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
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 —Another *brilliant* Tuesday theme, courtesy of Rich Katz
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Rich Katz has scored again with a winning theme and a strong supporting cast of clues. We've covered most of those in the podcast, but we would also like to doff our hats in honor of the fun-to-say 31D, Sea sight in black and white, ORCA; the good-to-know 12D, About 8,100 square feet, for a baseball infield, AREA; and an even better-to-know-in-NE-Wisconsin, 52A, Wash with a glycol spray, as an airplane wing, DEICE.
In other news, it's Tuesday, and in today's Triplet Tuesday™️ segment, Jean's in the (very) hot seat.
Show note imagery: A mob of emus trying to remember where they left their pitchforks
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