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  • bachophileB Online
    bachophileB Online
    bachophile
    wrote on 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_girlT Offline
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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on last edited by
      #28

      Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

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      • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

        Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

        CopperC Offline
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        Copper
        wrote on 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

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        • CopperC Copper

          @taiwan_girl said in The NYT Crossword:

          Is this a subscription or can anybody play?

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

          taiwan_girlT Offline
          taiwan_girlT Offline
          taiwan_girl
          wrote on last edited by
          #30

          @Copper Thnaks!!!

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          • George KG Offline
            George KG Offline
            George K
            wrote on 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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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              Mik
              wrote on last edited by
              #32

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

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • bachophileB Online
                bachophileB Online
                bachophile
                wrote on 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 KG Offline
                  George KG Offline
                  George K
                  wrote on 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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                  • bachophileB Online
                    bachophileB Online
                    bachophile
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #35

                    Zamboni. Obviously.

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                    • George KG Offline
                      George KG Offline
                      George K
                      wrote on 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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                      • MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #37

                        Will Shortz is drunk

                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                        • George KG Offline
                          George KG Offline
                          George K
                          wrote on 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.

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                          • George KG George K

                            Drawer with knobs?

                            ***the answer***

                            click to show

                            Etch a sketch

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

                            click to show

                            Stonehenge

                            taiwan_girlT Offline
                            taiwan_girlT Offline
                            taiwan_girl
                            wrote on 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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                            • George KG Offline
                              George KG Offline
                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #40

                              Today:

                              Pixel Rival:

                              ***The Answer***

                              click to show

                              IFONE

                              Snap:

                              ***The Answer***

                              click to show

                              FOTO

                              Troublesome Threes, eg:

                              ***The Answer***

                              click to show

                              FASE

                              The Clue:

                              "A quip by comic Steven Wright."

                              ***The Answer***

                              click to show

                              WHY ISNT THE WORD FONETICALLY SPELLED WITH AN F

                              "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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                              • bachophileB Online
                                bachophileB Online
                                bachophile
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #41

                                9b8169bf-0a5e-4758-8721-1f243fe5095a-image.png

                                I liked todays….

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                                • taiwan_girlT Offline
                                  taiwan_girlT Offline
                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #42

                                  I would never be able to do those.

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                                  • bachophileB Online
                                    bachophileB Online
                                    bachophile
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #43

                                    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

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                                    • George KG Offline
                                      George KG Offline
                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
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                                      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.

                                      "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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                                      • bachophileB 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 KG Offline
                                        George KG Offline
                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by George K
                                        #45

                                        @bachophile said in The NYT Crossword:

                                        Today’s Sunday wasn’t so hard.

                                        "Queen's Realm"

                                        Really??? LOL

                                        Screenshot 2025-01-05 at 9.10.26 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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                                        • bachophileB Online
                                          bachophileB Online
                                          bachophile
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #46

                                          21 day streak? I don’t think I’ve ever got a Saturday.

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