Sunday, September 20, 2020
An amazing bit of crossword construction by Sam Trabucco that DARTS from one high point to the next, this puzzle left us AGOG, and will definitely not be the subject of MIXEDREVIEWS: we give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.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 Sep 202015min
Saturday, September 19, 2020
NEVERFEAR, Robyn Weintraub is here, with a nice Saturday crossword -- not too easy (you definitely couldn't do this HALFASLEEP), but not so hard as to render you WOEBEGONE. Jean had a spot of bother at a RAREBOOKSTORE, and Mike believes that all jokes should be in TOODTASTE, but both still rate it a perfect 5.0 on the JAMCR scale 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 ...
20 Sep 202011min
Friday, September 18, 2020
Even though this puzzle might have left you INAPANIC, thinking there was NOTAHOPE, IDARESAY that the team that made this fine Friday crossword, Anne and Daniel Larsen, are a DREAMACT. 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!
19 Sep 202010min
Thursday, September 17, 2020
It's a dANDy Thursday crossword, YESSIREE, with sparklingly clever clues, HOORAH! When it comes to Simeone Seigel's talents as a crossword writer, let's just say that we are BELIEBERs. We give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. There is a new app in the App Store, Crossword Replay, that lets you solve a crossword and then replay it, so you can see all the twists and turns you took. Fun for the whole family, and you can download it, for free, right here. We love feedback! Send us a text... Co...
18 Sep 202013min
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
This crossword was definitely not a NOTHINGBURGER, rather the USUAL high quality NYTimes fare that will have you grinning from EAR to, um, EAR. 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 Sep 202010min
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
A riotous Tuesday crossword, and how often can you say that? Technically, as often as you want, but this time it's justified, thanks to Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau's very witty puzzle. You're probably in a hurry to get to the podcast and hear all about it, to which we say KEEPYOURPANTSON! It's Tip Tuesday, so listen up for some great ideas on how to become a better crossword solver. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, tell your friends, and let us know at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We ...
16 Sep 20209min
Monday, September 14, 2020
If you feel skITTIsh about doing the New York Times Crosswords -- and there's no shame in admITTIng it -- we would argue that this would be a fITTIng one to start solving. It has lots of fun words, and an interesting theme, that you have likely already surmised made it wITTIer than most Mondays. Remember, to start working on the puzzles, just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and you'll be ready to go in no time. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail!...
15 Sep 202010min
Sunday, September 13, 2020
It's, er, time to, er, um, er, talk about the Sunday crossword, which is decidedly lacking in ers, so we thought we'd add a few extras here to make up for it. Yes, the theme involves various common phrases for which ER has been removed, and the clue leads to that ER-less answer, in a humorous way. For instance, 23A - Always glad to be seated in the back of the boat? - is HAPPILYEVERAFT, 103A - Ad for heartburn indication? - is RELIEFPITCH - and our personal favorite, 115A - "Quit your snicker...
14 Sep 20209min
