.PUZ PDF Solution Difficulty: 2.5/4 The theme of this Sunday-sized puzzle might be a bit niche for some solvers. Give it a try, and decide for yourself. Spoilers below! I was a nerdy, pre-adolescent boy when DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS first caught fire. I never had a chance. The hook set deep. I spent countless hours …
.PUZ PDF Solution Difficulty: 4/4 Good luck with this one! Spoilers below. Puzzles with low word count and 90- and 180- rotational symmetry are rare in the NYT. I wanted to give it a try. There are some fun entries, especially crossing the center, but my standards for fill have gotten higher since then. (IRENEE …
.PUZ PDF Solution Difficulty: 3/4 This is the final version of my first themeless. Enjoy! (Spoilers follow.) I like how those two spanners, MACHINE LEARNING and PACHELBELSCANON anchor the puzzle, but evoke such different periods. MACHINE LEARNING is increasing at an exponential rate, driving us into a new era. The timeless PACHELBELS CANON, with its …
By Rich Proulx and Rachel Antell .PUZ PDF Solution Difficulty: 3.5/4 This is the only puzzle I’ve co-created with my wife, Rachel Antell. There’s no embed for this one. It’s best solved old school – on paper. Spoilers below. Why is this such a hard puzzle to solve? First you need to crack the theme. Then you need …