Now that NYT supports only their own apps for displaying and playing crosswords, they can experiment with innovative designs.
Here are the 36 picture clues from the 7 recent crosswords that have them:
Thursday, July 10, 2025 by Emily Biegas and Sala Wanetick |
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Sunday, April 27, 2025 by Jacob Reed |
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| 20 Across | SANTACLAUS | |
| 22 Across | THEONERING | |
| 43 Across | STAYINALIVE | |
| 45 Across | MOONSHINE | |
| 57 Across | SEARCHHISTORY | |
| 67 Across | BALLETSLIPPER | |
| 81 Across | STILETTOS | |
| 84 Across | EMILYBRONTE | |
Sunday, January 26, 2025 by Rich Proulx |
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| 19 Down | ARCANE | |
| 29 Down | ERODE | |
| 46 Down | BETRAY | |
| 67 Down | UNIT | |
| 82 Down | ESCAPE | |
| 101 Down | EMIT | |
| 107 Down | ESPY | |
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 by Alex Eaton-Salners |
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| 18 Across | YOUREWELCOME | |
| 25 Across | ILOVEYOU | |
| 27 Across | PLEASE | |
| 52 Across | THANKS | |
| 23 Down | HELLO | |
| 40 Down | SORRY | |
Thursday, February 29, 2024 by Esha Datta |
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| 18 Across | FIDDLERCRAB | |
| 24 Across | HARPSEAL | |
| 34 Across | TRUMPETERSWAN | |
| 51 Across | HORNBILL | |
Thursday, September 28, 2023 by Ricky Cruz |
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| 17 Across | MONSTERSINC | |
| 30 Across | BALLERINA | |
| 45 Across | PALESTINE | |
| 61 Across | FALLINGFLAT | |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 by Christina Iverson |
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| 23 Across | CHARACTERSKETCHES | |
| 38 Across | SPITTINGIMAGE | |
| 49 Across | COMPUTERICON | |
| 66 Across | LEGALREPRESENTATION | |
| 82 Across | LOTTODRAWING | |
| 95 Across | MOVINGPICTURE | |
| 114 Across | SPORTSILLUSTRATED | |
There are older puzzles with picture clues, some even from the pre-Shortz era. Here are some examples:
| Date | Author | Title | |
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| Sunday, June 6, 2004 | Patrick Merrell | THE SUNDAY FUNNIES | |
| Sunday, August 27, 1995 | Martin Schneider | Go Figure | |
| Sunday, July 26, 1981 | Maura B. Jacobson | TYPOGRAPHICS | |
| Sunday, May 22, 1977 | Maura B. Jacobson | NOT SO SYMBOL AS π |