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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Monday, December 1, 2025 - Masa, which, sadly, is not available at any NASA commisary 🙄
Description: Today's crossword was perfectly timed, at least for those of us living in those northern regions currently besieged by winter storms. We were intrigued to learn of the existence of NAURU, the world's third smallest country (behind Vatican City and Monaco, for those of you keeping score).We were glad to see that Ms. Adler made a reappearance in the grid (66A, Woman who bests Sherlock in "A Scandal in Bohemia", IRENE); loved the nostalgic 58A, Creator of Asteroids and Pong, ATARI (ah, the classics 😀); and had a meta aha-moment solving 57A, "I've solved it!", AHA.S...