All articles tagged with #cryptic
Timothée Chalamet shared a cryptic and high-concept promo for his upcoming film 'Marty Supreme,' featuring surreal visuals, an EDM track, and a release date set for Christmas 2025, with the film starring notable actors and directed by Josh Safdie.
A mysterious mural featuring the number 13 and the letters "TTPD" in typewriter font, along with a QR code, has appeared in Chicago's River North, sparking excitement among Taylor Swift fans. The mural is part of the rollout for Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department," and the QR code currently leads to a YouTube short with typewritten characters reading "Error 321." Fans are speculating about potential album content and eagerly awaiting its release on April 19.
Alex Tomlinson, a British Ph.D candidate, makes his New York Times Crossword debut with a puzzle that combines fun, lively entries and punny clues. Tomlinson, who fell in love with American-style crosswords, aims to create fair puzzles for American and international audiences. The article also discusses the growing interest in American crosswords among solvers outside the United States, who typically solve cryptic crosswords. The author highlights the differences between American and cryptic crosswords and provides examples of tricky clues from Tomlinson's puzzle.
Robert Ryan, an economist for the British government, has created his third crossword puzzle for The New York Times. While he grew up solving cryptic crosswords, he now enjoys creating American-style puzzles. His latest puzzle features a theme where seven entries are clued with questions and solve to common phrases or terms by adding the letters "U-R-E" to the end of one of the words. The puzzle is praised for its subtlety and well-crafted grid. Tricky clues include animal factoids and wordplay.