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
Friday, September 4, 2026 — Julian Xiao Cranks it Up to 11! 😱🥳
Both cohosts struggled mightily with today's crossword, the third from Julian Xiao since 2024. Here are just a few clues, to give you a taste of the difficulty level (spoiler alert...
Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Holy ingenious crossword theme, Batman!🦇😉
If it seems like you've been seeing Zhou Zhang's name in the crossword a lot, lately, you are not imagining things: her name has appeared in the masthead a whopping 7 times ... and the year's not over! The reason she is app...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 — MMMMagnificent! 😋
Mac Motz has produced a mmmmagnificent debut crossword. We are not entirely sure how he came up with the theme, but we thought it terrific — we are such suckers for allite...
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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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