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Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

A short, fun and occasionally not unintentionally educational podcast in which two fans of the New York Times crossword describe their puzzle-solving travails.

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - A crossword guaranteed to provide at least 50% of an AHA! moment 🤣

14 mins; April 02, 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - Today's crossword was one fool the ages 🙄

11 mins; April 01, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - All hail the SITSKI!

16 mins; March 31, 2026

Monday, March 30, 2026 - We don't want to be too MODESTO, but we figured out MODESTO 🙄

17 mins; March 30, 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026 - When should we stop making puns about roundabouts? Oh, roundabout now 🙄

18 mins; March 29, 2026

Saturday, March 28, 2026 - The Queen of Saturdays is Back!

9 mins; March 28, 2026

Friday, March 27, 2026 - Siri's great, great, great, grandfather, R.U.D.I. 😀

22 mins; March 27, 2026

Thursday, March 26, 2026 - A crossword that will make you soar, not sore 😀

18 mins; March 26, 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 🎵 Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers, jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those I's 🎶 🙄

18 mins; March 25, 2026

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - A fabulous crossword, a Triplet Tuesday miracle, and much, much more!

16 mins; March 24, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026 - Alright, varmint, reach for the SKYE 😀 🐕

11 mins; March 23, 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026 - A Spectacular Sunday Saga!

26 mins; March 22, 2026

Saturday, March 21, 2026 - An Elegant Saturday Solve

11 mins; March 21, 2026

Friday, March 20, 2026 - Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein, Together Again!

15 mins; March 20, 2026

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - Welcome to EUROPA, a *very* popular tourist destination (um, in the 2080s) 🚀

16 mins; March 19, 2026

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - A cracking good Wednesday crossword

12 mins; March 18, 2026

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - Finally, MADISON gets its 15 minutes of fame!

14 mins; March 17, 2026

Monday, March 16, 2026 - ☃️ 🎵 Snowbody knows, the trouble we've seen, snownobody knows at all 🎶

13 mins; March 16, 2026

Sunday, March 15, 2026 - Beware, ARSENE Lupin is lurking in the grid 😱🇫🇷

16 mins; March 15, 2026

Saturday, March 14, 2026 - GOTTA like a crossword with GOTTA and ATTA 😉

12 mins; March 14, 2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - One HARDCORE Thursday crossword!

15 mins; March 12, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Eureka!

16 mins; March 11, 2026

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - Mmm, give me a bowl of that ol' BABAGHANOUJ 😋

13 mins; March 10, 2026

Monday, March 9, 2026 - May we have the envelope, please?

9 mins; March 09, 2026

Sunday, March 8, 2026 - Happy International Women's Day!!

15 mins; March 08, 2026

Saturday, March 7, 2026 - Red Alert! There's a Saturday Streak Smasher™️ at 12 o'clock, closing fast!

21 mins; March 07, 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026 - Adrian Johnson dials it up to 11!

17 mins; March 06, 2026

Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Pee Wee REESE, champion of the oppressed and a *colossus* on the playing field

17 mins; March 05, 2026

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Wowzers, this crossword was aaaaaaawesome!!

12 mins; March 04, 2026

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - By gum, this crossword really SLAPS! 😀

16 mins; March 03, 2026

Monday, March 2, 2026 - Mmm, pass me another slice of that ol' tres LECHES cake 😋

14 mins; March 02, 2026

Sunday, March 1, 2026 - In like a 🦁, out like a 🐑

16 mins; March 01, 2026

Saturday, February 28, 2026 - A FEDORA in the grid? Now *that's* class! 😀

10 mins; February 28, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026 - Happy AEOF (Almost-End-of-February) Day!

16 mins; February 27, 2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026 - BYGUM this was a brilliant crossword!

16 mins; February 26, 2026

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - EMO hair, it's gonna be big!! 🙄

18 mins; February 25, 2026

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - The State of the Crossword ... is *Excellent!* 😀

15 mins; February 24, 2026

Monday, February 23, 2026 - Alright, there's a DELOREAN in the grid!!

12 mins; February 23, 2026

Sunday, February 22, 2026 - A crossword of biblical proportions (no, jk, it's 21x21 as usual 😉)

18 mins; February 22, 2026

Saturday, February 21, 2026 - Now *that's* a Saturday crossword!

16 mins; February 21, 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026 - Miracle on the MARNE

15 mins; February 20, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026 - Laila ALI is back in the ring ... er, make that the grid!

15 mins; February 19, 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - A HUMDINGER of a Wednesday crossword

17 mins; February 18, 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - A 99.9% SNAFU-free crossword 😉

14 mins; February 18, 2026

Monday, February 16, 2026 - Ian Livengood is baaaaaack!

10 mins; February 16, 2026

Sunday, February 15, 2026 - A masterpiece in a 21x21 grid

19 mins; February 15, 2026

Saturday, February 14, 2026 - A *lovely* Saturday crossword 🫶

14 mins; February 14, 2026

Friday, February 13, 2026 - In which we celebrate a great crossword *and* the Winter Olympics ⛸️

19 mins; February 13, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026 - An early Valentine's Day present 💝

11 mins; February 12, 2026

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 — A walrus, a carpenter and an oyster walk into a bar ...

9 mins; February 11, 2026

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 - A round of applause for the ol' CLAPOMETER! 👏

15 mins; February 10, 2026

Monday, February 9, 2026 - SADIE Jones is in the grid (and ought to be on your reading list!)

11 mins; February 09, 2026

Sunday, February 8, 2026 - Go, [Insert your favorite team here], Go!

16 mins; February 08, 2026

Sunday, February 7, 2026 - Mark Diehl is back, and better than ever!

15 mins; February 07, 2026

Friday, February 6, 2026 - Look, it's a TINYHOME: 🏠 😀

16 mins; February 06, 2026

Thursday, February 5, 2026 - Beep, beep! Honk, honk, honk! Beeeeeeep!

20 mins; February 05, 2026

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - Et tu, CATO?

11 mins; February 04, 2026

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - Shimmy on over to the SHAKESHACK! 🍔🧋

15 mins; February 03, 2026

Monday, February 2, 2026 - BOOYA — BOOYA was in the grid! 😀

13 mins; February 02, 2026

Sunday, February 1, 2026 - PIMLICO, home of Seabiscuit's greatest triumph!

17 mins; February 01, 2026

Saturday, January 31, 2026 - The Snellen chart - the one you *know*, but can't *name* 🧐

14 mins; January 31, 2026

Friday, January 30, 2026 - Rejoice, rejoice, Robyn Weintraub has struck (gold) again 😀

11 mins; January 30, 2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026 - Happy Antepenultimate Day!

12 mins; January 29, 2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - In the eye of the besolver ... er, beholder.

13 mins; January 28, 2026

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 🎵 Gonna fly like an eagle ... eventually 🎶

15 mins; January 27, 2026

Monday, January 26, 2026 - Truffle pigs of the world, unite! 🐷

11 mins; January 26, 2026

Sunday, January 25, 2026 - Prince Edward Island, small in area, but huge in heart!

15 mins; January 25, 2026

Saturday, January 24, 2026 - Forget about grade inflation, this crossword merits an A+++++

16 mins; January 24, 2026

Friday, January 23, 2026 - Designer Geoffrey's favorite question: how ya' been, BEENE? 🙄

17 mins; January 23, 2026

Thursday, January 22, 2026 - Joe DiPietro pulls out all the stops 😀 🚦

22 mins; January 22, 2026

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - NIHAO, y'all! 🙄

14 mins; January 21, 2026

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - HELLO, Hello, hello, he ...

15 mins; January 20, 2026

Monday, January 19, 2026 - This crossword was capital!

12 mins; January 19, 2026

Sunday, January 18, 2026 - ¡Hola, MAMI! 😘

17 mins; January 18, 2026

Saturday, January 17, 2026 - This crossword wasn't merely MKAY, it was parfait 😀 🤣

12 mins; January 17, 2026

Friday, January 16, 2026 - All hail APOLLOVII!! 🚀 🧑🏼‍🚀

18 mins; January 16, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026 - Are you fazed by FAZING? Fear not — it's only a phase 🙄😀

16 mins; January 15, 2026

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - This crossword was positively GUCCI!!😀

5 mins; January 14, 2026

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - CUTCO, slicing prices with their own products!

15 mins; January 13, 2026

Monday, January 12, 2026 -Booyah, it's a HOYA! 🙄

14 mins; January 12, 2026

Sunday, January 11, 2026 - A PHIne crossword indeed 😉

15 mins; January 11, 2026

Saturday, January 10, 2026 - Looking for a RAFT of great clues? KAC's got you covered!

11 mins; January 10, 2026

Friday, January 9, 2026 - No two ways about it, this was a fantabulous crossword!

15 mins; January 09, 2026

Thursday, January 8, 2026 - Beware the Grim ... Rebus??

13 mins; January 08, 2026

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - EPIC or ACK? You be the judge!

16 mins; January 07, 2026

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - NOCAP, this was an *awesome* crossword 😀

17 mins; January 06, 2026

Monday, January 5, 2026 - 🎵 Leavin'... on a Jet Plane 🎶

11 mins; January 05, 2026

Sunday, January 4, 2026 - Gene Louise De Vera, Rule Breaker! 🚔

19 mins; January 04, 2026

Saturday, January 3, 2026 - A Brilliant End-of-Week Crossword

9 mins; January 03, 2026

Friday, January 2, 2026 -- Hello, awesome crossword 😁 and good bye, Deb Amlen😢

16 mins; January 02, 2026

Thursday, January 1, 2026 - Happy New Year! 🥳🎇

13 mins; January 01, 2026

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - Happy New Year's Eve!!

14 mins; December 31, 2025

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 - We're Baaaaaack!

17 mins; December 30, 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025 - Ho, ho, ho!!! 🎅🏼

19 mins; December 21, 2025

Saturday, December 20, 2025 - Like a latté at Starbucks, this crossword is hot and frothy

10 mins; December 20, 2025

Friday, December 19, 2025 - Let's Make Some ILLINOISE!

13 mins; December 19, 2025

Thursday, December 18, 2025 - A SCARYGOOD Thursday crossword!

11 mins; December 18, 2025

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - No KAOS in today's grid ... well, *almost* none 😀

14 mins; December 17, 2025

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - PROGROCK ... rocks!!! 🎸 😀

6 mins; December 16, 2025

Monday, December 15, 2025 - Dibs on top!

12 mins; December 15, 2025

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