KCNYApr 27, 2024, 8:57 PM2024-04-27neutral54% Did the NYT accidentally republish a puzzle from the 90s?
More importantly, Will, we all hope you’re getting better and coming back soon!
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KCNYNov 30, 2025, 6:50 PM2025-11-30negative52% @jlemen snowflake
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KCNYDec 21, 2025, 8:15 PM2025-12-21negative73% Woof. Save the cheap gimmicks for the Thursday crowd.
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KCNYMar 28, 2024, 5:08 AM2024-03-28negative89% It’s like the puzzles team is trying to make the section worse.
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KCNYFeb 8, 2024, 4:25 AM2024-02-08negative89% Another largely nonsensical, exclusionary crossword designed for those “in” on the joke to feel clever and superior. Not entertaining or fun for anybody else 🤷♂️
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KCNYJun 27, 2024, 4:27 AM2024-06-27negative53% Straight to crossword editor jail.
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KCNYJan 21, 2026, 6:19 AM2026-01-21negative81% Will Shorts is really just giving up isn’t he.
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KCNYMar 15, 2024, 5:02 AM2024-03-15negative61% @Eric Hougland
It doesn’t have talc - one of the many issues with this self congratulatory puzzle
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KCNYApr 21, 2025, 3:45 AM2025-04-20negative90% Another awful disappointment.
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KCNYJun 4, 2025, 5:40 AM2025-06-04negative87% Two words: lazy editing.
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KCNYDec 3, 2025, 5:28 AM2025-12-03negative87% So much potential, but feels like the author / editor just put in 50% effort then get lazy and fill the rest in with obscure trivia and poor cluing and call it a day, again.
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KCNYJan 4, 2026, 7:21 PM2026-01-04positive97% Always love a good Sunday morning trivia puzzle!
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KCNYDec 2, 2024, 12:30 AM2024-12-01positive96% Wow, so impressed with the authors knowledge of obscure broadway trivia and words from the 1800s. Such smart.
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KCNYJan 19, 2025, 8:21 PM2025-01-19negative94% One of the worst sundays in a long time
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KCNYMar 13, 2025, 4:24 AM2025-03-13positive98% I can’t wait for Larry Moana to tell us how smart he was today!
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KCNYOct 4, 2025, 7:52 PM2025-10-04neutral77% @Mark Carlson no
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KCNYDec 15, 2025, 1:11 AM2025-12-14positive95% I love when the crossword is just a bunch of trivia - since trivia is not part of a word puzzle they’re free lookups / gimmes!
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KCNYMar 2, 2025, 7:32 PM2025-03-02positive98% @Barry Ancona wow we’re so impressed you must be a genius with the best words
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KCNYMar 17, 2025, 4:51 AM2025-03-16negative94% A terrible, no fun Sunday.
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KCNYOct 4, 2025, 8:41 PM2025-10-04positive52% Well I’m sure the constructor and BA thinks this was clever.
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KCNYOct 11, 2025, 7:48 PM2025-10-11positive82% wow such smart
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KCNYNov 24, 2025, 5:02 AM2025-11-23negative70% Another dud
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KCNYNov 29, 2025, 5:57 PM2025-11-29positive98% I love the NYT trivia app.
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KCNYFeb 6, 2026, 7:54 AM2026-02-05negative75% Will’s gotta go.
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KCNYFeb 7, 2026, 7:11 PM2026-02-07positive97% Another great trivia puzzle
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KCNYFeb 14, 2026, 1:53 AM2026-02-13neutral58% A puzzle only Barry would defend
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KCNYApr 6, 2024, 9:08 PM2024-04-06positive64% @Jill from Brooklyn
And hopefully his last…
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KCNYAug 12, 2024, 4:39 AM2024-08-11negative60% @Derek Ledbetter
It is NODS - literally nobody has ever said NOMS. Like half the other junk answers in this one.
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KCNYJan 2, 2025, 5:45 AM2025-01-01positive99% WILL IS BACK!!! so glad to have you back and hope your recovery continues to go well!
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KCNYJun 16, 2025, 3:04 AM2025-06-15positive91% Wow constructor so clever
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KCNYNov 7, 2025, 5:23 AM2025-11-06positive94% NYT crossword brought to you by Google Translate. Fun.
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KCNYNov 30, 2025, 6:57 PM2025-11-30positive98% I love that the NYT has introduced a trivia game!
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KCNYNov 30, 2025, 7:00 PM2025-11-30negative77% @Barry Ancona wrong, as usual
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KCNYJan 23, 2026, 5:50 AM2026-01-23negative87% Theme of this one should have been “BA level dumb”. Wills gotta go.
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KCNYFeb 1, 2026, 1:23 AM2026-01-31negative93% The editing gets worse by the day.
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KCNYApr 27, 2024, 8:59 PM2024-04-27negative90% @Comet sad to see an institution such as the Times using made up words and thinking that makes a puzzle challenging, interesting, and / or fun (goals of which they once again only accomplish one).
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KCNYAug 12, 2024, 4:40 AM2024-08-11positive96% @Clem
So fun… for the octogenarians in the room!
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KCNYApr 3, 2025, 6:14 AM2025-04-02negative85% Clearly need a new crew in the crossword editorial department. Even with Will back they continue to deteriorate.
And no, nobody cares about your opinion Harry Aconda.
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KCNYNov 9, 2025, 10:33 PM2025-11-09negative69% @Kathleen88 oh wild, can believe Barry A has an unsolicited opinion to force upon the world!
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KCNYDec 28, 2025, 10:16 PM2025-12-28neutral58% 107 down’s clue should have just been “this puzzle”.
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KCNYJan 21, 2026, 6:21 AM2026-01-21negative85% @NYC Traveler bc it’s not - it’s lazy editing. They get through like 70% of the puzzle and just give up.
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