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Nudist Green Generalized Bond
  08/26/26
the nytime crossword is too hard right esp th eone with a th...
insanely creepy step-uncle's house preventive strike
  08/26/26
the daily ones are designed to get progressively harder mond...
Bearded Vivacious Sound Barrier
  08/26/26
cr, except that weekday puzzles also have a theme except fri...
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
thursday is decidedly not of average difficulty
learning disabled antidepressant drug
  08/26/26
it's of above-average difficulty for a nyt puzzle.
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
it is designed in theory to be between wednesday and friday ...
cordovan arousing bawdyhouse lettuce
  08/26/26
how is a theme more difficult? it makes it easier
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
you must be one of the historically most irritating people o...
learning disabled antidepressant drug
  08/26/26
IF you solve the theme
Arrogant menage
  08/26/26
even if you dont solve the theme, it's neutral. i do themes ...
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
the theme may not be as simple as topically related answers....
cordovan arousing bawdyhouse lettuce
  08/26/26
youre going to argue an obvious point with DBG until you end...
learning disabled antidepressant drug
  08/26/26
he made a good point and we've found middle ground.
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
fair enough. those kind of really tricky ones are relatively...
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
both
Stimulating navy newt
  08/26/26
Both.
silver medicated locus
  08/26/26
people mag: prole nyt/lat/etc: prestigious
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
(Will Shortz)
iridescent insecure parlor
  08/26/26
will shortz is the classic boomer. gets the top xword job in...
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
I'm sorry but do you have a degree in Enigmatology buddy?
iridescent insecure parlor
  08/26/26
best choice of his life: He also earned a Juris Doctor de...
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
Also, gets to be a (the?) "Puzzlemaster"
khaki senate telephone
  08/26/26
I saw that. Pretty bad special effects even for a direct to...
iridescent insecure parlor
  08/26/26
CR
khaki senate telephone
  08/26/26
Prestigious. If you've ever tried to do a crossword puzzle w...
Talented milk cuckoldry
  08/26/26
otoh, plenty of middling iq ppl do well on xwords bc they kn...
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
Both
Arrogant menage
  08/26/26
Writing a crossword with multiple potential answers that wor...
khaki senate telephone
  08/26/26
is writing crosswords about xo prestigious or prole: https:/...
learning disabled antidepressant drug
  08/26/26
rofl i dont remember that. original thread pls?
Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
https://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4053170&mc=...
learning disabled antidepressant drug
  08/26/26
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Frozen jap rigpig
  08/26/26
i wrote a second one but idk where that is
learning disabled antidepressant drug
  08/26/26


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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: Nudist Green Generalized Bond



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094128)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: insanely creepy step-uncle's house preventive strike

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094132)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Bearded Vivacious Sound Barrier

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094144)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:46 AM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094169)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: learning disabled antidepressant drug

thursday is decidedly not of average difficulty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094182)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094192)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:05 PM
Author: cordovan arousing bawdyhouse lettuce

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094203)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:45 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

how is a theme more difficult? it makes it easier

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094287)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:00 PM
Author: learning disabled antidepressant drug

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094321)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:18 PM
Author: Arrogant menage

IF you solve the theme

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094389)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:55 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094537)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:26 PM
Author: cordovan arousing bawdyhouse lettuce

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094661)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:45 PM
Author: learning disabled antidepressant drug

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094724)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:48 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094729)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:47 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094727)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: Stimulating navy newt

both

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094146)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:38 AM
Author: silver medicated locus

Both.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094148)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

people mag: prole

nyt/lat/etc: prestigious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094167)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 11:47 AM
Author: iridescent insecure parlor

(Will Shortz)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094170)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094194)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: iridescent insecure parlor

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094196)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:43 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094276)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:08 PM
Author: khaki senate telephone

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094579)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:39 PM
Author: iridescent insecure parlor

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094704)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:09 PM
Author: khaki senate telephone

CR

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094583)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:08 PM
Author: Talented milk cuckoldry

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094211)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 12:45 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094283)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 1:17 PM
Author: Arrogant menage

Both

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094386)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:10 PM
Author: khaki senate telephone

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094588)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:15 PM
Author: learning disabled antidepressant drug

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094610)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:29 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig

rofl i dont remember that. original thread pls?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094673)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:40 PM
Author: learning disabled antidepressant drug

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=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094705)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:45 PM
Author: Frozen jap rigpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094722)



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Date: August 26th, 2026 2:40 PM
Author: learning disabled antidepressant drug

i wrote a second one but idk where that is

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5897447&forum_id=2锞兾告触锟界锟絇HPSESSID=962c303388ae8b5678383d002493727e#50094711)