Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

A crossword in honor of ALFREDHITCHCOCK's most famous (?) movie, PSYCHO. For a while, Mike -- GASP! -- had NARY a clue in left central, but at LAST was able to TEASE out the answers. Jean, on the othe...

9 Sep 202013min

The games a-FOOT, and to get so many references to FOOT in this crossword was no small feat, and would've taken a lot of WORK. Thanks to xwordinfo.com, we discover that AVA -- also seen in today's cr...

8 Sep 20207min

DOUBLE, DOUBLE, toil and trouble, that pretty much summarizes today's crossword, which Jean breezed through, but Mike got hung up on, on the shoals of IRENECARA. We rate it a 4.0 squares on the JAMCR ...

7 Sep 20208min

If you've worked on this crossword for a while, and decided that ICANTGOON, its GAMEOVER, then listen to this podcast for some inspiration as we deliver spoilers at a BUGATTI-like pace (like that one ...

6 Sep 202018min

Ooh, a toughie (well, it's a Friday). Both Jean & Mike tore through 3/4 of the puzzle, like they were on SPREES, but then, well, let's just say that STOPSDEAD was an appropriate clue to lead into the ...

5 Sep 202012min

A spectacular Thursday, um , spectacular! Sid Sivakumar shows us how to BOUNCEBACK, with a crossword that is definitely not SOSO. We give it a 5+ squares on the JAMCRS. Listen to the podcast to find o...

4 Sep 202010min

A fine first crossword by Margaret Seikel, during the solving of which Jean almost gets stuck in BRENNERPASS, Mike can't CATCH the point of CATCHPHRASE, Jean makes the ELEVATORPITCH that LAPTOP is the...

3 Sep 202010min

Without seemingly any BROUHAHA (HOHO) or ADO, David Steinberg put together a fine crossword - a 5.0 squares on the JAMCRS scale!We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! D...

2 Sep 202010min