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Jean & Mike Do The New York Times Crossword · 16 октября 2026 г. · 8 мин

Today's crossword was an absolutely terrific debut by McKay Fritz, with another one of those delightful and, as expected, thoroughly unexpected themes that the NYTimes is legendary for.  We'll pause here momentarily to give everyone, including us, a chance to parse that last sentence. 😀  Besides the theme, we had clues such as 39D, Boom sticks?, TNT; 30D, Bubbles, e.g., ORBS; and, speaking of Ides, 32D, Political rival of Mark Antony, CICERO, to keep us entertained. Today's crossword was definitely worth 5 squares on the JAMCR scale, and we avidly await McKay Fritz's next puzzle! Show note imagery: The Maple Leaf Rag, in AFLAT. We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on FaceBook , so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!