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bachophile

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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

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Is this a subscription or can anybody play?
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Is this a subscription or can anybody play?
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Copper

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@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 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

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@Copper Thnaks!!!
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George K

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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."
"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

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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

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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

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The down clues:
"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

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Zamboni. Obviously.
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George K

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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"
"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

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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

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Drawer with knobs?

***the answer***
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Etch a sketch

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

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

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Today:

Pixel Rival:

***The Answer***
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IFONE

Snap:

***The Answer***
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FOTO

Troublesome Threes, eg:

***The Answer***
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FASE

The Clue:

"A quip by comic Steven Wright."

***The Answer***
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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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bachophile

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I liked todays….
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taiwan_girl

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I would never be able to do those.
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bachophile

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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 K

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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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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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@bachophile said in The NYT Crossword:

Today’s Sunday wasn’t so hard.

"Queen's Realm"

Really??? LOL
"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

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