fine clues, including the apostrophe-rich 44D, Cap'n's subordinate, BOSN; the always welcome (as a word, at any rate) 26D, Nonsense, to Brits, TOSH; and one of our favorite Grammy Award winners, 40A, Grammy winner Hill, LAURYN. Definitely FTW, we give it 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us...
23 Juli 202316min
Saturday, July 22, 2023 - A crossword that'll have you doing CARTWHEELS đ€žââïžđ
This, Robert Logan's second NYTimes Crossword, took him 17 months to complete! The end result, though, is a chef's kiss of a crossword, one that gives up its secrets gradually and grudgingly, with clues so good that you'll be inclined to stand up and applaud: which we heartily encourage you to do, and thus simultaneously exercise both the mind and the body. In other news, it's Saturday, time for the JAMCOTWA - Jean & Mike Crossword Of The Week Award - and this week the choice...
23 Juli 202316min
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - Honk if you liked this crossword đđ. Honk, honk!!
A fiendishly clever crossword by Drew Schmenner, with a worthy theme -- that's not UPFORDEBATE -- that would've taxed even the great IBMWATSON. We loved it -- as you can tell from today's episode -- and can't wait for Drew's next opus!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!
21 Juli 202313min
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - Go, Packers! Time for another THREEPEAT đ
As the week progresses, the NYTimes crosswords, by-and-large, get more difficult, and you can start to feel the friction on Wednesday, with clues like 37D, Kind of mark, SKID; 26A, "Ya dig?", FEELME (aha); and 37A, Fast pitch, SPIEL, starting to make you, well, dig,a little more deeply than on a Monday or Tuesday (at least on average). And speaking of dig (for the third time in this paragraph), we dug deeply to extract the finest clues from today's grid for your edification. Enjoy! We love fe...
20 Juli 202312min
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - DIONYSUS and BACCHUS walk into a bar ...
Today's puzzle is educational -- a primer for those of you who can't tell your Greek gods from your Roman ones., as well as entertaining -- what you'd expect if Steinberg was in the byline. We'd tell you more, but ... we've already told you everything we know in today's podcast, so have a listen and let us know what you think. 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 ...
19 Juli 202314min
Monday, July 17, 2023 - BORESOME -- in the grid and in...applicable đ
A marvelous Monday crossword by Fulbright scholar (!) Alexander Liebeskind, and that genius shines through wherever you look in today's grid. There were (almost) impossible to pronounce answers, 66A, One whose property is being held as debt security, LIENEE; (almost) impossible to spell answers, 43A, ________ - daisy, OOPSY (not OOPSIE); and (almost) impossible to forget answers, 40D, Yawn-inducing, BORESOME (!!). A reminder that the NYTimes Crossword is a great way to keep your wits sharp a...
18 Juli 202314min
Sunday, July 16, 2023 - The Game is Afoot, and the Grid is *Amazing*
An absolutely delightful Sunday crossword by Michael Schlossberg, brilliant clues everywhere you look, guaranteed to put a smile on your face. We have all the deets inside, so please subscribe (so you won't miss an episode), then download, listen up, and enjoy!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!
17 Juli 202315min
Saturday, July 15, 2023 - â ïž Battlestations, it's a Jeff Chen Saturday Crossword!!â ïž
Jeff Chen is known for writing great crosswords and he is in excellent form today. Clues like 2D, Head of the bar, FOAM (not SOAP!), 36A, Word that can be described by changing its last letter to a P, SHARD (wow!); and the droll 52D, Take for a spin, TURN (of course it is) tell the tale. Loved it, clearly worth a full 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. In other news, we have hit 100,000 downloads, so thanks to all of you for getting us to that lofty peak , and here's to the next 100,000! We love ...
16 Juli 202317min
