NYT Mini - warning possible spoilers

[MissBarbara]

I solved the 8/26/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:54

(Glad you found out we're on the same puzzle MissB)

It took me 1:34. I got stuck on "non zero."

[MissBarbara]

I dont do crosswords and there is a reason why. I friggin suck at them. I got it done in 12:12. 

I think certain people's brains are wired to "see" crossword puzzles, and others' are not. It's as simply as that.

It has nothing to do with intelligence, education, or even vocabulary (though those help). It's a vision thing.

I can't do sudoku puzzles at all, and I totally suck at wordle puzzles. In fact, even basic jumbles and anagrams addle my brain.

[Pornhubby]

I can't do sudoku puzzles at all.

Me either. Math. LOL.

Love word games. Just don’t ask me to add.

[MintJulie]

I can't do sudoku puzzles at all, and I totally suck at wordle puzzles. In fact, even basic jumbles and anagrams addle my brain.

Love Sudoku. Have been doing them since they became popular.  I want to say 15 years-ish
Todays easy sudoku in 3:55

[Shiela_M]

I've never tried soduko. Just looking at the puzzle with a few random numbers in it and I know I'd get frustrated with it

[Pornhubby]

I solved the 8/27/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:46!

[Hilda]

 

I think certain people's brains are wired to "see" crossword puzzles, and others' are not. It's as simply as that.

It has nothing to do with intelligence, education, or even vocabulary (though those help). It's a vision thing.

I can't do sudoku puzzles at all, and I totally suck at wordle puzzles. In fact, even basic jumbles and anagrams addle my brain.

Some people visualize numbers, especially sequences of numbers, in a three-dimensional mental space. I'm one of them. I think that Francis Galton was the first to document the phenomenon: Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development.

I don't do crossword puzzles, so I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, but when I have to proof somebody's text I don't need to read it word by word or sentence by sentence. The typos leap out of the page. The odd thing is that this doesn't work for my own text. I can re-visit it any number of times and not spot the bloopers.

[MintJulie]

I solved the 8/27/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:46!

I solved the 8/27/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:14!

Maybe I need to do my puzzles at 1:00 in the morning from now on.

Or maybe I can say that I do my best work between the sheets at night. 

[purpleshoes]

I solved the 8/27/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:59.

What do I know about national beauty chains? 🙄

[Shiela_M]

I solved the 8/27/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 6:48.

Half the size half the time

[Pornhubby]

Or maybe I can say that I do my best work between the sheets at night.

 

[Pornhubby]

Hee hee!

I solved the 8/28/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:20!

[MintJulie]

Wow.   Nice job
Okay, off I go.  Be back in less than 1 minute to post my score. ...

BRB

ok I'm back
Ouch
3:06

[Shiela_M]

3:32

I'm getting better

[purpleshoes]

[msslave]

Finally gave this a whirl
  5:36
I've gotten behind on doing the crosswords and their getting harder for me. Like my old body guess my old brain is slowing down.

[ObiDongKenobi]

 



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A personal best of 1:30 for me
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[Pornhubby]

I solved the 8/29/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:38!

[MintJulie]

Filled in 1, 5, 7, and 8 across as I read them.  If I had known 6 across, I would have been around 40 seconds
2 down was the stickler.


I solved the 8/29/2023 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:08!

[purpleshoes]