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The New York Times Printed the Wrong Crossword Grid Last Sunday, and I Find That Timing Serendipitous
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The New York Times Printed the Wrong Crossword Grid Last Sunday, and I Find That Timing Serendipitous

Daring Fireball·Sunday, 26 April 2026·about 1 month ago
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The New York Times PR account, on Twitter/X a week ago : Sunday’s crossword puzzle in the print edition of The New York Times Magazine contains a grid that does not match the clues. The correct version of the puzzle can be found in the news section of Sunday’s print edition of The Times. The puzzle on our app is correct. Maggie Duffy, writing for Vulture : Some solvers who, like Wegener’s wife, complete the Sunday puzzle in the print magazine (often with pen) complained on crossword forums and social media, saying they were “nearly in tears,” some with fears of “sudden onset dementia” or, worse yet, ineptitude. For Irene Papoulis, a former writing instructor at Trinity College, the puzzle is typically a source of pride. “It didn’t even occur to me that it could be their mistake,” she told me. “I just blamed myself.” When Mike McFadden, in New Jersey, couldn’t crack it, he had a similar reaction. “I thought something was wrong with me,” he told me.…

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