# Solving the NY Times Sunday Crossword

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 20, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131 "2009-03-20T05:24:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![4JawChuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/f9ae1b/32.png) [@4JawChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4JawChuck)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131/1 "2009-03-20T05:24:26Z")

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I get 100% many times, but I get one or two letters wrong so often, it makes me crazy.  
Let the NY Times Sunday Crossword thread begin!

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131/2 "2009-03-20T15:38:06Z")

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The Sunday Times puzzle usually isn’t that hard. Seriously, it’s much BIGGER than a Wednesday puzzle, and takes more time to solve, but it’s not a lot harder.

The SATURDAY puzzle is the killer! THAT’s the one that I frequently leave unfinished, in utter, abject frustration.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131/3 "2009-03-20T15:46:13Z")

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_Wordplay_ aired recently on IFC. I watched it the other night, really nice film. Shortz comes across very well. 1 Across in the final was evil.

I haven’t done a sunday crossword in ages, having been taken over by my eldest. Oh well.

It airs again in the morning of the 26th (Thur).

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131/4 "2009-03-20T17:19:20Z")

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[And here’s a tip: The Monday puzzles are the easiest. They get harder as the week goes by.](http://www.computernewsdaily.com/le_crossword.html)

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131/5 "2009-03-21T22:08:34Z")

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I get the Sunday puzzle in the Detroit papers. They can be tough sometimes. When you don’t get the theme quickly you can spin your wheels .

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solving-the-ny-times-sunday-crossword/490131/6 "2009-03-22T20:40:28Z")

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Yeah, I have a hell of a time with the ones where one box holds two letters in the theme answers.