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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

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    taiwan_girl
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    #30

    @Copper Thnaks!!!

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #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 Offline
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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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          #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
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            George K
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            #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 Offline
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              bachophile
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              #35

              Zamboni. Obviously.

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              • George KG Offline
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                George K
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                #36

                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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                • MikM Offline
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                  #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 KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #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
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                      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
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                        George K
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                        #40

                        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***

                        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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                          bachophile
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                          #41

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

                          I liked todays….

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                            taiwan_girl
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                            #42

                            I would never be able to do those.

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                              bachophile
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                              #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 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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                                • 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

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                                  George K
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                                  #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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                                    bachophile
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                                    #46

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

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                                      George K
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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
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                                        #48

                                        "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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