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Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

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Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword

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Thursday, June 25, 2026 — Wanna swap?

June 25, 2026 8:00pm 14 min

This was Tarun Krishnamurthy's fourth and — based on the day of the week — most challenging NYTimes crossword to date. We thought the theme was inspired, and there was a laudable sparkle to the rest of the clues, punctua...

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — Alright, the Bulletproof Boy Scouts Are Back!! 😍

June 24, 2026 8:00pm 12 min

Kevin Curry and Zhang Zhou are collaborating again — this is their third pairing — and the world is a better place for it. We have them to thank for our knowledge of Pinkglow pineapples and GloFish (6A, the answer to whi...

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 — A Crossword That Won't Leave You Bent Out of Shape 😉

June 23, 2026 9:00pm 17 min

This was Kathy Bloomer's fifth NYTimes crossword since 2018, and it was splendid — ideal Tuesday fare. The theme was ... ingenious (the quality control at the NYTimes when it comes to themes is simply staggering); and th...

Monday, June 22, 2026 — Leapin’ Lizards, This Was a Great Monday Crossword!

June 22, 2026 9:00pm 11 min

This was Victoria Fernandez Grande's second NYTimes crossword, and her first came just 2 months ago, so she is off to an impressive start! Monday crosswords are designed to be the easiest crosswords of the week, but that...

Sunday, June 21, 2026 — Happy Summer Solstice!! 🌞

June 21, 2026 9:00pm 17 min

This was a Sunday debut by Hannah Slovut, and a rather novel one. You could tell it was a debut since xwordinfo.com said so; you could tell it was novel because the grid had 27 rows and 17 columns (the standard grid is 2...

Saturday, June 20, 2026 —Another Cruciverbial Masterpiece by Katie Hoody 😍

June 20, 2026 9:00pm 6 min

Katie Hoody makes magnificent Saturday crosswords, and today's is no exception. It is a master class in crossword construction, featuring clues so brilliant that sunglasses are advised when working on it. 😎 We have full ...

Friday, June 19, 2026 — Happy Juneteenth!

June 19, 2026 8:00pm 14 min

Today's crossword — a debut by Jack Hatchett — was an epic struggle for both cohosts, as the puzzle was brimming with craftily clued debuts. We were definitely not expecting 10D, Sudden reversal of fortune, in literature...

Thursday, June 18, 2026 — Scott Hogan Has Punned, er, Penned, an Excellent Crossword

June 18, 2026 9:00pm 13 min

Compared to yesterday's crossword, with its somewhat complex theme, today's was simultaneously both easier and harder. Easier in the sense that once you had enough crosses, you could probably suss out the answer — a fair...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — Pick a card, any card 🃎 🂫

June 17, 2026 9:00pm 15 min

There are themes, and then there are themes. Today's crossword was definitely a case of the latter, and it was combined with clues that were above average in difficulty. As a consequence, both cohosts had to really put t...

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 — Hail ... Brittanium? 🤔

June 16, 2026 8:00pm 16 min

Brad Lively is on a tear: this is his second crossword in three weeks, not too shabby! The theme was hilarious, and the rest of the clues were perfect Tuesday fodder. We have the full 411 in today's podcast.But wait, the...

Monday, June 15, 2026 — ASMR is back! — which, coincidentally, is where you might feel it 😉

June 15, 2026 9:00pm 12 min

Both cohosts found today's crossword to be slightly crunchier (read: harder) than usual for a Monday, but it was a joy to solve nonetheless (or perhaps because of that!). Deets inside.We have selected our JAMCOTWA™️ (Jea...

Sunday, June 14, 2026 — Beware crosswords concealing cryptic cryptids 😀

June 14, 2026 8:00pm 18 min

This was a crunchier than usual Sunday crossword by a man who knows Sunday crosswords quite well — this is John Kugelman's 16th. The theme was very clever and likely a bear to construct, but the end result was a splendid...

Saturday, June 13, 2026 — The MWAHAHA v. BWAHAHA Debate Continues!

June 13, 2026 8:00pm 14 min

This was a highly entertaining Saturday crossword by Ryan McCarty, chockfull of tricky and entertaining clues. For instance, 33D, Is courting out of one's league, so to speak, DATESUP; as avowed Anglophiles we of course ...

Friday, June 12, 2026 —A Quality Friday Crossword!

June 12, 2026 6:00pm 18 min

This was a quality Friday crossword by Amanda Winters, her second for the NYTimes. It was not hugely difficult by Friday standards, but the quality of the clues was first rate, and there was nary a hint of crosswordese a...

Thursday, June 11, 2026 — Alas, Poor ARAL Sea, We Barely Knew Ya!

June 11, 2026 8:00pm 11 min

Today's crossword was a debut by Nikhil Bailey, and an excellent one, fueled by an awesome theme (but no revealer: you'll have to work this one out on your own, or ... listen to today's episode).Some other clues raised s...

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 — 🎶 NARITA, we just met an airport named ... NARITA 🙄🎶

June 10, 2026 8:00pm 14 min

This was a terrific Wednesday crossword, with an exceedingly well timed  and executed theme, combined with some excellent cluing exsewhere, er, elsewhere. 😉We learned about and now hope to visit 29D, Biltmore ___, Americ...

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — Rebecca Goldstein Is at the Helm, Brace for Extreme Wit and Whimsy 😀

June 09, 2026 7:00pm 10 min

Rebecca Goldstein is one of our favorite constructors, which is why we felt 56D, Utter delight, GLEE, upon seeing that she had authored today's puzzle. Some of that GLEE was a result of solving 45D, "Toodle-oo!", BYENOW;...

Monday, June 8, 2026 —Now, Where's That BELETE Key Gotten To? 😀

June 08, 2026 8:00pm 14 min

Today's crossword was excellent Monday fare. Most of the clues were written with new solvers in mind, as one would expect; but they were a lot of fun nonetheless, and constructor Tom McCoy had planted one or two traps fo...

Sunday, June 7, 2026 — A Rorschach Test of a Crossword 🤔

June 07, 2026 8:00pm 21 min

Today's crossword, a collaboration between veteran constructors Adam Wagner and Simeon Seigel, was relatively controversial: some solvers found it to be a splendid tour de force of modern crossword construction, others f...

Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 🎵 We Can See Clearly Now, the Black Squares Are Gone 😀 🎶

June 06, 2026 7:00pm 12 min

After just a cursory glance at today's crossword, your first reaction might be a pressing need to don sunglasses. That would be because of the grid, the most "wide open" grid ever in the NYTimes — as measured by the numb...

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