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Soul-stirring Giraffe Locus
  08/26/26
the nytime crossword is too hard right esp th eone with a th...
bespoke wine casino shitlib
  08/26/26
the daily ones are designed to get progressively harder mond...
impressive chestnut gaming laptop famous landscape painting
  08/26/26
cr, except that weekday puzzles also have a theme except fri...
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
thursday is decidedly not of average difficulty
titillating carnelian karate resort
  08/26/26
it's of above-average difficulty for a nyt puzzle.
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
it is designed in theory to be between wednesday and friday ...
Odious yellow hairy legs
  08/26/26
how is a theme more difficult? it makes it easier
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
you must be one of the historically most irritating people o...
titillating carnelian karate resort
  08/26/26
IF you solve the theme
Lascivious Persian Deer Antler
  08/26/26
even if you dont solve the theme, it's neutral. i do themes ...
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
the theme may not be as simple as topically related answers....
Odious yellow hairy legs
  08/26/26
youre going to argue an obvious point with DBG until you end...
titillating carnelian karate resort
  08/26/26
he made a good point and we've found middle ground.
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
fair enough. those kind of really tricky ones are relatively...
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
both
Sinister Clown Son Of Senegal
  08/26/26
Both.
Mind-boggling kitty cat ticket booth
  08/26/26
people mag: prole nyt/lat/etc: prestigious
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  08/26/26
(Will Shortz)
Hot Charcoal Bawdyhouse Rigpig
  08/26/26
will shortz is the classic boomer. gets the top xword job in...
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
I'm sorry but do you have a degree in Enigmatology buddy?
Hot Charcoal Bawdyhouse Rigpig
  08/26/26
best choice of his life: He also earned a Juris Doctor de...
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
Also, gets to be a (the?) "Puzzlemaster"
Comical Volcanic Crater
  08/26/26
I saw that. Pretty bad special effects even for a direct to...
Hot Charcoal Bawdyhouse Rigpig
  08/26/26
CR
Comical Volcanic Crater
  08/26/26
Prestigious. If you've ever tried to do a crossword puzzle w...
Pink Pungent Jewess Jap
  08/26/26
otoh, plenty of middling iq ppl do well on xwords bc they kn...
Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested
  08/26/26
Both
Lascivious Persian Deer Antler
  08/26/26
Writing a crossword with multiple potential answers that wor...
Comical Volcanic Crater
  08/26/26
is writing crosswords about xo prestigious or prole: https:/...
titillating carnelian karate resort
  08/26/26
rofl i dont remember that. original thread pls?
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  08/26/26
https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4053170&mc=...
titillating carnelian karate resort
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i wrote a second one but idk where that is
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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: Soul-stirring Giraffe Locus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094128)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: bespoke wine casino shitlib

the nytime crossword is too hard right esp th eone with a theme?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094132)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: impressive chestnut gaming laptop famous landscape painting

the daily ones are designed to get progressively harder monday-saturday. although it's bigger and usually has a theme, sunday's is designed to be of only average difficulty, like wednesday/thursday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094144)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:46 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

cr, except that weekday puzzles also have a theme except fri-sat; it's not just sunday that has a theme.

NOT having a theme makes it harder. that's why fri-sat is much harder than sunday. a theme allowed you to rely on the theme to figure out a lot of the long words. without a theme, you have no way of getting long words.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094169)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: titillating carnelian karate resort

thursday is decidedly not of average difficulty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094182)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

it's of above-average difficulty for a nyt puzzle.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094192)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:05 PM
Author: Odious yellow hairy legs

it is designed in theory to be between wednesday and friday in terms of difficulty. the prevalence of themed puzzles on thursdays often results in higher reported difficulties, however.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094203)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:45 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

how is a theme more difficult? it makes it easier

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094287)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:00 PM
Author: titillating carnelian karate resort

you must be one of the historically most irritating people on xo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094321)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:18 PM
Author: Lascivious Persian Deer Antler

IF you solve the theme

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094389)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:55 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

even if you dont solve the theme, it's neutral. i do themes monday/tuesday puzzles w/o even thinking about the theme sometimes if im in a hurry. and dont realize the theme until after. there's no way the theme makes it worse.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094537)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:26 PM
Author: Odious yellow hairy legs

the theme may not be as simple as topically related answers. it may involve blank squares, ignored squares, squares that are meant to be read differently depending on orientation, numbers, etc., etc., all of which might make answers to a given clue non-obvious.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094661)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:45 PM
Author: titillating carnelian karate resort

youre going to argue an obvious point with DBG until you end up shooting yourself. just walk away

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094724)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:48 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

he made a good point and we've found middle ground.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094729)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:47 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

fair enough. those kind of really tricky ones are relatively rare though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094727)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: Sinister Clown Son Of Senegal

both

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094146)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: Mind-boggling kitty cat ticket booth

Both.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094148)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

people mag: prole

nyt/lat/etc: prestigious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094167)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:47 AM
Author: Hot Charcoal Bawdyhouse Rigpig

(Will Shortz)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094170)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

will shortz is the classic boomer. gets the top xword job in the world at age 41 and keeps it for 40 yrs and counting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094194)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: Hot Charcoal Bawdyhouse Rigpig

I'm sorry but do you have a degree in Enigmatology buddy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094196)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:43 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

best choice of his life:

He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law (1977), but did not sit for the bar exam, opting for a career in puzzles instead.[11]

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094276)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:08 PM
Author: Comical Volcanic Crater

Also, gets to be a (the?) "Puzzlemaster"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094579)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:39 PM
Author: Hot Charcoal Bawdyhouse Rigpig

I saw that. Pretty bad special effects even for a direct to VHS horror flick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094704)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:09 PM
Author: Comical Volcanic Crater

CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094583)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:08 PM
Author: Pink Pungent Jewess Jap

Prestigious. If you've ever tried to do a crossword puzzle with someone who is not intelligent, they cannot get even a single answer. It's pretty funny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094211)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:45 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

otoh, plenty of middling iq ppl do well on xwords bc they know obscure boomer pop culture references that boomer constructors like...or they have done enough xwords that they know the usual fill

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094283)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:17 PM
Author: Lascivious Persian Deer Antler

Both

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094386)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:10 PM
Author: Comical Volcanic Crater

Writing a crossword with multiple potential answers that work well: Decadent or shrewd?

https://preview.redd.it/this-nyt-crossword-with-the-better-of-two-sci-fi-franchises-v0-r2xtov3vjng81.jpg?auto=webp&s=8b09593432edc36dd55a0824b31775a4fc97e6f0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094588)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:15 PM
Author: titillating carnelian karate resort

is writing crosswords about xo prestigious or prole: https://imgur.com/a/Cqesnm4

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094610)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:29 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested

rofl i dont remember that. original thread pls?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094673)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:40 PM
Author: titillating carnelian karate resort

https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4053170&mc=21&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094705)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:45 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy Mint Factory Reset Button Idea He Suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094722)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:40 PM
Author: titillating carnelian karate resort

i wrote a second one but idk where that is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2Vannesa#50094711)