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Notice anything different today? 👀
We have a new name! Everything you know and love about our Twitter is staying the same, but you can find us at
@NYTGames
. And that's not all — check out our new and improved homepage, now called Gameplay.
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No Crosswords Live today ... We are still recovering from our New Year celebrations, and resting up for our first celebrity guest of 2020, the 'mazin'
@clmazin
!
See you next Thursday, Jan 9 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Be there or be a whole bunch of black and white squares.
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send these to your valentine and thank us later xoxo 😘
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We are very excited to welcome
@djgoor
, co-creator and showrunner of
@nbcbrooklyn99
, to
#CrosswordsLive
this Thursday. Tune in on 1/16 at 1 p.m. ET to see Dan Goor solve live with
@DebAmlen
and
@thegridkid
.
This stream is gonna be toit!
#notavideogame
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What a famous, award-winning writer and producer does when he doesn't yet realize he's on camera.
@Clmazin
, thank you for being such a good sport!
Tune in to
#CrosswordsLive
on Thursdays at 1 p.m. to solve the New York Times Crossword live with us!
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Yes, hi. It's NOT a swastika. Honest to God. No one sits down to make a crossword puzzle and says, "Hey! You know what would look cool?"
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Morning, Wordlers! To preserve your streaks, please open the old URL last used to play Wordle. This will automatically redirect to the NYT Wordle page, carrying your streaks with you.
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For Daniel Naroditsky, The Times’s new chess columnist, a career in the royal game may not be as lucrative as one at a hedge fund — but he is exactly where he wants to be.
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The New York Times has purchased Wordle, a popular word game that became a viral sensation in a matter of months.
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CROSSWORD THEME ALERT!
Shout out to the top 5 guns in the world, staple, jump the, son of a, Top and We've Only Just Be.
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BREAKING: We have a
@nytimes
celeb
#crossword
puzzle coming up on Friday co-authored by
@maddow
and it is everything. Also, the clue at 1D killed me, so I'm dead now. Well done, Rachel!
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We are thrilled to have
@clmazin
, the award-winning and extremely-dapper-in-a-tux writer/producer of
@HBO
's
#Chernobyl
, as our first celebrity
#CrosswordsLive
solve of 2020.
Solve with Craig on Thurs., Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. Eastern, right here on Twitter.
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Tune in to watch
@clmazin
, writer and director of
@HBO
’s award winning
#Chernobyl
, solve a terrifically tricky crossword with
@DebAmlen
and
@thegridkid
, right here on Twitter.
#CrosswordsLive
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Please welcome
@djgoor
, co-creator and showrunner of
@nbcbrooklyn99
, to today’s
#CrosswordsLive
. This stream is gonna be TOIT!
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We've deleted some tweets from yesterday that were against our social media guidelines for the newsroom.
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In which
@djgoor
of
@nbcbrooklyn99
reveals how he started solving crosswords, and it devolves into a discussion about how to conjugate the word "piddles."
#CrosswordsLive
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Wishing all who celebrate a heartfelt
#Juneteenth2018
. Today is the 153rd anniversary of the official end of the slavery of Africans in the U.S. Here's a free copy of the
#educational
word search that NYT's Race/Related &
@Will_Shortz
ran last year:
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DVR ALERT! Puzzle master
@Will_Shortz
plays against type in the Sun., April 8 episode of
@Brooklyn99FOX
, airing 8:30 p.m. Eastern. Watch as Jake and Amy have to determine whether our
#crossword
editor is a fictional criminal!
@nytimespr
@andysamberg
@djgoor
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We love you too, Carol! 💞🏅
"I do the New York Times crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking." --Carol Burnett Born
#OTD
April 26, 1933
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There may or may not be a quiz on how to spell Qaddafi.
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Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a crossword columnist to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if “witty commentary" helps
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Presidential trivia time! Which former U.S. president made a crossword puzzle for The New York Times?
Bonus question: What was most important to this president when he made his puzzle? Find out here:
Gerald Ford
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Bill Clinton
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Barack Obama
17160
Ronald Reagan
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Happy holidays, solvers! Hope all is merry and bright ✨
Bee well!
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Trivia time! How old was the youngest constructor to date to publish a crossword puzzle in The New York Times?
* Read all about our youngest puzzle maker:
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For help with
@maddow
’s puzzle, check out tonight’s column. Spoilers ahead, but help with tricky clues & more about Rachel’s first time at the
#crossword
bat.
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Trivia time! Which late night talk show host proposed to his wife through the New York Times Crossword?
*Fun, related clip:
Steven Colbert
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john Oliver
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@petersagal
@maddow
@deano42
@nytimes
AS IF RACHEL WOULD PUT THAT IN A PUZZLE. Rachel doesn’t get out of bed for less than a four syllable word.
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Where do you start when you're contemplating a new crossword puzzle?
@djgoor
of
@nbcbrooklyn99
has a plan.
#CrosswordsLive
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Tune in today at 1 p.m. Eastern to watch
@clmazin
, winner of many awards, including
@HBO
’s
#Chernobyl
, solve a terrifically tricky crossword with
@DebAmlen
and
@thegridkid
, right here on Twitter.
#CrosswordsLive
@nytimes
@timesopen
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:(
Wordle 265 X/6
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⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
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A big happy 70th birthday to Will Shortz! We love you as much as a crossword constructor loves "OREO" or "AREA." ❤️
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We're excited to announce the first-ever New York Times Diverse Crossword Constructor Fellowship! The fellowship will provide mentorship for new constructors who are women, people of color or part of the LGBTQ community. Applications open Feb. 7. Good luck!
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We love
@meganamram
and her crossword, and the Emmy committee just does not know what's good when they see it.
.
@meganamram
pointed out a lot of cool stuff in her office in
#AnEmmyForMegan
but she is too humble to point out that’s the NYT Crossword that she had set.
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ACCORDING TO COLLINS DICTIONARY, ALEE MEANS "ON OR TOWARD THE LEE SIDE OF A SHIP." IT COMES UP A LOT IN SPELLING BEE BUT SAM THE EDITOR OF SPELLING BEE SEEMS TO HATE THE WORD OR BOATS WE'RE NOT SURE--
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Happy 82nd birthday to the New York Times Crossword! 🎂 🎉
Our first one was published on this day in 1942.
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Your lunch plans are sorted. Join
@nlyonne
and I as we try to remember what we put in our
#crossword
puzzle. 1 p.m. Eastern, right here on Twitter. Photo by Celeste Sloman.
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"My hope is that by diversifying who we publish, we will naturally diversify the content of our puzzles," says New York Times Games editorial director
@EverdeenMason
. "That means having answers and clues that are more reflective of different cultural reference points."
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if i won the lottery, i wouldn't tell anyone, but there would be signs
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If you missed the boatloads of fun we had with
@clmazin
solving the Thursday crossword, watch it here:
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🚨 Wordle update! We have identified the problem affecting users' streaks and are actively working on a solution. Thank you for your patience.
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DAYUM!
Just a casually incredibly handsome crossword puzzle maker. Nothing to be worried about. Nothing. At. All. Nope.
#Brooklyn99
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wow, ok, unfollowing now. was a big fan of spelling bee but didn't realize
@thegridkid
has never put an "s" in the puzzle :/
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Today is the 81st birthday of The New York Times Crossword! 🎈
The first one was offered on Feb. 15, 1942.
Take a look back at how the daily puzzle came to be:
(📷: Stephen Hiltner/The New York Times)
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This ... is incredible. 🏅
Not sure if anyone will see this. I finished the
#xword
puzzles in the NYT app. Took a few years. Besides improved times & a better xword-ese awareness, I’ve learned some things about persistence, futility, and hope. Onward.
#crossword
@NYTimesGames
@NYTimesWordplay
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Roses are red
Crosswords are fun
If a clue has a "?"
It's prob'ly a pun
#CrosswordSolvingTips
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Wooooo, GO MEGAN! 🏅
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Well this is quite lovely, and not at all a surprise. Congratulations to
@nlyonne
and the cast of
@RussianDoll
! Next up: A Pulitzer for the crossword puzzle.
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Happy Wordleversary 🥰
It's been one whole year since we acquired Wordle! What have been the most memorable answers for you so far?
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Good morning Wordlers 👋 Seeing a different answer than your friends? Replay today's puzzle with the "correct" word. Warning: you will have a bonus win added to your stats. Copy and paste this URL in the same browser you play Wordle:
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Introducing Chess Replay! Chess grandmaster
@GmNaroditsky
has curated some of the most renowned chess games in history.
Think you have what it takes to take on some of the greats? Let's find out.
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Oh, you are going to want to tune in to
#CrosswordsLive
at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thurs., April 2.
Our special guest solver will be the director
@rianjohnson
.
#StarWars
.
#KnivesOut
. You know, *that* Rian Johnson.
Be there or be a whole bunch of black and white squares.
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“i’m actually not watching the game, i’m solving connections”
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🟩 🟨 Exciting news, Wordlers. You will soon have the option to link your Wordle stats to your free or existing New York Times account.
This means saving stats and your streak across *all* the devices you play Wordle on.
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Also,
@nlyonne
, happy one-year-since-our-crossword tomorrow, which coincidentally happens to be the paper gift anniversary.
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Introducing Digits, a limited-time beta release by the New York Times Games team.
The math-based game is available to all and free to play now! Give it a go.
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#SpellingBeeWrapped
Did we do this right? Thanks for playing all year long, can't wait to see what words you find in 2022! 🐝
#hivemind
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Yay, you,
@tessavirtue
! 🏅
😳😭☺️ I’ve said this before, but my grandmother would be so, so proud. Also, 17 is my favourite number! Thanks for sharing, Ed 🙏🏻
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It's Thursday! Director
@rianjohnson
is on hand to help
@debamlen
and
@thegridkid
crush Evan Mahnken's tricky puzzle. Click the video to join in the fun!
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It's TIIIIME ✨
Puzzle Mania will be out December 17th! We've got some fun surprises in store this year — but only in print. Sign up for The New York Times home delivery by next early next week to make sure it arrives!
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me, playing literally any nyt game (but mostly connections)
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With regard to a certain eight-letter "B" word that is not counted in today's Spelling Bee:
Sorry, but you are not the first one to have thought of it. My entire timeline looks like this.
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In light of the devastation around recent events, today's Crosswords Live is postponed.
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Did you hear the
#Wordle
news?
🟩The New York Times bought the viral word game!
🟨The game will still be free
🟩Your streaks aren't going anywhere
🟨The gameplay isn't changing
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Gooood morning! It's Puzzle Mania day!
We've got a HUGE crossword, a JUMBO Connections board, an escape-room-in-print and so much more in store. Send us updates on your progress and, as always, happy solving!
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Calling all Wordlers! Don’t forget to migrate your stats! Visit your original Wordle link to transfer your streaks.
And if you've kept your Wordle tab open for more than four days, give your URL a quick refresh. We want you to keep your streak! 😉
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Come help the director
@rianjohnson
("Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "Knives Out") solve the
@nytimes
Crossword today with me and
@thegridkid
at 1 p.m. ET on Twitter (
@NYTimesWordplay
) and YouTube (
@WordplayNYT
).
Be there or be a whole bunch of black and white squares.
@NYTimesPR
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🚨 LEST YE FORGET 🚨
#Puzzle
master
@Will_Shortz
makes an appearance on
@Brooklyn99FOX
TONIGHT at 8:30 p.m. Eastern to help bring Jake & Amy even closer. Is he an evil arsonist or nah?
#b99
#BrooklynNineNine
@NYTimesPR
@djgoor
@melissafumero
@AndySamberg
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In a totally scientific analysis of the
@nlyonne
series
@RussianDoll
, which involved not only our rapt attention but also snacks and drinks, the number of crossword mentions in Season 1 is “four.”
#forscience
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🤯 Incredible!
This is wild but a few days ago I made a spelling bee cake to post today and now it's today's bee 🤯
Check back later for a video!
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You knew it had to make an appearance eventually...
Play today's Mini now!
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“did you do today’s wordle?” it is monday, i have 103 tabs open, six meetings today and 51 unread emails to get to. of course i did.
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Happy National Puzzle Day to all! Please celebrate responsibly.
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