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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Friday, June 6, 2025 - A perfect Friday crossword
Description: What, you may ask, makes for a perfect Friday crossword? We're not sure about the what, but we are about the who: Adrian Johnson, the author of today's and 5 prior NYTimes Friday crosswords, definitely knows how to make one. Both hosts found his latest to be exceptionally tricky, but, ultimately (with a little luck, a lot of experience solving past NYTimes crosswords, and a surfeit of caffeine), doable.Besides the crossword, we also have a Fun Fact Friday™️segment, and it's a really sockerooni 😀 Show note imagery: a CANTILEVER, a beam where only one end is attac...