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 • 1813 episodes
Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -- Oh, sure, there's another OSIER 🙄
While Wednesday's child might be full of woe, we prefer our Wednesday clues to be full of woah! 😀 And that's exactly what we got in today's crossword: a sizable number of clues wh...
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Season 14
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Episode 9
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5:02
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Fetch the smelling salts! (You'll need them upon discovering today's theme 😀)
This crossword quickly skyrocketed from "nice cluing, not bad" to "unbelievably awesome!!", thanks to one vital clue. We'll leave you in suspense as to what that clue is -...
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Season 14
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Episode 8
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6:55
Monday, September 8, 2025 - Monday's crossword is fair and fun
Monday's are engineered to entice and intrigue newer solvers, and today's crossword, by Margaret Seikel, does so admirably. There were a few clues that gave us pause: 47D, Attaches...
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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5:52
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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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