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NYT Acrostic February 22, 2026
Posted on February 19, 2026February 15, 2026
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NYT Acrostic February 22, 2026

Lack of Immunity Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies made […]

NYT Acrostic February 8, 2026
Posted on February 5, 2026January 29, 2026
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NYT Acrostic February 8, 2026

Peel Me a Grape Of the various versions of the 1962 song “Peel Me a […]

NYT Acrostic January 25, 2026
Posted on January 22, 2026January 22, 2026
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NYT Acrostic January 25, 2026

Oy! When we count our blessings as constructors of word puzzles, we place near the […]

NYT Acrostic January 11, 2026
Posted on January 8, 2026January 9, 2026
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NYT Acrostic January 11, 2026

Large Boxes Tom Wolfe’s critique of modern architecture, first published in Harper’s Magazine and subsequently […]

NYT Acrostic December 28, 2025
Posted on December 25, 2025December 26, 2025
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NYT Acrostic December 28, 2025

Zoophiles Unite! We had a great deal of fun constructing this acrostic.  Inspired by Emily […]

NYT Acrostic December 14, 2025
Posted on December 11, 2025December 17, 2025
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NYT Acrostic December 14, 2025

Let’s Dance We found Mindy Aloff’s book Why Dance Matters on the shelf of a […]

NYT Acrostic November 30, 2025
Posted on November 27, 2025November 25, 2025
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NYT Acrostic November 30, 2025

The City By the Bay This week’s acrostic honors San Francisco, the iconic American city […]

NYT Acrostic November 16, 2025
Posted on November 13, 2025November 11, 2025
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NYT Acrostic November 16, 2025

The Renaissance Man Walter Isaacson’s 2017 biography of Leonardo da Vinci brings to light the […]

NYT Acrostic November 2, 2025
Posted on October 30, 2025October 29, 2025
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NYT Acrostic November 2, 2025

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

NYT Acrostic October 19, 2025
Posted on October 16, 2025October 13, 2025
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NYT Acrostic October 19, 2025

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

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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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