/r/crossword
A place for crossword solvers and constructors to share, create, and discuss American (NYT-style) crossword puzzles.
A place for crossword solvers and constructors to share, create, and discuss American (NYT-style) crossword puzzles. For cryptic crosswords, check out r/crosswords.
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Links:
- How To Solve The NYT Crossword - Interactive tutorial covering common patterns in crossword puzzles
- Puzzle Guide – Guide to and links to some good puzzles
- Puzzle Solver – Crossword-solving program for Mac or PC (for Ubuntu, sudo apt-get install xword)
- CrossFire – An excellent crossword creating program with a good free demo version
- XWordInfo – Information about the NYT puzzle, plus a search function that is incredibly useful for constructing
- Wordplay – Official NYT crossword blog, aimed to help people improve their solving skills
- Crossword Fiend – Links to and discussion of a number of good crosswords
- Rex Parker (SPOILER ALERT) – Solution to and a review of the latest NYT puzzle
- NYT Submission Guidelines – How to submit and what not to submit to Will Shortz
- Crossword Discord - Online chat for solving, construction, and all things crossword
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"In ABC Order" Construction Question
I had an idea for a crossword theme of putting as many "abecedarian" (alphabetically spelled) words in one grid with a revealer "INABCORDER." Before I do the work to make the grid, is there a way I can make sure something like this hasn't been done before?
16:43 UTC
explain this clue to me Q __ Queen
So I'm new to crosswords. just picked it up as a habit a few weeks ago. there was a clue today in NYT that I solved successfully by brute force because I have no idea what the hell it means. I have a feeling this is some sort of crossword lingo that I dont understand because neither the clue nor the answer makes any sense to me.
Its Q ___ Queen. I'll omit the answer right now to not annoy anyone who hasnt done it yet, but I dont even begin to understand what this clue is even hinting at and the answer doesnt seem to be a word or a name that I know (nor does it start with a 'u' which was my thought. that it was some queens name that started with q but the q wasnt including in the answer. that wasnt the case)
What does this clue mean and is there some secret pattern to the "Q ____" part that I'm missing?
11:41 UTC
Does The NYT Crossword Usually Switch To The Next Day’s Puzzle So Early in The Day?
I was struggling with today’s and went back to it just now and it’s tomorrow’s puzzle already! I’m a bit crestfallen.
02:31 UTC
23:00 UTC
Atlantic xword Fri Jan 31 question
Clue is: Oceans, maybe
Answer: ATON (a ton?, at on? AtoN?)
Aid to Navigation doesn’t make sense in my book. I can’t figure it out. Paolo Pasco needs a better editor or just an editor!
Anyone clue me in???
21:11 UTC
Do you jump around the puzzle or go in order? I typically stick to following the order of the clues. I can't imagine the chaos of jumping around but it could be a fun diversion.
19:20 UTC
July 2, 2017 - Way to solve in app or on web?
Working my way backwards through the archive and for the life of me I can't figure out how to get this puzzle to show as solved online. I thought I saw a similar post recently (it may have been for this puzzle), but now I can't find it.
Anyone have any ideas?
16:49 UTC
Apple News CW 2/2/25
21A - the clue is "Harsh" and I got the answer by solving the down clues, but I don't understand the connection between the "Harsh" and its answer. Can anyone explain my blind spot here?
16:42 UTC
/r/crossword General Discussion Thread - Week of February 02, 2025
A weekly, open discussion about crosswords and word puzzles, or anything else /r/crossword might be interested in this week.
Please refrain from spoilers or use the spoiler format by putting a spoiler between >! and !< like this:
There's a >!spoiler in here!<
12:00 UTC
How clues have changed from 1990s to 2020s for the same words
I compared clues from different decades to see how they have changed for the same words. The dataset I used had all NYT clues and answers from 1993-2021. I converted the clues to word embedding vectors and found ones that were the farthest apart. Here are some fun ones I found between 1993-1999 and 2020-2021 (I really want to redo this if I find a larger dataset that is up to date and has clues from before 1993.)
1990s vs 2020s
| Word | Clues 1993-1999 | Clues 2020-2021 |
|---|---|---|
| DRE | ['"___ Day" (1993 rap hit)', 'Andre Young, a k a Dr. ___', "Rap's Dr. ___", 'Dr. of rap', "Rap's Dr. ___", 'Rapping Dr.', "Rap's Dr. ___", "Rap's Dr. ___", 'Dr. of rap', 'Dr. of rap', "Rap's Dr. ___", "Rap's Dr. ___", "Rap's Dr. ", "Rap's Dr.", 'Dr. of rap', 'Dr. ___ of 26-Across', "Rap's Dr. ___", 'Dr. of rap', "Rap's Dr. ___", "Rap's Dr. ___"] | ['Beats by ___ (headphones brand)', '"Dr." who co-founded Death Row Records', 'Beats by ___', 'Dr. of hip-hop', 'Dr. ___', "Music's Dr. ___", 'Beats by ___ (audio brand)', 'Audio brand Beats by ___', "Rap's Dr. ___", 'Beats by ___ (audio brand)', 'Rapper/record executive Dr. ___', '"Dr." with the 2011 hit "I Need a Doctor"', 'Beats by ___ (headphones brand)'] |
| TECH | ['Georgia ___', 'Carnegie ___ (noted name in engineering)', 'Part of M.I.T.: Abbr.', '"Rambling Wreck From Georgia ___"', '"Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia ___"', "Engineer's school", 'Georgia ___', 'Georgia ___', 'Word with Georgia or high', 'Georgia ___', 'Georgia ___'] | ['Support for a PC', '___ support', 'Field for many Silicon Valley jobs', 'Big part of the S&P 500', 'Silicon Valley specialty, familiarly', 'Stock market sector, for short', 'Modern corporate dept.', 'End of many university names', 'Silicon Valley industry', 'Part of I.T., for short'] |
| EMO | ['Comic Philips', 'Comic Philips', 'Funnyman Philips', 'First name in screwball comedy', 'Comic Philips', 'First name in comedy', 'Comic Philips', 'Funnyman Philips', 'Comic Philips', 'Comic Philips', 'Funnyman Philips', 'Comic Philips', 'Comedian Philips', 'Comedian Philips', 'Comic Philips', 'Comic Philips', 'Comic Philips'] | ['Goth relative', '"Music's most maligned genre," per critic Tom Connick', 'Moody genre of music or fashion', 'Rock music style', '___ pop (genre for Billie Eilish)', 'Music genre for Weezer or Fall Out Boy', 'Angsty music genre', '"Punk rock's moody younger sibling," per Rolling Stone', 'Like a brooding teen, maybe', 'Punk cousin', 'Angst-ridden and moody', 'Rock subgenre', 'Kind of rock', 'Punk rock offshoot', 'Angsty music genre', 'Mopey and ultra-introspective', 'Angsty genre', 'Angsty music genre', 'Offshoot of punk', 'Angst-ridden rock genre', 'Offshoot of punk music', 'Jimmy Eat World music genre', 'Rock music subgenre', 'Genre for Fall Out Boy', 'Pop subgenre'] |
| ORA | ['Zoological mouths', 'Mouths', '___ et labora', 'Mouths', 'Man-mouse link', 'Man-mouse connector', 'Mouths', '___ pro nobis', '"Are you a man ___ mouse?"', 'Openings', 'Man-mouse link', 'Mouths', 'Mouths, to 16-Across', '___ e sempre (Italian motto)', 'Mouths', 'Openings', 'Mouths, anatomically', 'Man-mouse link', 'Man-mouse divider', '___ pro nobis', 'Man-mouse link', '"... man ___ mouse?"', '"___ pro nobis" (Latin motto)', '"Are you a man ___ mouse?"', '"...man___mouse?"', '"...man ___ mouse?"', 'pro nobis', 'Man-mouse link', 'Mouths', 'Homophone for 50-Down', 'Mouths', ' pro nobis', 'Mouths, anatomically', '___ pro nobis', '"Is it a boy ___ girl?"', 'Mouths, anatomically', '"...man ___ mouse?"', 'Jody's mother in "The Yearling"', 'Mouths', '___ pro nobis', '"...man ___ mouse?"', 'Man-mouse link', '___ pro nobis', 'Man/mouse link', '___ pro nobis'] | ['Singer Rita', 'Italian time unit', 'Singer Rita', '60 minuti', '"___ et labora" ("Pray and work": Lat.)', 'British pop star Rita', '60 minuti', '___ pro nobis', 'Singer/songwriter Rita', '"What is Pyramus? a lover, ___ tyrant?": "A Midsummer Night's Dream"'] |
| TESLA | ['Electrical pioneer Nikola', 'Edison contemporary', 'Early partner of Westinghouse', 'Electrical pioneer', 'Electrical unit named for an inventor', 'Physicist Nikola', 'T, in physics', 'Electrical pioneer Nikola', 'Edison contemporary', 'Rock band named for an inventor', 'Electronics pioneer Nikola', 'Unit of induction', 'Inventor Nikola', 'Magnetic induction unit', 'Serbian-American inventor', 'Inventor Nikola', 'Electrical unit', 'Inventor Nikola', 'U.S.-Croatian inventor', 'Inventor Nikola', 'Electrical pioneer Nikola', '___ coil (1891 invention)', 'Inventor Nikola', 'Induction motor pioneer', 'Nikola the inventor', 'Hard-rock band named for an inventor', 'Radio pioneer', 'Inventor Nikola'] | ['Maker of the Model S and Model 3', 'Producer of 15-Acrosses', 'Car company founded in 2003', 'Unit of magnetic flux density', 'Scientist who was friends with Mark Twain', 'One of the subjects of the book "War of the Currents"', 'Car seen at a charging station', 'Car with a "T" logo', 'California-based auto company', 'Company with a Gigafactory', 'Car company with so-called "Gigafactories"'] |
| GAME | ['Willing to take part', 'Willing', 'Plucky', 'Clue, for one', 'Willing', "Warden's charge", 'Kind of warden', 'Charades, e.g.', 'Word with park or plan', 'Foxes, e.g.', 'Willing', 'Ready for action', 'Willing', 'Hearts or darts', 'Charades or shuffleboard', 'Animals, to hunters', 'Willing', "Hunter's prey", 'Amenable', 'Willing'] | ['Scrabble or cribbage', 'Scrabble or Boggle', 'Charades or dominoes', 'Minecraft or Fortnite', 'Up (or down) for something', 'Feeling amenable (found hidden in this clue!)', "With 50-Down, athlete's intense expression", 'Up (for)', 'Hearts or spades', 'Poker or snooker'] |
| ELENA | ['"Uncle Vanya" woman', 'Turgenev heroine', '"Maria ___" (1933 tune)', 'Daughter of Queen Sofia', 'Actress Verdugo', '"Mefistofele" role', '"Uncle Vanya" role', 'Actress Verdugo', "Spain's Princess ___", '"Maria ___" (1941 hit)', '"Maria ___" (1941 hit song)', 'Actress Verdugo', '"Mefistofele" soprano', '"Maria " (1933 song)', 'Jean Renoir film heroine', 'Actress Verdugo', 'Actress Verdugo', 'Daughter of Juan Carlos', 'Actress Verdugo', 'Jean Renoir film heroine', 'Turgenev lady', 'Daughter of Juan Carlos', 'Jimmy Dorsey's "Maria "', '"Maria" (1941 hit)', '"Maria" (1941 song)', '"Maria ___" (40's hit)', 'Turgenev lady', 'Jean Renoir film heroine', '"Maria ___" ('40s song)', 'Turgenev heroine', 'Actress Verdugo', 'Jimmy Dorsey hit "Maria ___"', 'Turgenev heroine', 'Russian writer Bonner', 'Turgenev heroine', '"Maria ___" (1941 hit)', 'Actress Verdugo', 'Actress Verdugo', 'Turgenev heroine', 'Actress Verdugo'] | ['___ Gilbert, "The Vampire Diaries" protagonist', 'First name on the Supreme Court', 'First name on the Supreme Court', 'First name on the Supreme Court', 'Author Ferrante', "Disney's princess of Avalor", 'First name on the Supreme Court', 'Justice Kagan', 'Princess of Avalor, on a Disney show', 'Supreme Court justice Kagan', 'Author Ferrante of the "Neapolitan Novels"'] |
| OMNI | ['Prefix with present', 'Prefix with potent', 'Old Dodge', "Hawks' former arena", 'All, to start with', 'Former Atlanta arena', 'Prefix with science', 'Home of the Hawks, with "the"', 'Old Dodge', 'Prefix meaning 56-Across', 'Old Dodge', 'N.B.A. venue, with "the"', 'Atlanta arena, with "the"', 'Old Dodge', 'Hawks' home court, with "The"', "Hawks' arena", 'Discontinued Dodge', 'Hotel chain name', 'Atlanta arena, with "The"', 'Hawks' arena, the "The"', 'Science magazine', 'Science magazine', 'Discontinued Dodge', 'Prefix with science', 'Atlanta sports site, with "The"', 'Former Dodge model', 'Popular science magazine', 'Popular science magazine', 'Atlanta Hawks arena, with "The"', 'Bus starter', 'Potent leader'] | ['Luxury hotel chain', 'Prefix with present', 'Discontinued Dodge', 'Hilton alternative', 'Prefix with potent', 'Hilton competitor', 'Prefix with potent', 'Lead-in to -bus', 'Prefix with -vore', 'Hyatt alternative', 'Prefix with -vore or -scient'] |
| LIU | ['"Turandot" slave girl', 'Brooklyn sch.', '"Turandot" slave', '"Turandot" slave', '"Turandot" slave girl', '"Turandot" role', 'Brooklyn sch.', 'N.Y.C. school', 'New York inst.', 'N.Y. school'] | ['"Kill Bill" actress Lucy', 'Lucy of "Charlie's Angels"', '"Kill Bill" co-star', 'Lucy of "Elementary"', 'Lucy of TV's "Elementary"', '"Kill Bill" co-star Lucy', 'Lucy who played Watson on "Elementary"', 'Lucy of "Kill Bill: Volume 1"', 'Brooklyn-based sch.', 'Actress Lucy of "Elementary"'] |
| ELSA | ['Style maven Klensch', 'Noted socialite Maxwell', 'Socialite Maxwell', 'Hostess Maxwell', 'Newswoman Klensch', 'Film feline', 'Actress Lanchester', 'Fashion designer Schiaparelli', 'Forbidden-question asker, in "Lohengrin"', 'Designer Schiaparelli', "Lohengrin's bride", 'Actress Martinelli', '"Born Free" lioness', 'Movie lioness', 'Literary lioness', 'Actress Lanchester', '"Born Free" lioness', 'Opera heroine who sings "Einsam in truben Tagen"', "Lohengrin's love", "Fashion's Klensch", '"Born Free" lioness', '"Born Free" lioness', 'Old radio host Maxwell', 'Socialite Maxwell', 'Old socialite Maxwell', '"Lohengrin" miss', 'Old socialite Maxwell', 'Actress Lanchester', '"Born Free" lion', '"Lohengrin" soprano', "Gottfried's sister, in opera", 'Onetime hostess Maxwell', "Lohengrin's love", '"Lohengrin" heroine', 'Wagner girl', 'Noted lioness', 'Adamson heroine?', 'Old columnist Maxwell', 'Designer Schiaparelli', 'Wagner heroine', '"Lohengrin" heroine'] | ['Disney princess voiced by Idina Menzel', 'Wife of Albert Einstein', 'Jewelry designer Peretti', "Disney's ___ of Arendelle", 'Disney queen who sings in an ice palace', 'Disney character loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's "Snow Queen"', 'Animated sister of princess Anna', '___ of Arendelle (Disney queen)', 'Disney queen of Arendelle', 'Singer of "Into the Unknown" in "Frozen II"', '"Frozen" queen', 'Who sings "Let It Go" in "Frozen"', '"Frozen" queen', '"Frozen" snow queen', 'Singer of "Let It Go" in Disney's "Frozen"', '"Let It Go" singer in "Frozen"'] |
| REN | ['Cartoon dog', 'Half a cartoon duo', 'Half a cartoon duo', 'Cartoon canine', "Stimpy's TV pal", '"In the Good Old Summertime" lyricist Shields', "Stimpy's TV pal", 'TV pooch', 'TV dog', 'Cartoon character who says "You eediot!"', "Stimpy's TV pal", 'TV Chihuahua', 'Cartoon dog', 'Half a cartoon couple', 'Nickelodeon cartoon character', 'Cartoon canine', "Stimpy's TV partner", 'TV dog', "Stimpy's pal", 'One of a cartoon duo', 'Half a cartoon duo', 'Half a cartoon duo', 'Cartoon dog', 'Cartoon canine', 'Bacon's "Footloose" role', 'Half a cartoon duo', 'Cartoon Chihuahua', "Stimpy's pal", 'Stimpy?Æs TV friend', "Stimpy's TV pal", 'Nickelodeon cartoon character', 'TV cartoon chihuahua', "90's cartoon character", "Stimpy's pal", 'Half of a TV duo', "Stimpy's TV pal", "Stimpy's buddy", "Stimpy's chum", "Stimpy's pal", "Stimpy's pal", 'TV cartoon pal', "Stimpy's buddy"] | ['Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"', 'Rapper MC ', ' faire (historical re-enactment event, for short)', 'MC ___ of N.W.A', 'Kylo of "Star Wars"', '___ Faire (event with jousting, for short)', 'Kylo ___, "Star Wars" villain', 'Rapper MC ___', 'Kylo ___, Jedi-in-training seduced to the dark side', 'Knights of ___ ("Star Wars" order)', 'Last name in "Star Wars"', "Kylo ___, Darth Vader's grandson", 'Kylo ___, "Star Wars" antagonist', 'Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"', 'Good friend of Stimpy'] |
| LIT | ['Afire', 'Torched', 'English ___', 'Burning', 'Tanked', 'Smashed', 'On', 'Potted', 'English ___', 'Ignited', 'Stewed', 'Plastered', 'English ___', 'On, as a lamp', 'On, as a lamp', 'Word with English or kiddie', 'Eng. course', 'Book course', 'On, as a lamp', 'Afire', 'Soused', 'English ___', 'On', 'On, as a lamp', 'Aflame', 'Blotto', 'Stewed', 'Illuminated', 'All fired up?', 'Glowing'] | ['Kid ___', 'Awesome, slangily', 'Word following English or green', "Hoppin', in modern lingo", 'Happening, in slang', 'Like candles before singing "Happy Birthday"', '"Let's get ___!" (party cry)', "Like a hoppin' party", 'Blasted', 'On, in a way', 'Beyond tipsy'] |
Here are few comparing clues from 1993-1999 to 2010-2019
1990s vs 2010s
| Word | Clues 1993-1999 | Clues 2010-2019 |
|---|---|---|
| SAMS | ['Dangers to military planes', 'Parts of a military defense', 'Menaces for warplanes', 'Hawk and Patriot, for short', 'Donaldson and others', '___ Club (retail chain)', 'Actor Neill et al.', 'Levene and Levenson', 'Defensive weapons, for short', 'Nuclear force elements', 'Texas pioneer Houston et al.', 'Snead and Spade'] | ['___ Club', 'Costco competitor, informally', '___ Club', "BJ's competitor, informally", '___ Club', 'Some defensive weapons, in brief', '___ Club', '___ Club', '___ Club (Costco competitor)', 'Costco competitor, casually'] |
| UBER | ['Over, in Berlin', 'Not unter', 'Over in Germany', 'Over, in Osterreich', 'Opposite of unter', '"Deutschland ___ Alles"', 'Opposite of unter, in German', 'Above, in Berlin', 'Above, in Berlin', 'Above, in Berlin', 'German preposition', 'Over, in Bonn', '"Deutchland___alles"', 'Above, in Berlin', 'Above, in Abensberg', 'Over, to Otto', '"Deutschland ___ alles"', '"Deutschland ___ Alles"', 'Over, in Essen'] | ['Alternative to a taxi', 'Cab alternative', 'Ride provider', 'Modern name in transportation', 'Cab competitor', 'Ride provider', 'Commercial lead-in to X', 'Pioneer in self-driving cars', "It'll take you for a ride", 'Cab company competitor', 'Lead-in to mensch', '___ Technologies, massively popular 2009 start-up', 'Ride option', '9-Down alternative', 'It has hundreds of thousands of drivers', 'Ride offerer', 'Company investing in self-driving cars', 'Company whose business is picking up', "It'll give you a lift", '"Everyone's private driver" sloganeer', "There's an app for that", '"Evolving the way the world moves" sloganeer', 'Lyft competitor', 'Alternative to a cab', 'Foe of the taxi industry', 'Competitor of Lyft', 'Lyft competitor', 'Really, informally', 'Transportation competitor of Lyft', 'Modern alternative to a taxi', 'Modern cab service alternative', '"California ___ Alles" (classic punk rock song)', 'Modern prefix meaning "super"', 'Prefix with geek', 'Above, in Berlin', '"Deutschland ___ Alles"', 'Superlative prefix', 'Over, in Oberammergau', 'Opposite of 4-Down', 'German word slangily used to mean "extremely"', 'Above, in Berlin'] |
| SWAG | ['Booty, in slang', 'Loot', 'Spoils', 'Spoils', 'Booty', 'Valuables', 'Booty', 'Booty', 'Decorative drapery', 'Spoils', 'Loot'] | ['___ bag', "Sponsors' giveaways", 'Goodie bag contents', '"___ Surfin'" (2008 rap song)', 'Goodies in a goody bag', 'Free goodies at an event', '___ bag (event handout)', 'Lavish party favors', '___ bag (party giveaway)', '___ bag (party handout)', 'Event handouts', 'Coolness, in modern slang', 'Goodie bag filler', 'Giveaways at events', "Pirate's loot", 'Ill-gotten gains'] |
| DORA | ['"Dumb" girl of old comics', '"Dumb" girl of old comics', '"Dumb " ("Blondie" forerunner)', 'Destructive 1964 Florida hurricane', 'The first Mrs. Copperfield', 'Mrs. David Copperfield', ' Maar (Picasso mistress and subject)', 'Dumb ___ (scatterbrain)', '___ Maar (Picasso subject)', 'Mrs. Copperfield', 'Mrs. David Copperfield', '"Cannery Row" character', 'Celebrated Freud case', 'Mrs. Copperfield', '"Dumb" girl', '"Dumb ___" (old comic)', 'Mrs. David Copperfield', 'Celebrated Freud case', 'Dumb ___'] | ['Nick Jr. explorer', 'Young explorer of TV', '"___ the Explorer"', '"___ the Explorer"', '"___ and the Lost City of Gold" (2019 movie)', 'Cartoon pal of the monkey Boots', 'Woman's name meaning "gift"', '___ the Explorer', '"Swiper, no swiping!" speaker of children's TV', 'Picasso muse ___ Maar', 'Toon explorer', 'Cartoon character who explores with Boots', '___ the Explorer', '___ the Explorer', '___ the Explorer', '"David Copperfield" wife', "___ Maar (Picasso's muse)", "Pseudonym of Freud's famed hysteria patient", '"I Married " (1987 ABC sitcom)', 'Explorer of kidvid', 'Artist Maar depicted in Picasso's "The Weeping Woman"', 'TV "explorer"', 'Explorer with a friend named Boots', ' the Explorer', 'TV girl with a talking map', '"Cannery Row" brothel owner', 'Seven-year-old explorer', 'Toon with a singing map', 'Spanish-speaking explorer', '"Explorer" girl', 'Animated "Explorer"', 'Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"', '"___ the Explorer" (Nickelodeon show)', '___ Marquez, Nickelodeon cartoon girl', 'Noted explorer traveling with a monkey', 'Explorer of kiddie TV', 'Pseudonym of a noted Freud patient'] |
| NATE | ["Celtics' Archibald", 'Hoops Hall-of-Famer Thurmond', 'Hoopster Archibald', 'McMillan of the court', 'Cager Archibald', 'Hoopster Archibald', "Basketball's Archibald", 'Hoopster Archibald', '"Tiny" Archibald', '"Big " of the comics page', "Basketball's Archibald", ' the Great (juvenile detective)', 'Hoops great Archibald', 'Newton of the N.F.L.', 'Archibald of basketball', "Basketball's Thurmond", 'Hoopster Thurmond', 'Basketball great Thurmond', 'Hoopster Archibald', 'Thurmond of the N.B.A.', 'N.B.A. star Thurmond', "N.B.A.'s Archibald", "Basketball's Archibald", 'Thurmond of hoops', "N.B.A.'s Thurmond", "N.B.A.'s Archibald"] | ['Statistician Silver', 'Polling expert Silver', '"Great" boy detective', "___ the Great, detective of children's stories", 'Statistician Silver', 'FiveThirtyEight creator Silver', "___ the Great of children's literature", '___ Parker, director and star of 2016's "The Birth of a Nation"', '"Big" comics character', '"Great" sleuth of kid-lit', '"Big " (comic strip)', 'Archibald or Thurmond of the N.B.A.', 'Silver of fivethirtyeight.com', " the Great of children's literature", "___ the Great of children's lit", 'Statistician Silver', "___ Grey, alter ego of Marvel's X-Man", '___ Ruess, lead singer of Fun', 'Silver of fivethirtyeight.com', "Kids' detective ___ the Great", 'Silver of fivethirtyeight.com', 'Rapper ___ Dogg', '"Great" detective of children's literature', '"Great" kid-lit detective', '"Great" detective of kiddie lit', 'Campaign/election analyst ___ Silver', "___ the Great of children's literature"] |
23:43 UTC
23:00 UTC
How do you start as a noob?
I have ADHD and I find brain puzzles help me a lot. I got a book with sudoku and logic grid puzzles and been trying new things to try from there.
Trying crossword puzzles out has been a pretty big fail. 3 word name for a NBA player and I'm totally blanked lol. Out of 60 questions I could only answer that a small rock is a stone which might be wrong too lol
These are something I like to get better of course. I think since it's really hard for me to sit still, concentrate, and read that I'm at least improving my vocabulary and reading a little with crossword puzzles.
And tips for a clueless noob with out resorting to google? :)
22:15 UTC
Has anyone solved the Morning Brew crossword contest today?
I need hints! (Be sure to note spoilers)
14:45 UTC
Can anyone explain this clue & answer?
Clue was " "Cheer" Leader" - Answer was "Bronx" - I tried googling but can't figure it out. Thanks!
06:25 UTC
NYT Saturday 02/01/2025 Discussion
02:57 UTC
Is The Washington Post crossword glitchy for anyone else?
The past 2-3 days, the site has frozen on me to the point that I need to restart my computer, and I can't typically get more than 4-5 clues entered before it freezes. No other website is giving me difficulty, so I wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. Thanks!
17:49 UTC
If you're looking for a challenge, go back to 1993
Decided to go all the way back in the NYT archives to the first puzzle available, a Sunday in 1993 (which was the first puzzle edited by Will Shortz).
Holy hell. I'm back to not being able to finish Mondays and loving it.
11:24 UTC
02:57 UTC
Help with 31 December Universal theme 'Wrongheaded'
The revealer's clue was 63A {Football penalty ... or what the starred clue's answer has, in two ways?}.
The revealer was >!FALSE START!<, with the relevant theme entries being:
- {In a way where wrong things are done} >!FLAWLESSLY!<
- {Complete miss} >!FAIR BALL!<
- {Violating a peace treaty} >!FARMING!<
- {Usefulness} >!FUTILITY!<
Is one of the two ways that >!they all start with the letter F!<? If so, what is the other, and how do the answers match the clues? I'm at a complete loss.
Is this an American Football related theme? That might explain my ignorance.
20:39 UTC
The NYT App Spoiled the Theme a Bit (1/30)?
The highlighting when you select 57 across gives away which 4 clues it's referring to, but nothing in the clue itself does this. This seems weird to me when it's not directly given ("four longest answers" or whatever, then I appreciate it helping me find them quickly).
Or am I wrong and these answers or clues were marked somehow in the print version?
14:12 UTC
Boston Globe 1/30/25. I don't understand the theme.
The puzzle is called "Do Your Part" and the long clues are ET?, AD?, AL?, and AS?>!The answers are Beethoven's Fifth, Academic Quarter, Steals Third, and Last Half. I don't understand how those answers relate to those clues.!<
12:47 UTC
NYT Thursday 01/30/2025 Discussion
02:57 UTC
13th ORCAS
The ballot has dropped for the 13^(th) ORCA Awards. Ballot deadline is February 17. The Awards ceremony is on February 24 at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
06:09 UTC