Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

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Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword episodes

November 12, 2021 Thursday, November 11, 2021 - Look, up there in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's SUPERGS!
A tough Thursday oeuvre by Mark MacLachlan that left us panting and gasping after we'd finished it -- or did it finish us? To find out, you know what to do - download and then hit the big play button to enjoy today's episode.
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15 min
November 11, 2021 Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - And now ...an IDYL on AGUA
If you need to wet your whistle, then this is the crossword you need -- and to find out exactly why, you know what to do -- download, hit that big play button, and enjoy!
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15 min
November 10, 2021 Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - Oh, no AUTOBOT's AMOK!
A great crossword, peppered with lines from one of our favorite poets, Ogden NASH. We give this a 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and to find out why -- as well as whether Mike can triumph on Triplet Tuesday -- just download and hit the big blue (?) green (?) whatever-colored play button!
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12 min
November 09, 2021 Monday, November 8, 2021 - It's Cap'n Crunch v. Snap, Crackle and Pop in the CEREALBOWL
A good start to the crossword solving week, with a grid that features a quartet of great singers and a really, really great idea for General Mills. To find out what all that means, download and (we hope!) enjoy today's episode.
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9 min
November 08, 2021 Sunday, November 7, 2021 - A DASHED Good Crossword
It isn't clear if the New York Times was trying to scrimp on ink by printing a crossword with very few black squares, but they did so, and in the process delivered a very tough, but very enjoyable crossword by a man who's reputation for very tough but very enjoyable crosswords precedes him, Sid Sivakumar. He definitely lives up to his reputation, and for all the deets, just download and listen up to today's episode.
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15 min
November 07, 2021 Saturday, November 6, 2021 - STARBUCKSORDERS? That would be grand(e)
What do you get when you put Brooke Husic and Will Nediger together and tell them, "no limits"? You get exactly this sort of Saturday crossword -- tough, but not soul crushing, with some clues so well crafted that you will have to fight the natural instinct to stand up and yell bravo, encore! To hear precisely why these sentiments would be apropos, you know what to do ... download and then hit the big play button.
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12 min
November 06, 2021 Friday, November 5, 2021 - DONTOVERTHINKIT
Fine Friday fare from ... well, it would've completed this intro nicely if the author was Fred Flinstone or Farrah Fawcett, but we certainly won't complain about Jeff Greenbaum, whose crossword was a perfect Friday construct, and packed with useful advice, like MAKELOVENOTWAR and DONTOVERTHINKIT. For more on today's oeuvre, download and savor today's episode.
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7 min
November 05, 2021 Thursday, November 4, 2021 - It's poor form to GASCONADE in the middle of a serenade
A challenging Thursday crossword by David Steinberg, with multiple instances of Jean's bane, the rebus! Did she solve it? Or did she get horribly mired in the grid? To find out ... download today's episode and hit the big play button!
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14 min
November 04, 2021 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - BANKSY was(n't) here!
A splendid Wednesday crossword, almost right at 50% on the crossword difficulty scale (expressed in FBPM, Furrowed Brows Per Minute). The theme was intriguing, it had the word IMAGINEER in the grid (Mike's aspirational career choice), and it had the word "Jackpotting" among the clues. To find out what that means, and much, much more, hit the ol' download button to your left(?) right(?) It's sure to be around there somewhere ...
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10 min
November 03, 2021 Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - Hey, can I have half your HALVA?
A nice Tuesday crossword, with an. overarching theme, and -- spoiler alert -- that remark will seem hilarious once you've listened to today's podcast. In other news, it's Triplet Tuesday, and to see if Jean was able to live up to her stellar reputation, all you have to do is download today's episode and hit that magical play button.
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13 min

About Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

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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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