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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Friday, February 28, 2025 - And now, a PAEAN to today's crossword
Description: Michael Lieberman is an accomplished crossword constructor, having written 27 for the NYTimes. Today's oeuvre had some great clues, including 63A, People may visit them just for kicks, SHOESTORES (ha!); 27D, Like Olympic tracks, LANED (duh!); and 10D, "Enjoy the spread!", LETSEAT (yum!). All in all a great crossword, definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.Show note imagery: Jewell Loyd, A WNBA starCrossword tips link: An insightful column on how to write clues;Â if you read each tip backwards, an insightful column on how to find answers for various categories of clues.W...