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 • 1685 episodes
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Latest Episodes
Friday,April 25, 2025 - Nothing BLAND in today's grid (except, inevitably, BLAND 😉)
This was a nice Friday crossword by Adrian Johnson, a bit of a palette cleanser after yesterday's definitely crunchier-than-usual epic. We found some great clues in the puzzle, su...
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Season 12
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Episode 80
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10:47
Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Whew, this was a real brow-furler of a crossword!
This was a debut crossword by Kathleen Duncan -- congrats!! -- and it was a doozy. Jean managed to get through it in fairly good time, but Mike ran into the proverbial le...
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Season 12
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Episode 79
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15:04
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 - Time for DINDIN 😀 🧑🏽🍼
One of the most enjoyable moments in NYTimes-crossword-solving, is when one is completely floored by an answer, only to discover, with a bit of research, that it is apparently the 5th most popular word of the year, and that you are the only...
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Season 12
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Episode 78
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12:10
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - Here ye, here ye, announcing our Triplet Tuesday Contest winner!
We had a fine Tuesday crossword by a frequent contributor to the NYTimes, Alex Eaton-Salners. There are many perfectly good reasons why AE-S has had 73 puzzles published in the pa...
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Season 12
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Episode 77
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19:21
Fan Mail
I had to unsubscribe from your podcast because you give too many spoilers away in the title. Sometimes I haven’t done the crossword yet and I already see some of the answers in my feed and I don’t like that.
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