MaryNYCJan 25, 2024, 3:11 AM2024-01-25neutral63% A plea: Can the Times please go back to showing the comments by Reader Picks in one of the tabs? On the mobile app now we see Times Picks and Times Replies both, which bump the Reader Picks and makes it impossible to see the most popular comments. We can see the Times Replies easily enough that it does not need its own tab!
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MaryNYCMar 12, 2025, 3:20 AM2025-03-12positive98% And for women’s month too, lovely
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MaryNYCJul 18, 2025, 4:41 AM2025-07-18positive95% @Shrike I guess I’m in the 1% - I loved it
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MaryNYCFeb 27, 2025, 1:36 PM2025-02-27positive94% The pun on “U may carry” was great
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MaryNYCAug 21, 2025, 3:25 AM2025-08-21neutral87% Etoile is the term they use in Paris for prima. There is even a new tv show with that name.
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MaryNYCJul 16, 2025, 3:03 AM2025-07-16neutral54% @B Yerba mate, very trendy
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MaryNYCFeb 14, 2026, 2:55 PM2026-02-14neutral64% I thought Valentine’s Day was supposed to be about love, not sex ?
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MaryNYCJan 9, 2025, 6:33 AM2025-01-09neutral49% @B but none of those things are common phrases
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MaryNYCFeb 28, 2025, 3:38 AM2025-02-28neutral70% @SB I thought it meant No votes in congress
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MaryNYCMay 15, 2025, 12:20 PM2025-05-15positive99% Eve’s Diary was great thank you!
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MaryNYCMay 21, 2025, 11:43 AM2025-05-21positive58% @Andrzej I think teachers do math a disservice when they claim it will be useful. It has immense beauty - like humanities.
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MaryNYCFeb 14, 2026, 3:34 PM2026-02-14neutral82% @Andrzej
No
Yes
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MaryNYCAug 28, 2025, 12:41 PM2025-08-28neutral84% @Pezhead I’ll put it on Mame
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MaryNYCDec 20, 2025, 3:33 AM2025-12-19positive93% @Puzzlemucker And she is hilarious! I’m going to miss that most of all.
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MaryNYCMar 25, 2026, 12:19 PM2026-03-25negative62% @Matt I agree. I also wonder if the Wordplay column was started around the same time the puzzles got less challenging - ie all part of the same Times strategy. The stated purpose of the column is to help those who need encouragement, which is fine, but makes it an unwelcome venue for expert critique and commentary - which is unfortunate.
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MaryNYCJul 10, 2025, 12:10 PM2025-07-10positive96% @Petrol Good one !
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MaryNYCSep 4, 2025, 12:34 PM2025-09-04neutral84% @Nora But it’s window washer (who scales a building)
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MaryNYCMar 26, 2026, 12:10 PM2026-03-26negative53% @SP I see the problem, but isn’t your way just what the actual (flipped) answers are?
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MaryNYCMar 17, 2024, 1:05 PM2024-03-16neutral85% I think the phrase is “tea and sympathy” right?
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MaryNYCJun 6, 2025, 2:52 AM2025-06-05positive91% @john ezra Carolinas - perfect !
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MaryNYCAug 1, 2025, 3:25 AM2025-07-31positive98% @JohnWM that’s amazing!!
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MaryNYCAug 30, 2025, 3:39 AM2025-08-29neutral86% Why is a mare a stable mate? Isn’t a stallion also?
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MaryNYCOct 31, 2025, 12:28 PM2025-10-30neutral64% Toast is one word, not “words”
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MaryNYCJan 15, 2026, 4:10 AM2026-01-14positive99% @Barry Joseph I was just reading your book when I turned to this puzzle ! It’s fantastic and I think readers of this column would love it.
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MaryNYCFeb 13, 2026, 10:00 AM2026-02-12negative82% @Andrzej For me it’s the misogyny not the morality
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