Xaiou

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XaiouUSAAug 21, 2024, 1:03 PM2024-08-21positive99%

Great fun. The long rhyming answers made me chuckle. Wonderful first NYT puzzle, Ms. McCullough. Looking forward to more.

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XaiouUSAMay 18, 2025, 3:42 PM2025-05-18positive99%

Great puzzle, my favourite of the year. Every time I solved one of the theme clues I laughed out load. Thanks Mr. Chalfin!

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XaiouUSANov 17, 2025, 6:28 AM2025-11-17positive99%

Great fun, thank you Rena!

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XaiouUSAMay 22, 2025, 3:40 PM2025-05-22positive99%

Brilliant theme! One of the best Thursday puzzles of the year.

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XaiouUSAAug 23, 2025, 5:33 AM2025-08-23positive98%

Tricky, clever, and great fun. Thank you Ryan.

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XaiouUSAMay 10, 2026, 4:37 AM2026-05-10positive99%

Bravo! Nicely done, and quite fun.

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XaiouUSANov 5, 2024, 4:29 PM2024-11-05positive98%

A fun, quick solve. Very creative theme.

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XaiouUSAJan 17, 2025, 6:18 AM2025-01-17neutral53%

@Xaiou Well, that should be 1 am. I guess we can't edit our comments.

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XaiouUSAMar 10, 2025, 3:36 AM2025-03-10positive97%

Crunchier than a usual Monday, at least for me, but also a great bit of fun.

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XaiouUSAApr 19, 2026, 4:39 PM2026-04-19positive98%

Wow, what a great mental challenge. Well done Mr. Lieberman!

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XaiouUSASep 13, 2026, 1:56 AM2026-09-13positive97%

Quite fun. Like others, I filled the outside section first. Then the inner box was a breeze. Never heard of a few of the answers but got them from the crosses. Nicely done, Mr David!

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XaiouUSAJul 31, 2024, 2:28 PM2024-07-31positive99%

Great fun, and it flew by. Caught the clever theme at the last minute.

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XaiouUSAAug 9, 2024, 1:53 PM2024-08-09positive96%

Well done Hemant! Challenging and great fun. I had for too long OPUS for 18a but when I took it out the rest fell into place.

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XaiouUSASep 25, 2024, 6:14 PM2024-09-25positive98%

Great fun! Somehow I knew 21d and 22a. Also 21a made me lol.

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XaiouUSAOct 25, 2024, 5:08 PM2024-10-25positive98%

This was a 14D for me. Lots of fun and grin-inducing answers.

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XaiouUSADec 29, 2024, 5:29 PM2024-12-29positive99%

Great fun, and a personal Sunday record! Got the theme rather early, and breezed through most of the entries.

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XaiouUSAOct 11, 2026, 3:19 AM2026-10-11positive98%

@acjones Spot on. Clever and great fun.

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XaiouUSAOct 16, 2026, 5:51 AM2026-10-16positive84%

@Francis EBOWs have been around at least since the '70s. A battery-powered electro-magnetic thingy that makes electric guitar strings vibrate without plucking or picking. An interesting and useful sound in the right hands.

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XaiouUSADec 19, 2024, 8:22 PM2024-12-19positive99%

Great Thursday puzzle! Caught on to the rebus fairly quickly and it helped the solve.

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XaiouUSAJan 17, 2025, 6:13 AM2025-01-17positive99%

Okay, finished this at 1 pm. Great fun! Now back to the piano. Awaiting the Saturday drop.

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XaiouUSAFeb 7, 2025, 4:35 AM2025-02-07positive92%

46A was a new word for me. Had to do an alphabet run on the end but got the music... fun Friday puzzle.

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XaiouUSAAug 23, 2025, 5:36 AM2025-08-23neutral53%

@Weak Yeah, I didn't get that either... got it from the crosses and got the music so, well, ok.

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XaiouUSADec 11, 2025, 5:08 PM2025-12-11positive95%

Pretty breezy for a Thursday. 47down made me lol.

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XaiouUSAMay 21, 2024, 5:21 AM2024-05-21negative67%

Man, the big clog for me was "Millennial's successor, informally". I wanted it to be Gen Zed.

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XaiouUSAJan 30, 2025, 9:59 PM2025-01-30neutral92%

@Cathy It's a baseball reference. Walks are a stat for a pitcher.

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XaiouUSAJul 3, 2025, 5:06 PM2025-07-03positive99%

Great fun, and made me chuckle. I love Thursdays!

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XaiouUSADec 2, 2025, 5:26 PM2025-12-02positive98%

A splendid Tuesday puzzle. Just the right amount of crunch. Thanks Jonathan Baude!

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XaiouUSAOct 25, 2025, 4:38 PM2025-10-25positive96%

Took a while to get going on this. My starting point was 43D and slowly built momentum. Great puzzle!

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XaiouUSADec 22, 2025, 5:35 PM2025-12-22positive95%

Nice breezy puzzle. I especially likes 52a... I wonder how many times this word as appeared in the past.

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XaiouUSAJul 2, 2026, 4:09 PM2026-07-02positive42%

One of the tougher Thursdays for me - the 59d 70a cross was a personal natick... well done though! Side question: Is there a keyboard shortcut for entering a rebus? I think it used to be the ESC key, but that doesn't work anymore.

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XaiouUSADec 22, 2024, 7:40 PM2024-12-22negative76%

Seems to be a false fail, for me. One letter or more is off, but everything matches the reveal page. One letter is flagged - the A in Equatorial. What could be the problem?

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