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.
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
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Monday, August 31, 2026 β A Gooey-licious Monday Crossword π π
This was another fine Monday crossword by Christopher Youngs. The theme was delicious, and the clues maybe a tad more feisty than usual for a Monday. As an illustration, ...
Sunday, August 30, 2026 β Tempus Fugit? Perhaps Tempus Has a Terrible Memory π
Today's crossword relied on an anagram-adjacent concept, that of a letter bank: all the letters in the clue can be used as many times (but at least once) in the answer. Once you realize this (which may only happen once you get the revealer figu...
Saturday, August 29, 2026 β Red Alert! Deviously Difficult Saturday Crossword at Twelve O'Clock, High!
Rafael Musa and Kate Chin Park have put together an awesome Saturday crossword, tough, fair, with some absolutely magnificent cluing. Both cohosts had to follow the advice of 42A,...
Friday, August 26, 2026 β Let's Hear It For SCREAMO πΈπΈ
Jack Hatchett seems to be getting a good handle on Friday crosswords. This marks his second in just over two months, and both have been quite entertaining. Today's did include a l...
Thursday, August 27, 2026 β Captains Ahab, Noah and Kirk Walk Into a Bar ...
We wouldn't say that today's crossword had a boring theme, au contraire. But you still might think about snoozing as you solve, for reasons that will become abundantly clear once you've
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I had to unsubscribe from your podcast because you give too many spoilers away in the title. Sometimes I havenβt done the crossword yet and I already see some of the answers in my feed and I donβt like that.
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