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NYT Acrostic May 4, 2025
Posted on May 1, 2025April 30, 2025
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NYT Acrostic May 4, 2025

But seriously, folks … Some years back, we had the pleasure of seeing Steve Martin […]

NYT Acrostic April 20, 2025
Posted on April 17, 2025April 11, 2025
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NYT Acrostic April 20, 2025

Reflection and Remembrance Most historians mark the end of the Vietnam War as having occurred […]

NYT Acrostic April 6, 2025
Posted on April 3, 2025March 31, 2025
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NYT Acrostic April 6, 2025

Native Tongues According to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people […]

NYT Acrostic March 23, 2025
Posted on March 20, 2025March 16, 2025
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NYT Acrostic March 23, 2025

Can Something be Gained in Translation? In God’s Secretaries, Adam Nicolson presents the extraordinary history […]

NYT Acrostic March 9, 2025
Posted on March 6, 2025March 5, 2025
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NYT Acrostic March 9, 2025

The Modern Prometheus If you could magically meet someone from history, whom would you choose?  […]

NYT Acrostic February 23, 2025
Posted on February 20, 2025February 19, 2025
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NYT Acrostic February 23, 2025

Voice of the Violin Even without having read Proust, many people are aware that his […]

NYT Acrostic February 9, 2025
Posted on February 6, 2025February 8, 2025
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NYT Acrostic February 9, 2025

Food For Thought Last spring, we offered an acrostic based on a quotation from Christina […]

NYT Acrostic January 26, 2025
Posted on January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
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NYT Acrostic January 26, 2025

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

NYT Acrostic January 12, 2025
Posted on January 9, 2025January 8, 2025
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NYT Acrostic January 12, 2025

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

NYT Acrostic December 29, 2024
Posted on December 26, 2024December 22, 2024
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NYT Acrostic December 29, 2024

Memories … As the end of the year approaches, we often spend time both looking […]

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    Dear Friends, Thanks very much for your feedback, as always. We really enjoyed the two videos for which you provided…

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    We have a friend who loves puns. Does that make him a paronomasic? Or perhaps he is paronomasical? Is that…

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    Thanks to all, constructors and commenters, for the challenge of solving, the reward of finishing, and the enriching "afterwords." This…

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    Stan Laurel is still a favorite, as is Paula Poundstone… all “Just swell…”

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    I grew up with comedy all around. “Well…” Jack Benny was revered in my family. Dad imitated him all the…

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