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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.

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15:53

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - A crossword with a lot...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/27

This was an excellent debut crossword by Killian Olson. He has had a total of 2 crosswords published, his first in the Michigan Daily, and his second in what we perceive to be a slightly more demanding venue, the NYTimes. We have all the deets inside, as well as another of our famed Triplet Tuesday™ segments -- Mike is in the hot seat tonight -- so we would be most thankful if you checked out today's episode, and then told your 500 best friends about us on social media 😀Show note imagery: A

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11:22

Monday, November 25, 2024 - Looking for happiness?...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/26

Today's crossword is Dena R. Witkes' debut, and we like it! The difficulty was spot on, the theme was light and frothy, like good Monday themes ought to be, and the rest of the clues were just right to entice would-be solvers to, well, start solving. Five squares on the JAMCR scale, absolutely!Show note imagery: Joseph Campbell, originator of the phrase FOLLOWYOURBLISS.We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we'r...

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16:55

Sunday, November 24, 2024 - This crossword is LEGENDARY!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/25

This was an ambitious crossword that took the author, Alex Eaton-Salners, many years to get into its final form. It was worth the wait, though, with a dazzling theme and some terrific supporting clues. We therefore present, for your consideration, 77D, Moon over Miami, for many a Miamian, LUNA (nice one!); 58A, Like Hadrian's Wall in Northern England, ROMAN (unusual behavior, for a wall 😏); and 90A, Guitar's resting place, often, KNEE (well, now that you mention it ...)Kudos to A E-S for a

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13:36

Saturday, November 23, 2024 - A ROBUST Saturday...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/24

There were many fine clues in today's grid, courtesy of Ryan McCarty. We'd be hard pressed to limit ourselves to 3, but we're going to give it the ol' college try:33A, Stories that can be read both backward and forward, SAGAS 😀 35A, Makes some calls, REF 🙄 31D, Zeus, Odin or the Dagda, PAGANGOD 🧐30D, Middling in rank, informally, BTIER (so much for the ol' college try!)Beyond today's crossword, we've awarded our JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award), so check out toda...

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18:26

Friday, November 22, 2024 - Is ADO Annie in the grid?...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/23

Today's crossword was, to borrow an answer from earlier in the week, absolutely fabulous, with an ocean of great clues. [A small ocean, to be sure: the grid was its normal 15x15 size, but somehow "large pond of great clues" doesn't have quite the stirring effect we are aiming for, so we are sticking with ocean.] For example, we have the terrific 5D, Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon, APU; the all too true 54A, Like the topic of politics in a job interview, TABOO; and the fascinating ...

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17:02

Thursday, November 21, 2024 - A Saturday crossword so...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/22

Today's crossword was (1A) ABFAB, definitely one of our (3D) FAVES this week, with such a sparkling grid that we had to wear shades and set the app to dark mode in order to work on it. We were dazzled by clues like 42A, One hanging out in the cold, ICICLE (a clue that just warms our hearts!); 22A, "Bam!", KAPOW (Boom!); and 35A, On ice longer than normal, say?, INOT (a clue that did not leave us cold). In short, a crossword definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and certainly a conten...

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13:20

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - This crossword is...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/21

Writing spoiler-free show notes can be tricky, but we're willing to give it a shot for our listeners. In today's crossword, we see that the author has made clever use of ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️, which is surprising, because we normally only see those on ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ or ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️! However we are glad to see them, they definitely add a bit of zest to the grid. Intrigued? Want to know what's behind all those ◼️'s? Download today's episode to find out!Show note imagery: The original CRAYOLACRAYON!W...

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14:25

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - Look up there in the sky...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/20

When you see the name Erik Agard in the byline, you know you're in for a good time, and the sage does not disappoint in his latest oeuvre, i.e., today's crossword, thanks to great clues like 51D, Supervocalic (we checked: it is a word) to 49D, Half a rhyming synonym of "haphazard", HELTER (😀); to the double cluing of 18A, and 35D, Head over heels, GAGA and INLOVE, respectively. We are INLOVE with this crossword, five squares on the JAMCR scale.In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday, and Jean

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13:14

Monday, November 18, 2024 - A crossword to RAVE about

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2024/11/19

A recent JAMCOTWA winner, Rajeswari Rajamani is back with her second NYTimes crossword, and we are pleased to report that it's a delight, with a subtle and engaging theme, and some sparkling grid fill (which is hard to pull off, especially on a Monday). Kudos, we now eagerly await the arrival of crossword # 3!Show note imagery: ELCAPITANWe 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 dr...

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17:19

Sunday, November 17, 2024 - A cool crossword based on...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/18

After yesterday's epic struggle, today's crossword was a refreshing change of pace, with an uplifting theme (literally!), and great clues. The authors were Rebecca Goldstein and Ariela Perlman, the latter making her debut appearance in the NYTimes. Deets inside, so have a listen, and remember that feedback is always welcome.Just a reminder that it has been scientifically proven that solving crosswords can keep those little gray cells in top-notch condition, and a subscription to the NYTimes c...

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20:29

Saturday, November 16, 2024 - All rise for the TAIOSEACH

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/17

When it comes to tough crosswords, there are Saturdays, and there are Saturdays. Today's puzzle was most definitely one of the latter, with nearly impossible clues almost everywhere you look in the grid, trivia that if you're fortunate enough to know will make the crossword a breeze, if not, well, good luck! This was a quality crossword, though, make no mistake about it. How else can you describe a puzzle with clues such as 34A, Does a job for a summer?, ADDS (woah!); and 45D, Antepenultimate...

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6:05

Friday, November 15, 2024 - DONTTELLME, aka the...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/16

This was a very pleasant Friday crossword by Alina Abidi -- her fourth for the NYTimes. Like almost all Friday's, no theme was involved, but there were some Friday-worthy clues, including a mathematically-oriented debut, 24D, Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for "same" and "power" , IDEMPOTENT; the very French 41D, Un canard ou un émeu, OISEAU (mais oui!); and the delightfully deceptive 27D, One mailing it in?, EARLYVOTER. Show note imagery: The CARLSAGAN Institute, st...

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17:26

Thursday, November 14, 2024 - An OBE in the grid?...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/15

Though hard to believe, this is Matthew Faiella's debut NYTimes crossword, and it has a lot to commend it - most notably a fabulous theme, fabulously executed. Deets inside, so check it out -- and when it comes to comments, don't hold back -- drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com, or click on the Send Fan Mail link in the show notes.Show note imagery: The TORSO of Adele (no, not that Adele 😀)We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line,

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16:50

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - Happy Ides of November!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/14

Our cohosts definitely had divergent solving experiences while tackling today's crossword. Jean tore through it, Mike almost tore his hair out trying to tear through it. But there were no tears at the end, just happy music, so AWTEW, as they say. (Editor's note: in fact almost nobody says AWTEW, short for All's Well That Ends Well, but we salute you for trying to invent YMATNN (Yet More Acroynyms That Nobody Needs) 😀 😀 Show note imagery: The name's NEESON, Liam NEESON - with two, count'e...

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17:09

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Three cheers for Father...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/13

This was a fine Tuesday crossword by the brother and sister team of Avery Gee Katz and Aaron Gee. The theme was droll, and, apart from a minor spot of bother with 66A, Burrowing rodent, MOLE (not VOLE), it was a smooth solve. We approve, and by the power vested in us by whoever's in charge in NE Wisconsin, do bestow upon this crossword the ranking of 5 squares, as measured on the JAMCR scale.Show note imagery: Father KNICKERBOCKER, who was, in some sense, the grandfather of the New York Knick...

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14:49

Monday, November 11, 2024 - Happy Veteran's Day!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/12

Today's puzzle was relatively straightforward - being a Monday, we would be surprised if it were otherwise - with a wry theme, and a supporting cast of fun clues. Our favorites were 48A, Raps off the cuff, FREESTYLES; 5D, Visual accompaniment to a musical release, ALBUMART (are physical albums still a thing??); and the particularly fine 41A, The second O of O-O-O, TAC (nice!).Besides the crossword, we have a spot of listener mail expounding on the meaning of ANTEPENULTIMATE, so to enjoy all t...

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21:21

Sunday, November 10, 2024 - Red Alert! It's a Sam...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/11

This was Sam Ezersky's 57th NYTimes crossword, so while we feel that a reference to Heinz would've been in order (as in Heinz 57 Sauce), even without there was a lot of spice in the grid. There were educational clues: 16D, Length of William Henry Harrison's presidency, ONEMONTH; the astonishing 110D, Nickname for Francisco, PACO (surely a gimme for the bay area folk around San PACO); and the delightful 95A, Hardy follower, HAR (HAR, HAR, HAR 😀). In short, a wonderful Sunday diversion, we...

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14:29

Saturday, November 9, 2024 - Trapped aboard the...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/10

There's only one time when we enjoy riding a STRUGGLEBUS, and that's when we're working on a tough Saturday crossword, like this one -- which, coincidentally, happened to feature an actual STRUGGLEBUS in the grid. Now long time solvers and listeners know, through experience, that clues become more cryptic, and answers longer, over the course of the week, from Monday to Saturday. To quantify this, however, someone has made a splendid visualization plotting word length versus day of the w...

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17:43

Friday, November 8, 2024 - With both CHEESECAKE and...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/09

Evans Clinchy's bio pic in xwordinfo.com shows him chowing down on a burrito, and that may or may not have any connection with the presence of both CHEESECAKE and TRESLECHES in the grid. What we do know for certain is that Evans has crafted a challenging but fair Friday crossword, just the kind we like! Indeed, the grid just sparkles, with clues such as 4D, Doofuses, TOMFOOLS (definitely fun to say); 10D, Beyond clean, STERILE (can't argue with that!); 49D, It comes down hard, HAIL (makes mor...

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12:36

Thursday, November 7, 2024 - TULSA, the Capital of...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2024/11/08

Joe Deeney can definitely BEPROUD of this crossword, as it is, in a word, SUHWEET! While the grid does contain a standing-ovation-worthy hairpiece pun, it is still the theme that rules SUPREME. Deets inside!Show note imagery: An EGRET, with a look that says, don't even think about making a pun about my name!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 st...

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