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Finished the Sunday NYT crossword

post #1 of 24
2/21/10 at 6:36pm
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(And got them all right.)

Seriously, this is like a big accomplishment for me...one of those bucket-list things that could've never ended up happening. MLIA.
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post #2 of 24
2/21/10 at 6:36pm
Pics or it didn't happen.
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post #3 of 24
2/21/10 at 6:39pm
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It's an app on my phone (it's like a $10/year subscription to get every NYT crossword, and it also has an archive going back to 1996)...so should I take a picture of my phone? Seems less dramatic. I've been considering buying a paper copy and just filling it in so I have something physical to show for it.
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post #4 of 24
2/21/10 at 10:57pm
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It's an app on my phone (it's like a $10/year subscription to get every NYT crossword, and it also has an archive going back to 1996)...so should I take a picture of my phone? Seems less dramatic. I've been considering buying a paper copy and just filling it in so I have something physical to show for it.

This. And then frame it and put it on the wall.
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post #5 of 24
2/22/10 at 7:50am
Is the NYT crossword hard? I never have too many issues with crosswords, I used to do them daily when I was in Toronto. I'd say I averaged 2-4 words incorrect/unfilled in, and finished 1-2 a week. The word stuff is easy and the cultural stuff always fucks me up. It's like they know I grew up in the 90's and are having a laugh at me not knowing about pop culture in the 70's.
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post #6 of 24
2/22/10 at 8:39am
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Is the NYT crossword hard? I never have too many issues with crosswords, I used to do them daily when I was in Toronto. I'd say I averaged 2-4 words incorrect/unfilled in, and finished 1-2 a week. The word stuff is easy and the cultural stuff always fucks me up. It's like they know I grew up in the 90's and are having a laugh at me not knowing about pop culture in the 70's.

Depends on the day of the week. They increase in difficulty throughout the week, Monday being easy and Saturday being the most evil thing on the planet earth. The sunday is a large one that's done at Thursday difficulty.
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post #7 of 24
2/22/10 at 9:41am
crossword puzzle champs



if i remember right, from the documentary, these guys complete the sunday ones in 2-minutes-something

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492506/
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post #8 of 24
2/22/10 at 6:54pm
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It's an app on my phone (it's like a $10/year subscription to get every NYT crossword, and it also has an archive going back to 1996)...so should I take a picture of my phone? Seems less dramatic. I've been considering buying a paper copy and just filling it in so I have something physical to show for it.

Which app is that?
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post #9 of 24
2/22/10 at 7:10pm
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It's called New York Times Crosswords and it's made by Magmic.
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post #10 of 24
2/22/10 at 8:55pm
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It's called New York Times Crosswords and it's made by Magmic.

Ah... should have tried the obvious. Thanks.
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post #11 of 24
2/22/10 at 8:59pm
Nice work. I've finished it once before. Very rewarding feeling.
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post #12 of 24
2/22/10 at 9:03pm
Yes, but has anyone ever finished the Sunday NYT?
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post #13 of 24
2/23/10 at 1:12am
I've never finished a Sunday one on my own, but my family likes to do them when we get together. It's a pretty tough challenge that usually takes at least a few hours even with different people taking a crack at it as they come and go.
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post #14 of 24
2/23/10 at 1:16am
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Yes, but has anyone ever finished the Sunday NYT?

Depends on what you mean by finished.
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post #15 of 24
2/23/10 at 1:32am
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Yes, but has anyone ever finished the Sunday NYT?
For $6.00 you better read the whole damn thing.
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