Monday, February 8, 2021

A stylish Monday crossword starts our puzzle-solving week. Jean got momentarily got hung up on 5A, The five weekdays, for short, writing MTWRF, rather than the NYTimes officially sanctioned MTWTF, begging the question, what day is T, and how would you interpret TGIT. Mike got hung up on culture -- 1A Actress / TV host _______- Pinkett Smith offered no help, so he turned to 1D, Liz's best friend on "30 Rock", and realized that he would have to let the crosses do the talking (JADA and JENNA, they said, respectively).The fact that 45A, February 29, was a LEAPDAY came as not entirely a surprise, more one of those, "oh, yes, I remember ..." moments, whereas 11D, "High" figure in a tarot deck, PRIESTESS, was definitely novel.If you'd like to comment on anything you hear in these podcasts, please drop us a line at [email protected] -- we love to get feedback!We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected], we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!