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  • T 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
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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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      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
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      @Copper Thnaks!!!

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        George K
        wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 13:43 last edited by
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        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
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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
            wrote on 20 Nov 2024, 19:54 last edited by
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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
              wrote on 2 Dec 2024, 14:19 last edited by
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              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
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                Zamboni. Obviously.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 21 Dec 2024, 22:40 last edited by
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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
                    wrote on 21 Dec 2024, 23:03 last edited by
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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
                      wrote on 27 Dec 2024, 18:34 last edited by
                      #38

                      Drawer with knobs?

                      ***the answer***

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                      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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                      • 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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                          George K
                          wrote on 2 Jan 2025, 13:49 last edited by
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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***

                          click to show

                          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
                            wrote on 2 Jan 2025, 18:00 last edited by
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                            I liked todays….

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on 5 Jan 2025, 03:02 last edited by
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                              I would never be able to do those.

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                                bachophile
                                wrote on 5 Jan 2025, 07:50 last edited by
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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
                                  wrote on 5 Jan 2025, 13:26 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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                                    5 Jan 2025, 07:50

                                    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
                                    wrote on 5 Jan 2025, 15:11 last edited by George K 1 May 2025, 15:11
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                                    @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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                                      bachophile
                                      wrote on 5 Jan 2025, 20:02 last edited by
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                                      21 day streak? I don’t think I’ve ever got a Saturday.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 11 Jan 2025, 21:06 last edited by
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                                        4 letters starting with "L"

                                        "Pride parade participant?"

                                        ***the answer***

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                                        LION

                                        8 letters

                                        "Certain workplace protection?"

                                        ***the answer***

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                                        DESKPAD

                                        "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 K
                                          wrote on 26 Jan 2025, 00:59 last edited by George K
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                                          "Holders of orbs"

                                          ***The Answer***

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                                          Eye Sockets

                                          "Part of S & P 500"

                                          ***The Answer***

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                                          Ampersand

                                          "A, B, and C, but not T and V"

                                          ***The Answer***

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                                          Vitamins

                                          "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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