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New York Times
Crossword Puzzle Trivia

If you enjoy solving crossword puzzles, you’ve no doubt dabbled in the New York
Times crosswords. But how much do you know about the history and
specifications of this popular puzzle? You’ll find out, as you solve our puzzle
about that puzzle! Note: Spell out all numbers in word form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Day on which the largest puzzle appears

6. The motivation for the Times to begin running crosswords, more than 20
years after they were popular, was the bombing of _.

7. Puzzles can be rotated 180 degrees and retain the same pattern of black
squares because they have _.

8. The easiest puzzle of the week is on this day.

9. The NYT Crossword puzzle is a regular_ in over 300 newspapers.

13. A second type of puzzle that runs on some Sundays

15. If a clue ends in a question mark, it usually means the answer is a play on
words, or a _.

16. A puzzling, ambiguous clue is called this.

17. You'll need this if you make mistakes while solving the puzzle.

18. According to the NYT online spec sheet, the number of dollars paid to the
writer of a Sunday crossword

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1. Current editor of the NYT crossword puzzles
2. NYT publisher who first decided to start running the crossword,

Arthur Hays .
3 The Times ran its first crossword in February of nineteen hundred _-two
4. Popular TV game show that has featured clues from the NYT
5. The maximum number of words in a daily puzzle is -two.
7. The most difficult puzzle of the week is on this day.
10. Most puzzles are written around a specific _.
11. According to the NYT online spec sheet, the number of dollars paid to the

writer of a daily crossword
12. Avenue on which the NYT is located
14. Number of squares in a row for a daily crossword

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