Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword
1,437 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsA short, fun and occasionally not unintentionally educational podcast in which two fans of the New York Times crossword describe their puzzle-solving travails.
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Monday, July 27, 2020
July 28, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.88 MBSend us a Text Message. A highly entertaining, hyper fast-paced, Hy-Vee approved crossword! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, July 26, 2020
July 27, 2020 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.89 MBSend us a Text Message. Let us not ABETABOUTTHEBUSH: this was a fine Sunday crossword, which Jean solved in record time and Mike ... solved. MENSA skills were not required, just the usual ALCHEMIST's talent to turn clues into answers. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, July 25, 2020
July 26, 2020 02:00 - 12 minutes - 8.58 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean BROODED on the nature of being on eggshells, while Mike TOILEd over what he considered to be an IDYL New York Times Crossword. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Friday, July 24, 2020
July 25, 2020 01:00 - 8 minutes - 6.04 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike find themselves immersed in a not-particularly TRUETOLIFE BOSSBATTLE with the New York Times crossword, but are able to emerge victoriously, so AWLS well that ends well. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Thursday,July 23, 2020
July 24, 2020 01:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBSend us a Text Message. A brilliant crossword from Robyn Eintraub, um, we mean Weintraub, illustrating the importance of always reading the instructions. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
July 23, 2020 02:00 - 8 minutes - 5.69 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike were momentarily ATALOSS while working on this crossword, but in spite of some unusually spelled words -- OLIO and SANA, to name a pair -- were able to persevere: hear how they did it right here. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
July 22, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 3.34 MBSend us a Text Message. Today's crossword gets a perfect 20/20! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, July 20, 2020
July 21, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 3.04 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike thought this Monday puzzle was RIGHTONTHEMONEY, and definitely did not leave them LEFTINTHELURCH, with a bevy of old favorites like HBOMB, HORA and ABBA, along with a few new friends -- DISHY and EVIE, to name two. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, July 19, 2020
July 19, 2020 17:00 - 11 minutes - 7.61 MBSend us a Text Message. A fine Sunday crossword, with a plethora of intriguing names and nouns, including RAPANUI (spoken on Easter Island), MILT Jackson (a Jazz icon), OREAD (a Mountain nymph of Greek myth, spelled here with an E instead of an I). All in all, there was lots to LIKELIKE! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, July 18, 2020
July 19, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.38 MBSend us a Text Message. A Saturday spectacular, in which Jean learns that a CALF is a piece of detached ice, and Mike maintains an EVENTENOR upon learning that the answer to "x, y or z" is AXIS, not AXES. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Friday, July 17, 2020
July 18, 2020 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.21 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike find today's crossword to be a great mental workout, with some scarily long answers. There were some NEARDISASTERS along the road, but Jean & Mike's REPUTATIONS remain intact (although they don't want to GLOAT). Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Thursday, July 16, 2020
July 17, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 3.06 MBSend us a Text Message. A relatively straightforward Thursday New York Times crossword, and a fine example of the crossword creator's ART. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
July 16, 2020 01:00 - 8 minutes - 5.56 MBSend us a Text Message. Excitement MOUNTs as Jean & Mike discuss an ASHtonishing puzzle, discover that OKRA is sometimes referred to as Ladies' Fingers, and anticipate a trip to SHIBUYA once the pandemic abates. Mike gets fooled (again!) by an ATM, and Jean gets fooled by, well, nothing! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
July 15, 2020 02:00 - 8 minutes - 5.97 MBSend us a Text Message. In which both Jean and Mike get their PLONK WRONG, before SHERLOCKing it out and winning the PLINK WRING. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, July 13, 2020
July 14, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.76 MBSend us a Text Message. Oh, no, it's a crossword by one of the NYTimes most AUGUST contributors, Erik Agard. Good thing it's a Monday, we were able to triumph -- BOOYAH! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, July 12, 2020
July 13, 2020 01:00 - 8 minutes - 6.11 MBSend us a Text Message. A crossword that Jean finds a breeze, while Mike regards it as a more of a chore, and almost WIIGs out when he discovers that a heroic exploit is a GEST, not a TEST. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, July 11, 2020
July 11, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 7.83 MBSend us a Text Message. Not too cruel for a Saturday, even though CRUELLA did make an appearance... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Friday, July 10, 2020
July 11, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike labor over a challenging Friday, and are almost done in by a holiday for men's health, MOVEMBER. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Thursday, July 9, 2020
July 10, 2020 01:00 - 8 minutes - 6.03 MBSend us a Text Message. A relatively straight-forward Thursday, in which both Jean & Mike discover that FROOTLOOPS is not spelled the way nature intended 😀 ; Mike realizes that Lipizzaners are horses and not Swedes; and Jean gets bored as Mike mansplains the whistling that follows a snore in cartoons. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
July 09, 2020 02:00 - 5 minutes - 3.68 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike discuss a fun Wednesday crossword that draws heavily from the Edit menu! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
July 08, 2020 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike unWRAP the Tuesday crossword, during which Jean discovers that BEERME is a thing, both Jean & Mike think a nest is cozier than a NOOK, and Michael explains that IMED is not a medical device from Apple. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, July 6, 2020
July 07, 2020 02:00 - 3 minutes - 2.42 MBSend us a Text Message. A slightly crunchier than usual Monday, featuring the tennis star Rafael, famed actress Tyne Daly, and a punny theme. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, July 5, 2020
July 05, 2020 13:00 - 7 minutes - 5.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean & Mike don't get TICKed while working on this crossword, a work of art which checks all the right BOXes. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, July 4, 2020
July 04, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.25 MBSend us a Text Message. Happy 4th, everyone! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Friday, July 3, 2020
July 03, 2020 19:00 - 3 minutes - 2.42 MBSend us a Text Message. A relatively straightforward Friday crossword, except for the shocking discovery that Mike didn’t know how to spell NONSEQUITUR 🤔 Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Thursday, July 2, 2020
July 03, 2020 02:00 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBSend us a Text Message. In which Jean and Mike tackle a trickily-themed-Thursday crossword (and, eventually prevail!); Jean explains who PLESSY was; and Mike discovers that March 14th is not Physical Education Day (PEDAY), but, rather, π Day (PIDAY). Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
July 01, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutes - 5.15 MBSend us a Text Message. This crossword was CAPITAL, simply CAPITAL! In this episode, Mike ponders whether ACME is in fact a French word (peut-être, peut-être pas), Jean admires the beautiful OXEYE, and explains to Mike what the crossword was all about 😀 Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
July 01, 2020 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.64 MBSend us a Text Message. Since we are currently in the process of moving, we lacked the time to properly do JUSTICE to this homage to JUSTICEGINSBURG, aka THENOTORIOUSRGB. T'was a fun crossword nevertheless! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Monday, June 29, 2020
June 30, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.33 MBSend us a Text Message. After you've finished this podcast, be sure and listen to some ZYDECO music, possibly while munching on some OREOs. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Sunday, 28 June 2020
June 29, 2020 01:00 - 5 minutes - 3.68 MBSend us a Text Message. A Sunday crossword that really brings it to the next level, one in which Mike learns that ASSAM is a state but ASRAM is not, and that ESSENES is ESSENTIAL to solving this puzzle. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Saturday, June 27, 2020
June 28, 2020 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.54 MBSend us a Text Message. In which two academics conclude that HONORCODE isn't a thing, that MUSCLY is a stretch, and that the southeast corner was a real SLOG. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Friday, June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.58 MBSend us a Text Message. A relatively straightforward Friday New York Times Crossword, in which Jean learns the word MONAD, Mike discovers KITTENHEELS, and gets reacquainted with OUZOS, BRITA, and POKE. Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Thursday, June 25, 2020
June 26, 2020 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.63 MBSend us a Text Message. Jean and Mike tackle the Thursday New York Times crossword, and find it ... splendid! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
June 25, 2020 02:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBSend us a Text Message. In which Mike is naticked, explains what that means, and exhorts his followers to not give up in the face of one (or in this case, at least 2) naticks Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
June 23, 2020
June 24, 2020 00:00 - 3 minutes - 2.23 MBSend us a Text Message. A Jeff Chen crossword, huzzah! And a revelation for Mike, who learns that RARIFY is actually spelled with an E, as in RAREFY Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
June 22, 2020
June 23, 2020 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.7 MBSend us a Text Message. A brief discussion of the relative complexity of the New York Times Crosswords, and then a (very ad hoc) analysis of today's crossword Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!
June 21, 2020
June 21, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 2.87 MBSend us a Text Message. We're limbering up, we will get better! Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, [email protected]. Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!