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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 🎶 Thunderbolt and ⚡️, very, very frightening 🎸
Description: There were several deities in today's grid — ARES, ZEUS, and the lesser known DOER, Lord of Bad Puns. None of them prevented our cohosts from having a grand time while solving this crossword, Kareem Ayas' second in under two months. While all the clues were fine, they were particularly impressed by the Matrix mini-theme, consisting of 37A, Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role, NEO, and 49D, "The Matrix" character, with "the", ORACLE. So, in that spirit we encourage you to take the red pill, i.e., download today's podcast and have a listen.Show note imagery: Don Diego de...