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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - Was this crossword too easy? PSHAW!
Description: A perfectly crafted Tuesday crossword, with a theme that was inscrutable for precisely one of our intrepid cohosts (hint: not Jean), and a nicely balanced set of clues. We enjoyed 59A, Attention -grabbing shouts, HEYSs, juxtapositioned with 54D, Attention-grabbing whisper, PSST. In a similar vein we had 5D, Purplish fruit used in smoothies, ACAI, in close proximity to 16A, Purplish fruit used in gin, SLOE. Today was also Triplet Tuesday, and so to find out whether Jean's day off left her rusty or primed for success in today's battle of wits, you'll need to do what countless o...