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  • L LuFins Dad
    15 Jul 2024, 06:23

    @bachophile said in The NYT Crossword:

    I solved the Sunday 7/14/2024 New York Times Daily Crossword in 44:56!

    Up with jet lag. What do you expect?

    I only mention this, because (spoiler alert) a forum member actually appears in 63 across.

    I never expected my past starring in Cinemax After Dark features to ever come out, let alone make The NY Times…

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    Axtremus
    wrote on 15 Jul 2024, 10:06 last edited by
    #20

    @LuFins-Dad said in The NYT Crossword:

    @bachophile said in The NYT Crossword:
    Cinemax After Dark

    Is that still a thing?

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      George K
      wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 15:15 last edited by
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      Sunday Crossword from about a year ago. The theme is "We've rebranded!"

      Clues:

      1. We’ve rebranded! We now sell tiny tongs!
      2. We’ve rebranded! Now we run an advice column on friendship.
      3. We’ve rebranded! Now we sell ivy!
      4. We’ve rebranded! Now we sell donuts and bagels!
      5. We’ve rebranded! Now we help write breakup letters!
      6. We’ve rebranded! Now we do genealogy for the US’s rich and famous.
      7. We’ve rebranded! Now we operate a test taking facility/casino.
      8. We’ve rebranded! Now we produce a Beauty and the Beast podcast.
      9. We’ve rebranded! Now we sell candy to diplomats.

      The ***Solutions***

      click to show

      1. Little Seizers
      2. Bud Wiser
      3. Wall Greens
      4. Hole Foods
      5. Best Bye
      6. American Heir Lines
      7. Proctor and Gamble
      8. Talko Belle
      9. Embassy Sweets

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Mik
        wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 15:24 last edited by Mik
        #22

        This is why I stick to the Mini and Connections.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          bachophile
          wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 15:55 last edited by
          #23

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          Had to look that one up in my archive. Sept 24,2023.

          Did it, no cheats.

          Today’s Sunday, hard. I have it 95% done But the south east corner has me stumped. I’ll wait another day before going into auto check mode.

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            bachophile
            wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 15:56 last edited by bachophile
            #24

            Today’s puzzle had what was George Lucas original surname for Luke skywalker. I have no clue. I have a few letters but not enough to even guess.

            Spark? Something or another

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            • B bachophile
              25 Aug 2024, 15:56

              Today’s puzzle had what was George Lucas original surname for Luke skywalker. I have no clue. I have a few letters but not enough to even guess.

              Spark? Something or another

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              George K
              wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 16:05 last edited by
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              @bachophile said in The NYT Crossword:

              Today’s puzzle had what was George Lucas original surname for Luke skywalker. I have no clue. I have a few letters but not enough to even guess.

              Spark? Something or another

              ***=***

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              Starkiller

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                bachophile
                wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 16:09 last edited by
                #26

                Tempting but I’m waiting

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                  bachophile
                  wrote on 25 Aug 2024, 17:40 last edited by
                  #27

                  Well I got star killer and finished the southeast corner but it turned out I had a few letters off in other clues. Sundays can be a pain. Just too damn big.

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                    taiwan_girl
                    wrote on 27 Aug 2024, 00:53 last edited by
                    #28

                    Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

                    CopperC 1 Reply Last reply 27 Aug 2024, 01:17
                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl
                      27 Aug 2024, 00:53

                      Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

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                      Copper
                      wrote on 27 Aug 2024, 01:17 last edited by
                      #29

                      @taiwan_girl said in The NYT Crossword:

                      Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

                      https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/games

                      taiwan_girlT 1 Reply Last reply 27 Aug 2024, 01:46
                      • CopperC Copper
                        27 Aug 2024, 01:17

                        @taiwan_girl said in The NYT Crossword:

                        Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

                        https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/games

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                        taiwan_girl
                        wrote on 27 Aug 2024, 01:46 last edited by
                        #30

                        @Copper Thnaks!!!

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                          George K
                          wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 13:43 last edited by
                          #31

                          I hate it when the NYT crossword does this: Put at least two letters in the space of one square.

                          Screenshot 2024-11-20 at 7.39.30 AM.png

                          By the way, the clue for 6 down is "Artificial Bronze."

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 15:17 last edited by
                            #32

                            I only do the mini. That work in a square thing is whack.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              bachophile
                              wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 19:54 last edited by
                              #33

                              Rebuses. Yea they can be tricky. I couldn’t get that totally bonkers clue. Craycray? Didn’t know that.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 14:19 last edited by
                                #34

                                Screenshot 2024-12-02 at 8.16.37 AM.png

                                The down clues:

                                Screenshot 2024-12-02 at 8.18.39 AM.png

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  bachophile
                                  wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 19:02 last edited by
                                  #35

                                  Zamboni. Obviously.

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 21 Dec 2024, 22:40 last edited by
                                    #36

                                    I did today's and it had some devious clues.

                                    "Shifty little sucker" - ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    "Bendystraw"

                                    "Pill alternatives" - ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    "IUDS"

                                    "Alabama is in it, but Alaska is not" - ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    "Lower Forty Eight"

                                    "It's a little shady" - ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    "Bonsai Tree"

                                    "Exclamation with a shake" - ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    "Brr"

                                    "SALT but not PEPPER" - ***NSFW content***

                                    click to show

                                    "Nuclear Pact"

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 21 Dec 2024, 23:03 last edited by
                                      #37

                                      Will Shortz is drunk

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 18:34 last edited by
                                        #38

                                        Drawer with knobs?

                                        ***the answer***

                                        click to show

                                        Etch a sketch

                                        Famous British Rock Group
                                        ***the answer***

                                        click to show

                                        Stonehenge

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                        taiwan_girlT 1 Reply Last reply 2 Jan 2025, 07:08
                                        • G George K
                                          27 Dec 2024, 18:34

                                          Drawer with knobs?

                                          ***the answer***

                                          click to show

                                          Etch a sketch

                                          Famous British Rock Group
                                          ***the answer***

                                          click to show

                                          Stonehenge

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                                          taiwan_girl
                                          wrote on 2 Jan 2025, 07:08 last edited by
                                          #39

                                          @George-K Reminds me of The TImes of London cryptic crossword. I tried it once (and only once!). LOL

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