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Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on ...
TAIL (28D: Part of a cat costume) My cat, Willow, is delighted to see this clue, as she thinks it has been far too long (eight days!) since we have seen a cat-related clue. Here's a photo of ...
The number of words in the answer is not given in the clue—so a one-word clue can have a multiple-word answer. [ 28 ] The theme, if any, will be applied consistently throughout the puzzle; e.g., if one of the theme entries is a particular variety of pun, all the theme entries will be of that type. [ 9 ]
Vanity Fair reported in December 2023 that The New York Times was developing a word search game to add to their online library of games. [7] Strands puzzles are edited by Tracy Bennett, who also edits Wordle for The New York Times. [5] [6] Strands released into beta on March 4, 2024, playable on web browsers through the New York Times Games ...
The lowest word count in a published weekday-size 15x15 puzzle is the June 29, 2013 The New York Times crossword by Joe Krozel, with just 50 words. [ 57 ] The fewest shaded squares in a 15x15 American crossword is 17 (leaving 208 white spaces), set by the July 27, 2012 Times crossword by Joe Krozel.
Get ready for all of the NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #258 on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Connections game for Saturday, February 24 , 2024 The New York Times/Canva
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
William F. Shortz (born August 26, 1952) is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993.