All articles tagged with #rebus
The article reviews a challenging Sunday crossword puzzle by Adam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer, centered around a hidden 'EYE' rebus theme inspired by the children's game 'I Spy,' featuring eight long theme entries with clever wordplay and layered clues, showcasing their collaborative creativity and puzzle design skills.
The New York Times crossword puzzle for December 7, 2023, created by Rebecca Goldstein, features a clever theme involving double rebus squares. The Across theme entries require a PB (lead) rebus, while the Down theme entries require an AU (gold) rebus. The puzzle showcases the process of developing a theme and turning it into something enjoyable for solvers. Tricky clues include wordplay with multiple meanings, such as "Seers?" for EYES and "Loomed?" for WOVE. The puzzle was accepted over a year ago and is now being shared with readers.
Thursday's New York Times crossword puzzle is a double rebus with a science theme, specifically Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. The rebus squares read "E" in the Across entries and "MC" in the Down entries, representing the formula E=MC². The central entries, EINSTEINIAN and E EQUALS MC SQUARED, cross each other. The puzzle also includes tricky clues and wordplay.