The NYT Crossword

[George K]

@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

[bachophile]

Tempting but I’m waiting

[bachophile]

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.

[taiwan_girl]

Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

[Copper]

@taiwan_girl said in The NYT Crossword:

Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

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

[taiwan_girl]

@Copper Thnaks!!!

[George K]

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

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

[Mik]

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

[bachophile]

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

[George K]

The down clues:

[bachophile]

Zamboni. Obviously.

[George K]

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

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

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"Bendystraw"

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

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"IUDS"

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

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"Lower Forty Eight"

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

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"Bonsai Tree"

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

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"Brr"

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

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"Nuclear Pact"

[Mik]

Will Shortz is drunk

[George K]

Drawer with knobs?

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Etch a sketch

Famous British Rock Group
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Stonehenge

[taiwan_girl]

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

[George K]

Today:

Pixel Rival:

***The Answer***

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IFONE

Snap:

***The Answer***

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FOTO

Troublesome Threes, eg:

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FASE

The Clue:

"A quip by comic Steven Wright."

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WHY ISNT THE WORD FONETICALLY SPELLED WITH AN F

[bachophile]

I liked todays….

[taiwan_girl]

I would never be able to do those.

[bachophile]

Try mondays. After a number of mondays you will get the hang of it. They are all archived although I think u need a nyt subscription
Today’s Sunday wasn’t so hard. The circled ones where not that tricky

[George K]

Yes. Mondays are the easiest. The NYT Crossword used to b published in the Chicago Sun Times - that's where we did them at work. I have a NYT digital subscription just for the crosswords.

You have to develop a devious mind for some of the clues later in the week.

From yesterday.

EG: "Music Stand" - CDRACK
"Development area" - UTERUS
"Home in the country" USEMBASSY

Sunday isn't usually too devious or hard, just big.