October 2025 - New York Times Acrostics

NYT Acrostic November 2, 2025

Boo! Halloween seems to us an appropriate time of year for an acrostic about witches. […]

All Wet To better appreciate the atmospheric style of This Is Happiness, the delightful 2019 […]

Riffing We chanced upon the unusual quote in this week’s puzzle while reading Ralph Ellison’s […]

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…