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Podcast: Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
Episode: Friday, March 27, 2026 - Siri's great, great, great, grandfather, R.U.D.I. 😀
Description: Today's crossword, a fine effort by Zachary David Levy, will not induce neuralgia, aka BRAINFREEZE, rather just the opposite: it will cause those billions of neurons to put in time-and-a-half in order to get through this challenging but ultimately highly rewarding Friday crossword. Deets inside.Besides the crossword, we have one of the shortest Fun Fact Friday segments on record, and an absolutely awesome piece of listener mail / feedback about yesterday's puzzle, by itself worth the listen.Show note imagery: R.U.D.I., thinking it over ...We love feedback! Send us a te...