Hugh

Philadelphia

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HughNashvilleMar 7, 2024, 3:20 AM2024-03-07negative89%

Meh. Not a huge fan of quotation puzzles and having never read the original poem today's theme did nothing for me. I didn't find the fill particularly interesting either.

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HughPhiladelphiaOct 26, 2025, 1:43 AM2025-10-26negative47%

ENISLE feels like a stretch

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HughPhiladelphiaAug 17, 2025, 1:02 AM2025-08-17neutral64%

SUFFER is a pretty apt clue for a Sam Ezersky puzzle

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HughPhiladelphiaJan 26, 2025, 2:02 AM2025-01-26negative88%

Didn't like that in some of the themed clues the illustration was spelled correctly (e.g. CAPE, TRAY) while in others it was phonetic (e.g. NIT, PY). Wasn't a fan of the fill either (ARDENCY, really?). Sunday continues to be the worst puzzle of the week.

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HughPhiladelphiaOct 4, 2025, 4:19 AM2025-10-04positive95%

Got the gold star in 12:22 to extend my streak to 365 days!

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HughPhiladelphiaAug 29, 2024, 3:05 AM2024-08-29neutral46%

Pretty fun but I lost a ton of time thinking WEST needed to be read backwards to solve the clue

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HughPhiladelphiaNov 3, 2024, 4:31 AM2024-11-03neutral53%

I've never heard anyone call money KALE before

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HughPhiladelphiaFeb 21, 2026, 3:22 PM2026-02-21neutral71%

Anyone else want 1A to be POKERFACE?

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HughPhiladelphiaSep 8, 2024, 6:35 PM2024-09-08negative87%

This November is not the time for a PROTESTVOTE

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HughPhiladelphiaMar 9, 2025, 4:32 PM2025-03-09negative72%

Too many esoteric answers crossing each other to be enjoyable

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HughPhiladelphiaSep 12, 2024, 2:19 AM2024-09-11negative68%

Finished below my average but this felt hard for a Wednesday. High dudgeon?

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HughPhiladelphiaJun 15, 2025, 3:34 AM2025-06-15neutral63%

11D crossing two naticks at 24A and 33A took the wind out of my sails at the end. Had to just put random letters in until I got the Gold Star.

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HughPhiladelphiaOct 11, 2025, 8:00 PM2025-10-11positive86%

OH JOY, another Sam Ezersky puzzle. HEADBUTTing a wall sounds more fun IMO

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HughPhiladelphiaFeb 16, 2026, 5:39 PM2026-02-16positive85%

Hit a 500 day streak with this one!

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HughPhiladelphiaApr 24, 2024, 6:20 PM2024-04-24neutral73%

LIMN and ABYSM belong in a Friday or Saturday, not a Wednesday.

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HughPhiladelphiaSep 21, 2024, 4:06 AM2024-09-21positive96%

Really liked the cluing for MELEE and PEACHEMOJI

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HughPhiladelphiaNov 11, 2024, 2:01 AM2024-11-10negative86%

This was a classic Sam Ezersky puzzle, which reminded me that I don't like Sam Ezersky's puzzles. The theme was okay but I the fill was EH.

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HughPhiladelphiaJul 28, 2024, 11:37 PM2024-07-29positive93%

Finished in 2:51 for a new Monday personal best!

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HughPhiladelphiaDec 22, 2024, 2:18 AM2024-12-22positive95%

What a breath of fresh air after last week

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HughPhiladelphiaAug 23, 2024, 2:40 AM2024-08-23positive97%

Started out fast but definitely had to ARMWRESTLE to see the BIGPICTURE in the SE corner. Good Friday!

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HughPhiladelphiaSep 9, 2025, 6:02 PM2025-09-09positive47%

Trickier than the usual Tuesday but well constructed

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HughPhiladelphiaJan 18, 2025, 5:04 AM2025-01-18positive98%

Absolutely loved this grid! Looked intimidating at first but fell into place fairly quickly

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HughPhiladelphiaNov 11, 2025, 4:27 PM2025-11-11neutral79%

NYT seems to be in its ERAS era with how often its shown up recently

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HughPhiladelphiaAug 29, 2024, 2:50 PM2024-08-29positive49%

RIP Vertex. You will be missed

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HughPhiladelphiaMay 11, 2025, 12:32 AM2025-05-11negative69%

Hardest puzzle in weeks! Had eRIE instead of ARIE and have never heard of TARAROAD before so I didn't get the music after filling in the grid. The title made me think there might be some gimmick I missed but the column didn't say anything; luckily the comments came in clutch and saved me streak!

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HughPhiladelphiaAug 3, 2025, 7:50 PM2025-08-03negative77%

As someone who is not a fan of Star Trek, this was a slog

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HughPhiladelphiaOct 12, 2024, 3:18 AM2024-10-12positive97%

Fun puzzle! Shoutout to Letterkenny for teaching me the word DONNYBROOK

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HughPhiladelphiaJan 9, 2025, 3:33 PM2025-01-09neutral59%

That was a lot of proper nouns

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HughPhiladelphiaMay 8, 2025, 3:12 PM2025-05-08neutral42%

Once I figured it out, I assumed a lot of people wouldn't like this theme and the 400+ comments did not disappoint. I thought it was fun without being overly challenging and finished in just under 12 minutes.

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HughPhiladelphiaFeb 27, 2025, 4:13 PM2025-02-27negative44%

Surprised to see all the negative nancys in the comments. The theme was clever without being too difficult and the fill was pretty forgiving.

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HughPhiladelphiaApr 3, 2025, 3:16 PM2025-04-03positive94%

Cool theme! Had hAZE instead of DAZE at first which slowed me down a bit

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HughPhiladelphiaMay 22, 2025, 3:40 AM2025-05-22neutral43%

I thought the theme was clever but it's tough to suss out if you're not current with your currencies. Crossers were fairly generous, though I thought the SE was somewhat tricky. Far from the worst Thursday I've done but not particularly memorable either.

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HughPhiladelphiaJan 11, 2026, 6:56 PM2026-01-11positive76%

Comment section is ABUZZ with haters today but IDSAY this was pretty good for a Sunday, took me about 17 minutes to get the gold star

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HughNashvilleMar 2, 2024, 6:55 PM2024-03-02positive77%

This definitely made up for how easy the last few had been. I had HIP instead of HEP and BERLE was way, way before my time so I had to check the column to finish, but the streak remains intact.

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HughPhiladelphiaJul 26, 2024, 4:01 AM2024-07-26positive58%

Pretty easy for Friday. Never knew OLIVEs were controversial on pizza

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HughPhiladelphiaSep 26, 2024, 2:54 AM2024-09-25negative85%

the NW corner was brutal for me but managed to solve it with no lookups. overall felt more like a thursday

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HughPhiladelphiaJun 20, 2025, 3:59 AM2025-06-20positive96%

Great puzzle. Flowed through the top half pretty smoothly while the bottom half took some time to tease out.

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HughPhiladelphiaJul 6, 2025, 3:15 AM2025-07-06positive94%

Had to consult the column to understand the theme but otherwise enjoyed this one. Particularly liked the crossing of EVE/EDENS

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HughPhiladelphiaNov 1, 2025, 7:54 PM2025-11-01positive61%

BEYONDPARODY is very fitting these days

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HughPhiladelphiaNov 12, 2025, 4:13 PM2025-11-12negative90%

Some tough trivia for a Wednesday and I wasn't a fan of the singular rebus. Hopefully tomorrow's puzzle is better

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HughPhiladelphiaNov 15, 2025, 3:44 AM2025-11-15positive97%

Pretty fun challenge! NW was the last to fall for me

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HughNashvilleMar 26, 2024, 3:52 PM2024-03-26positive93%

More challenging than the typical Tuesday but I enjoyed the theme

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HughPhiladelphiaAug 13, 2024, 3:45 PM2024-08-13negative73%

Eh, didn't really do it for me. I'm right on the cusp of millenial/Gen-Z and never had to read any Morrison in school so I only got the "theme" from the crossings which were easy but not particularly exciting or interesting.

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HughPhiladelphiaOct 21, 2024, 1:02 AM2024-10-20negative76%

had to look at the column but eventually got the gold star. didn't particularly enjoy the fill here

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HughPhiladelphiaJan 10, 2025, 4:02 AM2025-01-10positive96%

Much better than yesterday's

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HughPhiladelphiaMar 17, 2025, 3:00 PM2025-03-17negative56%

More difficult than the typical Monday. The TWA/ARBOL natick was tough

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HughPhiladelphiaMay 10, 2025, 5:20 PM2025-05-10positive94%

Had some fun misdirects without being overly difficult! NW was the trickiest part for me.

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HughPhiladelphiaMay 16, 2025, 11:36 PM2025-05-16positive93%

Fun puzzle with a few good misdirects. Wanted PAPARAZZI for 1A

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HughPhiladelphiaMay 27, 2025, 3:19 PM2025-05-27negative75%

Got the theme without too much trouble but the fill was hard for an early week puzzle. Not bad per se, but not a good Tuesday.

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HughPhiladelphiaJun 8, 2025, 4:28 PM2025-06-08positive57%

Certainly one of the puzzles of all time.

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