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| Thursday, October 24, 2024 - Just finished that wonder water? Then it's bye, bye, BAI 🙄😀 | 25 Oct 2024 | 00:17:35 | |
A fun Thursday crossword by Ella Dershowitz, with a theme that will grow on you (or, since it involves NE, perhaps we should say glow on you🙄😀). All puns aside, this was a great crossword that has led us to bestow on Ella the title of GGOAT -- Greatest Genius Of All Time. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - A crossword with a lot of SPARK and FIRE | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:14:23 | |
This was a lovely Wednesday crossword by veteran cruiciverbalists Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic, with a theme guaranteed to warm the cockles of academics everywhere, and inspire everybody else to Google "cockles" 😀. Deets inside. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, October 14, 2024 - A PEACH of a debut crossword | 15 Oct 2024 | 00:13:59 | |
Just when you thought it was surely impossible for anyone, anywhere, to come up with a new theme, someone, somewhere, does. And that someone is Dana Edwards, the somewhere is here, today, and the results are delectable. Deets inside, so have a listen, and please tell others about us on social media. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, July 15, 2024 - The Big Interview 😀 | 16 Jul 2024 | 00:15:01 | |
Today's crossword, by Tarun Krishnamurthy, was a perfect Monday offering, not too difficult, but with our favorite kind of theme, the LOL kind. This was Tarun's debut NYTimes Crossword, and he's also the first crossword constructor we've ever interviewed, so check it out, and, as always, let us know what you think. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, November 21, 2021 - How long did this puzzle take? FROMDUSKTILLDAWN | 22 Nov 2021 | 00:17:32 | |
A gem of a Sunday crossword, one of the finest we've seen in many a moon. A great theme, to be sure, but the rest of the grid was absolutely grade A as well. To hear the rest of the story, you know what to do -- download, and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, November 20, 2021 - YOUVEGOTTHIS!! | 21 Nov 2021 | 00:10:48 | |
An epic Saturday crossword, but with Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen at the controls how could it be anything but? The clues were like the answer to 1A, FRESH, and the result definitely deserves a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. To hear the blow-by-blow discussion of today's opus, you know what to do ... download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, November 19, 2021 - Is today's podcast ENORM? Nay, it's FUNSIZE! | 20 Nov 2021 | 00:08:30 | |
A gentle Friday crossword by John Hawksley, punctuated by one of the greatest (IMHO, that's In Mike's Humble Opinion) clues of the year. And for the answer to the burning question, what would that clue be? -- as well as the rest of our usual SOI-DISANT insightful analysis, download and listen up to today's episode! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 -- PSST! ANITA Baker is awesome! | 19 Nov 2021 | 00:13:11 | |
A very witty Thursday crossword by Ori Brian, with a theme that deserves a standing ovation, and a grid that is filled with amusing puns, misdirects, and a shoutout to one of the greatest soul singers of all time. What's not to like? For all the deets, download and listen up. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - DRBLACK, I presume? | 18 Nov 2021 | 00:09:33 | |
Today's crossword is a bit of a stretch, literally, and deserves to be bookmarked (figuratively, if you're solving online) because it includes a myriad of YOGAPOSES that might be worth knowing about, lest they crop up in a future puzzle. So, for more info on that, as well as how Jean & Mike almost managed to turn in mirror times (ss:tt for Jean, tt:ss for Mike, no points for guessing whether ss < tt, of course it is!), download and listen up to today's episode. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - Oh, not PAELLA *again* 😏 | 17 Nov 2021 | 00:12:41 | |
Although the episode title might look somewhat random at first, there is method to our titling madness: and to find out exactly what that is, you know what to do - download today's episode and hit the big blue play button! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, November 15, 2021 - Yum, PAELLA! | 16 Nov 2021 | 00:15:54 | |
Twas a slightly sticky Monday New York Times crossword. Oh, it started off promising to be easy, but the bloom was off the rose by about the third row. Still, you have to love a crossword that includes ROCKMEAMADEUS and HELPMERHONDA ... and indeed we do! For all the deets, download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, November 14, 2021 - ONEG, meet INEZ | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:13:33 | |
A very enjoyable Sunday crossword, with a very cool theme. One gem that didn't make it into the podcast, 127A, "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Director", ICET, is directly above 131A, Unilever tea brand, TAZO. Very clever, Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz (authors of today's crossword), we salute you and rate this puzzle a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, November 13, 2021 - Khaki and Denim and CHINO, oh my! | 14 Nov 2021 | 00:13:13 | |
A fine Saturday crossword, with lots of entertaining cluing, and while the pop culture reference meter was in the orange, both Jean & (the especially pop-culture reference-challenged) Mike were able to emerge undefeated. OLEOLE! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, November 12, 2021 - We AVER that this was a great crossword | 13 Nov 2021 | 00:13:26 | |
Jean found solving today's crossword to be a true GEST, while Mike can AVER that it wasn't as bad as yesterday's! We can state uncategorically that any crossword that manages to abut 11D, Zero reaction, BRR, and 12D. Hotel hummer, ICEMACHINE, deserves 5 squares, so that's what this one earned on the ol' JAMCR scale. For all the deets, download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, July 14, 2024 - A Jeff Chen solo effort 😀 | 15 Jul 2024 | 00:18:54 | |
Jeff Chen is a master cruciverbalist, and he is in fine form today with an amazing theme. The theme idea is simple, but constructing it must've been a major challenge. Confused? Check out today's episode, and all will become clear! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, November 11, 2021 - Look, up there in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's SUPERGS! | 12 Nov 2021 | 00:14:02 | |
A tough Thursday oeuvre by Mark MacLachlan that left us panting and gasping after we'd finished it -- or did it finish us? To find out, you know what to do - download and then hit the big play button to enjoy today's episode. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - And now ...an IDYL on AGUA | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:14:49 | |
If you need to wet your whistle, then this is the crossword you need -- and to find out exactly why, you know what to do -- download, hit that big play button, and enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - Oh, no AUTOBOT's AMOK! | 10 Nov 2021 | 00:11:10 | |
A great crossword, peppered with lines from one of our favorite poets, Ogden NASH. We give this a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and to find out why -- as well as whether Mike can triumph on Triplet Tuesday -- just download and hit the big blue (?) green (?) whatever-colored play button! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, November 8, 2021 - It's Cap'n Crunch v. Snap, Crackle and Pop in the CEREALBOWL | 09 Nov 2021 | 00:08:10 | |
A good start to the crossword solving week, with a grid that features a quartet of great singers and a really, really great idea for General Mills. To find out what all that means, download and (we hope!) enjoy today's episode. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, November 7, 2021 - A DASHED Good Crossword | 08 Nov 2021 | 00:14:07 | |
It isn't clear if the New York Times was trying to scrimp on ink by printing a crossword with very few black squares, but they did so, and in the process delivered a very tough, but very enjoyable crossword by a man who's reputation for very tough but very enjoyable crosswords precedes him, Sid Sivakumar. He definitely lives up to his reputation, and for all the deets, just download and listen up to today's episode. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, November 6, 2021 - STARBUCKSORDERS? That would be grand(e) | 07 Nov 2021 | 00:11:07 | |
What do you get when you put Brooke Husic and Will Nediger together and tell them, "no limits"? You get exactly this sort of Saturday crossword -- tough, but not soul crushing, with some clues so well crafted that you will have to fight the natural instinct to stand up and yell bravo, encore! To hear precisely why these sentiments would be apropos, you know what to do ... download and then hit the big play button. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, November 5, 2021 - DONTOVERTHINKIT | 06 Nov 2021 | 00:06:51 | |
Fine Friday fare from ... well, it would've completed this intro nicely if the author was Fred Flinstone or Farrah Fawcett, but we certainly won't complain about Jeff Greenbaum, whose crossword was a perfect Friday construct, and packed with useful advice, like MAKELOVENOTWAR and DONTOVERTHINKIT. For more on today's oeuvre, download and savor today's episode. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, November 4, 2021 - It's poor form to GASCONADE in the middle of a serenade | 05 Nov 2021 | 00:13:01 | |
A challenging Thursday crossword by David Steinberg, with multiple instances of Jean's bane, the rebus! Did she solve it? Or did she get horribly mired in the grid? To find out ... download today's episode and hit the big play button! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - BANKSY was(n't) here! | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:09:01 | |
A splendid Wednesday crossword, almost right at 50% on the crossword difficulty scale (expressed in FBPM, Furrowed Brows Per Minute). The theme was intriguing, it had the word IMAGINEER in the grid (Mike's aspirational career choice), and it had the word "Jackpotting" among the clues. To find out what that means, and much, much more, hit the ol' download button to your left(?) right(?) It's sure to be around there somewhere ... We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - Hey, can I have half your HALVA? | 03 Nov 2021 | 00:12:53 | |
A nice Tuesday crossword, with an. overarching theme, and -- spoiler alert -- that remark will seem hilarious once you've listened to today's podcast. In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday, and to see if Jean was able to live up to her stellar reputation, all you have to do is download today's episode and hit that magical play button. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, July 13, 2024 - From Tame IMPALA to Dua LIPA, this grid just sings! | 14 Jul 2024 | 00:12:44 | |
A fine Saturday crossword by Eli Cotham, a relatively smooth solve but with a lot of fine verbal baubles to enjoy along the way. We have all the deets inside, as well as our JAMCOTWA -- Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award -- winner, so we humbly implore you to download, listen up and ... enjoy! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, November 1, 2021 - Quick, to the UMIAK! | 02 Nov 2021 | 00:08:57 | |
After the fireworks caused by Sunday's crossword, today's crossword is relatively uncontroversial, as convention dictates that Monday crosswords ought to be. It had a gentle enough theme, and the contractually obligated appearance of the OREO. To learn what else was unique about today's crossword, just tune in to today's podcast. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, October 31, 2021 - TONNES of great cluing! | 01 Nov 2021 | 00:20:29 | |
Today's crossword, by the incredible Alex Eaton-Salners, was awesome on so many levels that we just don't have the space to describe it here. So, other than pointing out the fact that 7D, "Battlestar Galactica" robots, CYLONS, meant that Mike got his Netflix-viewing MARCHINGORDERS and is preparing to binge-watch as we speak, we will merely direct you to download today's podcast to get all the deets. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, October 30, 2021 - Join the AMBULATION nation | 31 Oct 2021 | 00:10:29 | |
What's all the HULLABALOO about? It's in honor of this very COOL crossword by Michael Hawkins, who TRACKEDDOWN the finest clues from all over -- it must've taken him EONS, extracting them from their various HIDEOUTS -- and brought them together in one grid for your enjoyment. We know we did, and to hear precisely why, just download and listen up. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, October 29, 2021 - ASNAP | 30 Oct 2021 | 00:12:43 | |
Today's crossword was a very smooth solve for both Jean & Mike - which means that, according to the (entirely fictitious) law of conservation of crossword difficulty, tomorrow's crossword will probably be impossible. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, October 28, 2021 - OLÉ, AIOLI! | 29 Oct 2021 | 00:11:02 | |
It's a scary Thursday crossword ... but that's due to the theme, not the difficulty level. The cluing was crisp and amusing, and, in addition to many examples discussed on today's podcast, we did enjoy 5D, On the ___ (frequently, in slang), REG, yet more evidence of the remarkable fluidity of the English language. For more deets, download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - MORECOWBELL! | 28 Oct 2021 | 00:09:49 | |
Live from Northeast Wisconsin, it's ... Jean and Mike Do The New York Times Crossword! Perhaps that's not quite as memorable as 38A, Classic opening line from an NBC sketch show, LIVEFROMNEWYORK, but it's the best we can do. And to hear *more* of the best that we can do, download and listen up to today's episode . We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - Finally, a podcast that won't cost ANARMANDALEG! 😀 | 27 Oct 2021 | 00:11:27 | |
Among the clues that we didn't get around to discussing in today's podcast was 41A, Treble symbols, GCLEFS, and the rather new-is 18A, Looks for web content about oneself, EGOSURF. But we talked about a whole lot of the puzzle, as well as had another exciting round of Triplet Tuesday -- so for all the deets, download, and listen up. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, October 25, 2021 - THYME, Please | 26 Oct 2021 | 00:08:44 | |
Today's crossword wasn't quite EASYPEASY: Mike in particular had a few LAPSES that pushed his THYME to the breaking point. For all the deets, download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, October 24, 2021 - Hey, HEKATE | 25 Oct 2021 | 00:13:04 | |
Today's crossword was titled "Sports Nuts", and that pretty much sums up the theme - a series of answers that involved some aspect of sports, as suggested by a punny clue. For example, 22A, Your ex's new date whom you just can't stand?, OFFENSIVEREBOUND. Beyond the sporting motif, there were some interesting clues. For example:
to name just two. A fine crossword, we give it 4.5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, October 23, 2021 - What are the PRICES of CARTAGE to STKITTS? | 24 Oct 2021 | 00:10:58 | |
Saturday is traditionally the toughest crossword of the week, doubly so when Sam Ezersky's the constructor. Both Jean & Mike (solving independently, as is their wont), struggled in the bottom right corner, where a trio of potentially ego-crushing clues awaited -- 42D, Charge for some truckers, CARTAGE (not, as Mike surmised, CARRAGE), 43D, Drawing of the body without its skin, from the French, ECORCHE, and 44D, One of the Lesser Antilles, STKITTS. And other parts of the grid were also challenging. Still, Sam managed to thread the needle between "really, really hard", and "nobody in the continental US other than Rex Parker is going to know this" -- no mean feat. For all that, we give this a hearty 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, July 12, 2024 - There's never a need to atone, for a crossword starring POST MALONE | 13 Jul 2024 | 00:17:17 | |
A nice Friday crossword by Malaika Handa, with some fun cluing, a few singers worth listening to, and a whopping 6 debut entries, including 17A, It has many twists and turns, CRAZYSTRAW, and the splendid 5D, "Get with the program, will you?", TRYTOKEEPUP. Definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, October 22, 2021 - AFT of the EFT | 23 Oct 2021 | 00:11:03 | |
This was a relatively easy Friday puzzle, but it was filled with sparkling cluing that made it a delight to tackle. As exhibit A, we present 16A, Digital color presentation?, NAILPOLISH, 20D, Dining with one's child?, EATINGFORTWO, and 33A, What may be found between X and Z?, GENERATIONGAP. There were also some nice juxtapositions, EFT and AFT on the same row; and OOZE intersecting OUZO. Kudos to Robyn Weintraub for creating such a fine piece of work. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, October 21, 2021 - PARKOUR, Anyone? | 22 Oct 2021 | 00:15:28 | |
A fun Thursday crossword from Michael Lieberman, with a clever theme - a series of vertical answers, each two words - and they make sense only if you observe that the word on the bottom is under the word on top. For instance, 24D, Give a sworn statement in court, is OATHTESTIFY, and reading this (vertically), the phrase is, literally, TESTIFY under OATH. We also had 3D, Clueless about current trends, AROCKLIVING, 17D, Choke, PRESSURECRACK, and 8D, Take more shots than, THETABLEDRINK. Clever, and the theme is instrumental in readily solving the puzzle. There were a few other very amusing clues, 27A, Things you saw while asleep?, LOGS (oh, that kind of saw), 33A, Noodle container?, SKULL (ha!), and even 52A. It may be used to get away from a bank, OAR, was amusing. In short, a great puzzle, we give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - ESOBESO! | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:12:15 | |
Today's crossword was a big BESO from the constructor, David W. Tuffs, with an interesting theme revolving around comparisons. Both Jean & Mike were taken in by 23A, One, in Berlin, EINS (they both thought it would be EINE), and while Jean immediately knew that was incorrect because of the cross, 15D, Root beer brand, DADS, it took Mike about 17 minutes longer to figure that out... A fine crossword, we give it a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - A PEACH of a Puzzle | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:11:24 | |
Ross Trudeau steps up to the plate, swings, and it's a hit -- because Ross Trudeaus' crosswords are always a hit. This is a more high-brow crossword than is typical for the New York Times, as there were 3 clues that tied in to 28D, Literary trio found in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues, THEBRONTES. Those clues -- 6D, Chain known for its soft pretzels, AUNTIEANNES; 25D, Prominent left-leaning political action committee, EMILYSLIST; and the rather lengthy 19A, Children's book whose title character says, "If I can fool a bug, I can surely fool a man. People are not as smart as bugs", CHARLOTTESWEB; all contained the name of one of THEBRONTES. Outstanding! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, October 18, 2021 - War of the Words - ORSON or ODEON? | 19 Oct 2021 | 00:10:25 | |
Freddie Cheng has provided a very ARTistic start to the crossword week, with a series of clues that include multiple spellings of the word ART, e.g., 17A, Athlete who rarely gets sacked or has a pass intercepted, STARQUARTERBACK. Both Jean and Mike had a skosh of difficulty with this puzzle, because, even though solving independently, they were both taken in by 50A, Woman's name derived from the Greek for "peace", IRENA (not IRENE), crossing 46D, Super-miniature dog breed size, TEACUP (not TEECUP). Mike also was momentarily flummoxed by 23A, Classic cinema name, ODEON. (not, ORSON). Today's podcast also has a tasty discussion of PEARTARTs, so for all the deets, download and listen up! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Sunday, October 17, 2021 - IGETITNOW! | 17 Oct 2021 | 00:15:03 | |
A splendid Sunday crossword from the pen of Jeff Chen, who overlays the main grid with 5 diagonal answers - it has to be seen to be believed. Fortuitously, you can indeed see that by going over to Jeff Chen's web site - xwordinfo.com - tell 'em Jean & Mike sent you. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Saturday, October 16, 2021 - NICEONE! | 17 Oct 2021 | 00:10:11 | |
A well crafted crossword from Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard, not too soul-crushingly difficult, and not too fall-off-a-log easy, either. There was only one pop culture reference -- 17A, Pop music nickname, RIRI -- but it has been in the grid multiple times in recent months. Some other clues worth highlighting -- 6D, Check for bugs, INSECTREPELLENT (the old verb-for-noun. switcheroo), 55A, Having trouble making a call, ONTHEFENCE, and 14D, Life lines?, BIOS -- are just a few of the gems that await the crossword solver. A great effort, we give this 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Friday, October 15, 2021 - Is that a MINAJ I see before me? | 16 Oct 2021 | 00:15:12 | |
Today's crossword had mixed reviews. Jean thought it was relatively straightforward, Mike found it a bit more of a slog, no BIGSURPRISE. They both agree, however, that 30A, Cutesy "I beg your pardon", EXSQUEEZEME, was fun to say, and that 39D, Joint application?, BENGAY, was just funny. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, October 14, 2021 - Was this a great crossword? DEF, definitely DEF | 15 Oct 2021 | 00:09:23 | |
An unexpectedly gentle Thursday offering, but filed with some joyously LOL answers. Who could not break a smile at 58A, Stand by the pool, maybe, TIKIBAR, 45D, Balls in a pocket, FALAFEL (nice!), and marvel at the epic 12D, Glass elevator?, TOASTER? The author of today's mirthfest, Matt Fuchs, definitely knows how to write an entertaining crossword, hence our JAMCR scale rating of 5 squares, with 5 smirks on the associated Chortle Meter™️. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - A TONNEAU Tough Clues | 14 Oct 2021 | 00:12:12 | |
Today's crossword was a real EYE opener - with the names of 4 persons whose first named started with, and last name ended with, the letter I. It was ingenious, intriguing and ... tough! Jean ran into some thorns in the bottom-right corner, and Mike had to cope with the intersection of 5D, Cover for the bed of a pickup truck, TONNEAU, and 32A, "Red Cube" sculptor with an eponymous museum in New York, ISAMUNOGUCHI - yikes! We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Thursday, July 11, 2024 - A rebus-less (?) Thursday | 12 Jul 2024 | 00:17:13 | |
Don't bother looking for rebuses (rebusae)? in today's grid - there aren't any. But the theme that we have instead is still tricky and amusing, and we doff our hats in what we imagine to be the general direction of Mat Shelden, the author of today's fine work, a debut in the NYTimes. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - All Hail AMUNRA, God of Dubious Spelling! | 13 Oct 2021 | 00:09:59 | |
Today's crossword included the reappearance of 2D, Egyptian king of the Gods, AMNUNRA, whose alternative spellings are so legendary - AMUNRA, AMENRA, AMONRA , to name just three -- that he has earned the unofficial moniker, God of Dubious Spelling. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||
| Monday, October 11, 2021 - LOVEITORHATEIT - We Love It! | 12 Oct 2021 | 00:07:05 | |
Today's crossword was a Monday, but it was a little "crunchier" than usual., with clues that might trip up novice solvers, such as 53D, Thai currency, BAHT, 42A, Official language of Iran, FARSI, and 27D, Feature introduced to the iPhone in 2009, VIDEO). Jean (of course) tore through today's grid, but Mike found a few speed bumps - is it CATE or KATE Blanchett? The former. Is it TIG or MEG Ryan (definitely the latter). A fine crossword, so in response to 17A, "This is my final offer", TAKEITORLEAVE it, we most assuredly will take it. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: | |||