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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Sunday, November 30, 2025 - Welcome back, LOUDOUTS!
Description: The easy-to-spell and fun-to-say LOUDOUTS has appeared a grand total of two times in the NYTimes crossword: today, and on June 15, 2013. We are on tenterhooks awaiting its next appearance, which according to our calculations should be in 2037, or thereabouts. For the record, the crossword also featured 9 debut answers, and our favorite, by far, had to be PUMPUPTHEJAM (ah, the classics 😀). We have more to say about the crossword on the podcast, so have a listen while we attempt to recover from an intense flurry of shoveling, so to speak. ☃️🫣Show note imagery: A BANKSHOT, always easier when...