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
Latest Episodes
Monday, September 1, 2026 — Javan Rhino, Nine O'Clock High ... Sipping a Latte??
This was a relatively rare event, a double debut for Paul Hudes and Margot Kohn. Kudos to both for an excellent job. The theme sparkled, and clues like 53A, Like J...
Monday, August 31, 2026 — A Gooey-licious Monday Crossword 😀 😋
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 — Tempus Fugit? Perhaps Tempus Has a Terrible Memory 🙄
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 — 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,...
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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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