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NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026
Posted on July 9, 2026July 4, 2026
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NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026

Down a Rabbit Hole Constructing this week’s acrostic reminded us of the many hares and […]

NYT Acrostic June 28, 2026
Posted on June 25, 2026June 22, 2026
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NYT Acrostic June 28, 2026

Our Semiquincentennial As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of […]

NYT Acrostic June 14, 2026
Posted on June 11, 2026June 3, 2026
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NYT Acrostic June 14, 2026

Olé, Olé, Olé With the World Cup soccer tournament getting underway in North America, we […]

NYT Acrostic May 31, 2026
Posted on May 28, 2026May 25, 2026
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NYT Acrostic May 31, 2026

Time Flies The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, was not the first literary work involving […]

NYT Acrostic May 17, 2026
Posted on May 14, 2026May 11, 2026
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NYT Acrostic May 17, 2026

Are we Living in a Post-Truth Era? Hans Rosling, through his lectures and his book […]

NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026
Posted on April 30, 2026May 4, 2026
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NYT Acrostic May 3, 2026

Under the Big Top Giuliano Plorutti’s book of photographs of small-town circuses, which we found […]

NYT Acrostic April 19, 2026
Posted on April 16, 2026April 11, 2026
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NYT Acrostic April 19, 2026

Refuse Refuse! After some debate, we decided to introduce a “meta-clue” into this week’s acrostic […]

NYT Acrostic April 5, 2026
Posted on April 2, 2026March 31, 2026
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NYT Acrostic April 5, 2026

First World Problems NEWS FLASH! Jim Horne, who runs the www.xwordinfo.com site on which many […]

NYT Acrostic March 22, 2026
Posted on March 19, 2026March 12, 2026
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NYT Acrostic March 22, 2026

Play Ball! With Opening Day close at hand, we heartily recommend Jane Leavy’s 2025 Make […]

NYT Acrostic March 8, 2026
Posted on March 5, 2026March 6, 2026
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NYT Acrostic March 8, 2026

Holy Oil Marco Polo was not the first member of his family to venture along […]

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  1. Dave and Jane on NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026July 12, 2026

    Hi Laura -- boy, that is frustrating. Our acrostics (and much more) are available on www.xwordinfo.com. There's a modest annual…

  2. Laura C on NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026July 12, 2026

    The magazine was missing from my home delivery today. Arggh!! Is there anywhere to get a PDF copy, or any…

  3. Marshall Walthew on NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026July 12, 2026

    Ha. I didn’t catch the March hare connection.

  4. Marshall Walthew on NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026July 12, 2026

    Really fun acrostic. My wife and I love watching the rabbits that come to our yard to graze. TIL that…

  5. Barbara in SF on NYT Acrostic July 12, 2026July 12, 2026

    Hadn’t given much thought to the number of rabbits and hares in literature until this puzzle. There are quite a…

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