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New York Times Crossword Answers and Insights

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When you search for clues on the Finder Page, you can now sort them by day of week. This post explains how to use the new feature.

It's a useful tool for constructors trying to find appropriate clues for whatever day they're targeting. Will Shortz is the final arbiter of what clues are appropriate for which weekdays, so it also provides an interesting insight into how his brain works.

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Jeff Chen's daily word game Squeezy is still going strong.

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And now, his companion game, Pair Down is available. Both word games are free, with new challenges every day. Share your results!

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Crosswords from The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project

Data from puzzles before Will Shortz became editor are kept separate from modern puzzle stats. XWord Info has all 16,083 pre-Shortz crosswords from 2/15/1942 to 11/20/1993.

Selected pre-Shortz observations