Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

A delicious Monday crossword, not too difficult, but higher in calories than most puzzles -- witness the NOUGATBAR, BANANA, ORANGE, and NOODLEBOWLS that made it into today's grid. Nom, nom, nom!

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The perfect memorial day weekend crossword, a salute to HONESTABE, aka Abraham Lincoln, as well as his memorial. This crossword was by Daniel Bodily and Jeff Chen, which accounts for it pegging the JAMCRmeter at 5 squares. Jean tore through this so quickly that her iPad melted, but -- speaking of melt -- Mike got natticked at the corner of 33D, Diner order, MELT (not MALT) and 41A, Actress Green of "Casino Royale", EVA (not AVA, as in AVA Duvernay). Natticks not withstanding, this was an extraordinarily good Sunday puzzle, and we have all the deets inside for you to check out.

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A trying Saturday crossword ... which you should definitely try! The clues were crisp and only occasionally obscure (with all due respect to the award winning mathematician whose name -- in order to preserve at least some some semblance of mystery and intrigue -- we will not reveal here).  Today's episode also features  Fun Fact Friday (two fun facts, in fact: the first being that we forgot to do this yesterday!) and our awarding of the JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), which goes to a highly deserving crossword family. Download, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a line ([email protected]).

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A gentler-than-usual Friday crossword, both Jean (as expected) and Mike (a complete and total surprise) got through it fairly expeditiously: a "smooth solve", in the argot of cruciverbalists. But gentle doesn't mean dull, on the contrary this crossword had plenty of fun clues to entertain and educate, and we have fun talking about them in today's podcast.

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A great Thursday crossword by, presumably, a fan of Kenny Rogers -- the singer, not necessarily the restaurant. The theme was fun, the cluing crisp (just like what you might get at Kenny Rogers, the restaurant), and our only regret is that we have only 5 squares to give it on the JAMCR (Jean And Mike Crossword Rating) scale -- it will have to do. We also have a fascinating discussion of clue rankings, and one of the great ROSTRUM rhymes of the early 21st century, just waiting for you, right here.

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Variant spelling, the bane of crossword solvers everywhere, is lurking in today's grid, ready to lure the unobservant into a cunning trap. Will it ensnare our heroic cohosts? Or will AMENRA, AMUNRA OR AMONRA (aka the god of variant spelling) come to their rescue? Download now to find out!

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A run-of-the-mill Tuesday? Most definitely not, this is the NYTimes crossword we're talking about, after all! Rather, we have a splendid display of clever cruciverbial construction, involving furniture, musicals, and some high falutin words (excluding, unfortunately, high falutin, we're throwing that in at no extra charge) to keep you occupied and help expand your lexicon. All the deets -- as well as the outcome of today's Triplet Tuesday (the 3 most exciting minutes in podcasting) -- are here for the downloading, so do so and enjoy.

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A marvelous Monday workout by Simon Marotte, with several answers that have appeared only rarely, and at least one that is a debut! We have all the deets, including a deep-dive into the origins of 40A, Basic trick at a skatepark, and the 3 magic letters that increase your chances of getting a puzzle published by an astonishing 0%. it all makes for a fascinating listen, if we do say so ourselves!

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A dazzling display of cruciverbial daring-do, today's crossword by the Steinberg family is one that will surely have you awed, amazed, astounded, and many other words that don't necessarily start with a. We have all the deets inside, so download and enjoy!

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A  (19A, Chic) MODISH Saturday crossword - after all it did have (29D, Luxury attire for white-tie events) OPERACAPES, and the allegedly official snack of the NYTimes crossword, (15A, It's always black and white), OREOCOOKIE, yum!

Beyond that, clues like 17A, Che Guevara, when he wrote "Motorcycle Diaries", MEDSTUDENT, and 1A, Rolls dough, perhaps?, CARPAYMENT, made for a fun solve.

It's Saturday, and as tradition dictates, time for the  JAMCOTWA -  Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award. Who will it be? Saturday? Sunday? Monday? ... you get the idea. But to get the answer, you'll need to download and listen up!

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