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
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 — Spring is in the Air ... and the Crossword!
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
A second constructor in a row is making their debut — today it is James Mattina, an internist in Montréal, who has delivered a lovely crossword that is guaranteed to grow on you — a sentence that will become uproariously funny* once you've checked out today's episode.
Show note imagery: The Stax Museum of American Soul Music, in Memphis, TN
*or at least cause a mild twitching of the zygomaticus major and zygomaticus minor muscles**
**the muscles repsonsible for smiling
We love feedback! Send us a text...
Contact Info:
We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.
Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!