January 2025 - New York Times Acrostics

NYT Acrostic January 26, 2025

Please, Sir … This week’s quotation comes from an insightful 2002 biography of Charles Dickens […]

The Last Frontier Dave, having spent virtually his entire youth in the eastern United States, […]

Dave and Jane on NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026May 5, 2026
Hi Heather -- Thanks for doing our acrostic! We use Merriam-Webster as our go-to dictionary. You'll find "homuncular" there! Jane…
Heather H. on NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026May 5, 2026
(*P.S. I guess your "homuncular" wouldn't be a back-formation but some other neologism ... or is it in a dictionary?…
Heather H. on NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026May 5, 2026
Another fun puzzle. Thank you! It took me awhile to let go of my concept of ivy and couch grass…
Heather H. on NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026May 5, 2026
I agree! All the "the's" did help. But "rowdydow" was one of the last clues I solved; I haven't heard…
Dave and Jane on NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026May 4, 2026
Congratulations on solving the puzzle, Amy. You can find the solution in next Sunday's New York Times Magazine (hard copy…