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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 […]

NYT Acrostic October 5, 2025
Posted on October 2, 2025October 1, 2025
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NYT Acrostic October 5, 2025

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

NYT Acrostic September 21, 2025
Posted on September 18, 2025September 10, 2025
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NYT Acrostic September 21, 2025

Portmanteaus A little over 20 years ago, Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon published a brilliant […]

NYT Acrostic September 7, 2025
Posted on September 4, 2025September 5, 2025
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NYT Acrostic September 7, 2025

Best Friend The photograph above is of our daughter’s amazing dog, Tractor, the most loving, […]

NYT Acrostic August 24, 2025
Posted on August 21, 2025August 14, 2025
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NYT Acrostic August 24, 2025

Shhh… Several years ago, while a huge building was under very noisy construction right across […]

NYT Acrostic August 10, 2025
Posted on August 7, 2025August 8, 2025
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NYT Acrostic August 10, 2025

Live from New York … This week’s puzzle pays tribute to Saturday Night Live, perhaps […]

NYT Acrostic July 27, 2025
Posted on July 24, 2025July 6, 2025
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NYT Acrostic July 27, 2025

Monkey Business This week marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most famous court […]

NYT Acrostic July 13, 2025
Posted on July 10, 2025July 8, 2025
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NYT Acrostic July 13, 2025

Cityscapes When we think about Georgia O’Keeffe, images of flowers, animal skulls, and the American […]

NYT Acrostic June 29, 2025
Posted on June 26, 2025June 22, 2025
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NYT Acrostic June 29, 2025

Not So Clueless Although she only published six novels, Jane Austen’s stature as a writer […]

NYT Acrostic June 15, 2025
Posted on June 12, 2025June 11, 2025
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NYT Acrostic June 15, 2025

Shaken, Not Stirred From the premiere of Dr. No (1962) to the most recent incarnation […]

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  1. Elissa on NYT Acrostic March 8, 2026March 10, 2026

    What a fascinating topic! It boggles my mind to think about a journey taking three years. Thank you again for…

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    I really enjoyed this one, though that may be because it was another little triumph for me (no look-ups). I…

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    That's because the name of Gene Hackman's evil genius (I can never associate anyone else with that role) is Lex…

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    Very clever comment. :)

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    Totally disagree! Ophthalmia is a great word, clearly defined in my Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Perhaps I have more medical studies…

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