Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
A short, fun and occasionally not unintentionally educational podcast in which two fans of the New York Times crossword describe their puzzle-solving travails.
Podcasting since 2020 • 1662 episodes
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Latest Episodes
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - We're fools for today's crossword 🙄
Today's crossword was the perfect April 1st crossword -- as a Tuesday, it was not too difficult, but it was very meta, and very relatable, making for a great solve. We hav...
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Season 12
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Episode 57
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16:58
Monday, March 31, 2025 - A grid that is obsessed with ZEST
OK, perhaps "obsessed" is a little over the top, because technically ZEST itself only showed up once, as per custom; but the clues and answers were still quite s...
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Season 12
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Episode 56
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11:38
Sunday, March 30, 2025 - Happy April Fool's Day Eve Eve 🤣🎉
Simeon Seigel tends to write crosswords just like this one - filled with clever and novel clues. We present, as exhibit A, ...105A, Its southernmost point, Pamana Isla...
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Season 12
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Episode 55
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15:33
Saturday, March 29, 2025 - We're baaaaaack!
We have returned after a brief, unplanned hiatus, and welcoming us back were Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermott, who have prepared a delightful, and notably not-soul-crushingly-difficult Saturday crossword for us to inspect, dissect and disc...
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Season 12
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Episode 54
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11:44
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Re: [Two-point play in American football] : SAFETY What Jean described is a two point conversion (aka point after touchdown.) Both are worth two points, but a SAFETY is scored by the defensive team when they tackle an offensive ball carrier in his own end zone; Gregory Ross
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