Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

Ahoy, mateys (including NCOS, if there are any reading this), we hope you're all SHIPSHAPE, not too WEARY, and ready to set sail on another crossword adventure (with, as you might have surmised, a nautical theme). 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...

We're a FAN of this puzzle. The bottom-right corner in particular STYX out, although there were GEMSTONES throughout. Our favorite discovery: TNT used to be used as a dye, before they started using it for explosives, which sounds potentially NASTY. Tip Tuesday is coming up ... this Tuesday, listen for tips on how to improve your crossword solving skills. Like the podcast? Tell your friends! H...

A toughie for a Friday! Jean did SUPER(Bly), but Mike is MOROSE, wearing sackcloth and ashes in honor of his dearly departed streak -- THATSASHAME. Some sample clues:  Sent = ONCLOUDNINE  Classic works by the poet Martial = EPIGRAMS Do minimal work and succeed = SKATEBY Remember, if you wish to correspond, drop us a line at crosswordpuzzle@icloud.com We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Inf...

A crossword that really works the old GRAY cells. Jean found it to be a nice Thursday crossword, Mike felt like he was trapped in a BLACKHOLE, and CANST believe that he was able to (eventually) solve it. One of the authors of today's puzzle is Jeff Chen, who runs xwordinfo.com -- check it out, it has excellent crossword resources. We'd love to hear from you! Just send feedback to crosswo...

This puzzle was a SMASHHIT, with EVERYTHING that you could want in a crossword: delicious BAGELs, a reference to Marvel superheroes (THOR), and, Mike's personal favorite, CLOWNCARS. Like what you're hearing? Have suggestions for future topics? Give us some feedback at crosswordpodcast@icloud.com We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, cros...

A Tuesday crossword that features EPEEISTS and Popeye's dreaded enemy, the SEAHAG? Who could ask for anything more? Some of you could! And so, starting today, we are introducing Tip Tuesday, in which we will try and include tips for new solvers. If you want to get a hold of us to discuss a podcast, or have suggestions for improvements, now you can email us -- crosswordpodcast@icloud.com . Ope...

A crossword in which both Jean & Mike discover that OLMEC is not an elderly robot, but rather a Meso-American carver of yore; Jean points out the difference between AGUA and the color that it might be, AQUA; and Mike finds out that Katmandu and Timbuktu are on entirely different continents. Enjoy! Remember, to share in the joy of solving, go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and start puzz...

A challenging Sunday, no SHOOIN. With challenging entries like TEIXEIRA, and CUPROUS, and fun ones like RADIOCAR and SEADOVE, there's something here to appeal to everyone. Remember, you too can follow along: just go to nytimes.com/crosswords, subscribe, and start puzzling! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Als...

In today's episode, Jean, reporting from a remote location, discovers that EYEs are not as difficult to sculpt as TOGAs, and that sometimes the answer to a "stole" clue is not BOA (FUR real).  Meanwhile, Mike learns (again: AD NAUSEAM, in fact) about the importance of proper spelling, and celebrates the appearance of his favorite Titanic passenger, John ASTOR, in today's crossw...

An Erik Agard crossword, written with his usual FLARE, which means solvers need to be especially ALERT. Jean, aided by her encyclopedic knowledge of Hollywood actresses of yore, tore through this in *record* time. 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 str...

A novel Thursday arrangement by the indefatigable Joel Fagliano!  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!

Jean & Mike discuss a crossword that is worthy of at least ONEMICHELINSTAR for its elegant construction, and while we can't say it was NOSWEAT, we do OPINE that you don't have to be one of the cruciverbal ELITE in order to solve it. Remember, you can always subscribe to the New York Times Crossword at nytimes.com/crosswords -- we recommend trying the puzzle first, and then listening...

A puzzle that Jean flies through, and that's no INVENTION; while Mike discovers that ALOE makes a terrible liqueur (allegedly: he's never tried it), while SLOE is (again, allegedly) much tastier. 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...

A hi ghly entertaining, hy per fast-paced, Hy -Vee approved crossword! 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!

Let us not ABETABOUTTHEBUSH: this was a fine Sunday crossword, which Jean solved in record time and Mike ... solved. MENSA skills were not required, just the usual ALCHEMIST's talent to turn clues into answers. 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 s...

Jean BROODED on the nature of being on eggshells, while Mike TOILEd over what he considered to be an IDYL New York Times Crossword.  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!

Jean & Mike find themselves immersed in a not-particularly TRUETOLIFE  BOSSBATTLE with the New York Times crossword, but are able to emerge victoriously, so AWLS well that ends well. 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!

A brilliant crossword from Robyn Eintraub, um, we mean Weintraub, illustrating the importance of always reading the instructions. 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!

Jean & Mike were momentarily ATALOSS while working on this crossword, but in spite of some unusually spelled words -- OLIO and SANA, to name a pair -- were able to persevere: hear how they did it right here. 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 strik...

Today's crossword gets a perfect 20/20! 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!

Jean & Mike thought this Monday puzzle was RIGHTONTHEMONEY, and definitely did not leave them LEFTINTHELURCH, with a bevy of old favorites like HBOMB, HORA and ABBA, along with a few new friends -- DISHY and EVIE, to name two. 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...

A fine Sunday crossword, with a plethora of intriguing names and nouns, including RAPANUI (spoken on Easter Island), MILT Jackson (a Jazz icon), OREAD (a Mountain nymph of Greek myth, spelled here with an E instead of an I). All in all, there was lots to LIKELIKE! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're...

A Saturday spectacular, in which Jean learns that a CALF is a piece of detached ice, and Mike maintains an EVENTENOR upon learning that the answer to "x, y or z" is AXIS, not AXES. 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!

Jean & Mike find today's crossword to be a great mental workout, with some scarily long answers. There were some NEARDISASTERS along the road, but Jean & Mike's REPUTATIONS remain intact (although they don't want to GLOAT). 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 f...

A relatively straightforward Thursday New York Times crossword, and a fine example of the crossword creator's ART. 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!