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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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17:45

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - A crossword that's...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/18

The remarkable xwordinfo.com has compiled a list of the maximum number of times each letter has appeared in a crossword. Up until today, K had appeared a total of 18 times, but now -- thanks to Jackson Matz -- that record stands at 24, all in the aid of a good cause, aka "the theme". Both cohosts found this to be a slightly crunchier than usual Wednesday, and Jean in particular had to put on her deerstalker hat for the win. Deets inside. Show note imagery: AKIRA Kurosawa's greatest epic...

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14:03

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - What the deuce, it's...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/17

This was an excellent debut crossword by Jonathan Daly; we were dazzled by the theme, and found gems in the rest of the grid as well. We enjoyed 71A, Floppy part of a beagle, EAR; 49D, Owl's question?, WHO; and of course we are absolutely infatuated with 11D, A shopper, not a buyer, informally, LOOKIELOO. In addition, we have our traditional Triplet Tuesday™️ segment, and today Jean's in the hotseat. Show note imagery: Snoopy, who definitely has a floopy EAR (two, to be precise!) We lov...

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12:42

Monday, September 15, 2025 - Go, team, go!!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/16

This was a fine Monday crossword courtesy of the very talented Matthew Stock and Michael Lieberman. The latter, based on both this puzzle and his xwordinfo.com photo, is apparently a baseball fan; so, using that metaphor, we'd definitely categorize this crossword as a home run. Show note imagery: Behold, the mighty PEGASUS (and they're accepting pre-orders now!) We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're o...

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15:46

Sunday, September 14, 2025 - BEEP, BEEP!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/15

In August we had a fabulous crossword honoring "the Man of 1000 Voices", Mel Blanc, and ... he's back, this time in the grid, and in celebration of what might be the greatest animated toon duo of all time, starring in gags that never get old. Deets inside, as well as our latest JAMCOTWA™️ (Jean And Mike Do The New York Times Crossword) winner. Enjoy! Show note imagery: GINZA, in all its glory. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpo...

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15:41

Saturday, September 13, 2025 - YAFSC (Yet Another...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/14

This was definitely a Saturday-caliber crossword, where Will & company pull out pretty much all the stops. On no other day of the week will you see entertaining, educational, and definitely challenging clues like 16A, Italian pianist who composed the scores for "Nomadland" and "The Father", LUDOVICOEINAUDI (yikes!); or 40A, Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel, JAPAN (huh); or the amusing 25A, The 21,728th page of 1989's 20-volume Oxford English ...

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18:45

Friday, September 12, 2025 - OCEANOLOGY:...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/13

This was a very nice Friday crossword -- not soul-crushingly difficult, but with enough razzle-dazzle (see yesterday's episode 😀) to really lift the spirits. We have the deets inside, as well as a fascinating Fun Fact Friday™️ examination of one of history's most famous eggs. Show note imagery: PIMA cotton, accept no substitutes! 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

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12:43

Thursday, September 11, 2025 - Ah, a crossword with...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/12

This was a fun crossword by Gia Bosko, with a theme that Jean immediately sussed out, and Mike only discovered after he finished the crossword. That remarkable and dare we say it (yes, we do!) amusing story is just one of several you'll hear in today's episode; so, please, hit download / subscribe / play, and then ... enjoy! Show note imagery: An old fashioned WALKIETALKIE, which became much more useful once they figured out a way to ditch the cord 😀 😀 We love feedback! Send us a text.....

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5:02

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 -- Oh, sure, there's...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/11

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 whose answers did not immediately leap to mind. They did, eventually, thanks to serendipity and some gentler crosses. Kudos and thanks to today's debut cruciverbalists, Cole Vandenberg and Hadith Ragunathan: well done! Show note imagery: An OSIER, waiting patiently, as only a tree can, for somebody to mention it in

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6:55

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Fetch the smelling...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/10

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 -- until you listen to the episode, of course -- but we feel quite certain that you'll agree with our assessment. [Either way, let us know via the usual channels.] Show note imagery: The extraordinary OLETA Adams We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.c...

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5:52

Monday, September 8, 2025 - Monday's crossword is...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/09

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, ADDSON (not ADHERES, which, among other problems, would not fit); 43D, Georgia politico Stacey _______, ABRAMS, eventually came to mind (she has definitely not been prominent in the news as of late); and we were especially surprised by 42A, Flower symbolizing early love, LILAC. Now we know! Show note imagery: US P...

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17:37

Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Math rules!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/08

It is not always the case that a theme gives us the case of the giggles, but Derrick Niederman's crossword provided us with a plethora of LOL moments. It is definitely in the running for next week's JAMCOTWA (Jean And Mike Crossword of The Week Award). This week's JAMCOTWA was a slam dunk; check out today's episode to see if our pick was also your favorite. Finally, we have a spot of listener mail, so do have a listen, and, as always, please tell all your friends and relations to do the same....

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11:38

Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Now *that's* a Saturday...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/07

The difficulty level's been dialed up to 11, so if you did not get through today's puzzle ... it's not you, it's Kunal Nagar (abetted in this criminally awesome crossword by Will Shortz). Every single clue had something to commend it, and pretty much every single answer required your cohosts, working independently as always, to work for it. This is definitely worth a joyous 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Show note imagery: OCTAVIAEBUTLER, an extraordinary science fiction writer, winner of the ...

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18:29

Friday, September 5, 2025 - A delightful debut!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/06

This was an awesome debut by Bryan Cheong, who is, astonishingly, only 14 years old. You would not know it from the crossword, though: the clues are sharp and the fill as crisp as can be. Definitely 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and we are on the edge of our seats waiting for Bryan's second crossword. In honor of the day (Friday), we also have a Fun Fact Friday™️ segment, about Phoebe Ann Mosey; and if you don't recognize that name, faer not, you'll assuredly recognize her stage name, which w...

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13:27

Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Things are looking up! 😉

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/05

This was a delightfully intriguing and decidedly crunchy Thursday crossword, penned by Colin Ernst and adroitly edited by Will Shortz. It took both cohosts, working independently as is their wont, no little time to figure out what was happening, theme-wise: but both eventually did, and appreciated the mental gymnastics. Deets inside, so have a listen, and please let us know what you think. The NYTimes has recently introduced a family subscription plan; so if you want to treat your loved ones ...

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10:57

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - ZHUZUP. Gesundheit!!

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/04

This was a fun crossword by Michael B. Berg, his second for the NYTimes. The theme was terrific, revolving around a word that neither cohost had heard before, ZHUZH. Fortunately, the crosses were fairly forgiving (except when they weren't: we're looking at you, KATZ). All in all an excellent middle-of-the-week crossword, we hereby bestow upon it with 5 squares on the JAMCR scale. Show note imagery: KATZ's Delicatessen, doing a booming business. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contac...

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14:53

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - Ah, MATCHA 😀 ☕️

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/03

In keeping with the nursery rhyme, we would argue that today's crossword was full of grace ... or at least some very cool clues. Mike's favorite was 10D, Certain parent overseeing a child's career, in showbiz lingo, MOMAGER; Jean's was 66A, "This decision is hard!", IMTORN. Both agreed that they would love to do a podcast from 37A, Caribbean hot spot, ARUBA. Besides the crossword, we have a Triplet Tuesday segment, in which Mike, well, let's just say that he tried to swing for the fenc...

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11:17

Monday, September 1, 2025 - A labor of love for Labor...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/09/02

Today's crossword marks Lynn Lempel's 103rd for the NYTimes, and was a great way to usher in September. While there were no debut answers, quite a few of the clues caught our fancy, including 64A, Flexible Flyer, for one, SLED; the almost onomatopoetic 4D, Smooth-talking, GLIB; and what sounds like it ought to be delicious (and surely is), 21D, Russian pancake, BLINI. Bravo, Lynn! Show note imagery: An absolutely stunning view of LAPAZ, the capital of Bolivia We love feedback! Sen...

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19:44

Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Corporate chaos, or crafty...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/08/25

Michael Lieberman was definitely playing against type when he dreamed up this crossword, because he spends his days at his law firm fighting corporate mergers, but his nights -- apparently -- trying to encourage them. You'll see what we mean when you have a listen to today's episode, or wander over to (warning: it's spoiler city if you click that link!) the solution at xwordinfo.com. In addition to the crossword, we have identified our JAMCOTWA™️ (Jean And Mike Crossword Of The Week Award) fo...

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11:43

Saturday, August 23, 2025 - ITSGOOD - in the grid and...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/08/24

The fifth NYTimes crossword by Ryan Judge made for a very nice Saturday; not a walk in the park, by any stretch, but more straightforward than last Saturday's "let's scale Mt Everest barefoot" uber-challenge. There were some great clues in today's grid. Jean in particular was fond of 35A, Drew Carey once called it "crossword puzzle cheese" on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", EDAM. Mike was glad to learn about 32D, It's formed in Pittsburgh, OHIORIVER, and even gladder to discover the na...

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18:25

Friday, August 22, 2025 - Wanna know which country's...

Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword ·

2025/08/23

Our cohosts were surprised and delighted to learn, thanks to today's crossword, that there are four countries whose national anthems have no lyrics, and so people instead hum, or sing something along the lines of "na, na, na". The four countries in question are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, San Marino, and Spain. One of those appears in today's grid, and to preserve an air of suspense and mystery, we will defer identifying that country here in the show notes. We will say, though, that the c...

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