New York Times - January 12, 2026

A Monday puzzle by Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina Iverson

P S Y C H S W O O P S H E D A L O H A N I T R O C O D A S A Y I T D O N T S P R A Y I T S T O P E C O O P E R A T E S O M A N Y I L Y C P R N O P A I N N O G A I N E L U D E S P A S O M N I L U B E S E L S E C O N A N E M I L O R E I O D I N E B E K I N D R E W I N D O E R C O D K I S S E D M Y F A U L T S A P E D E N Y O U S N O O Z E Y O U L O S E O G R E T R E S S S H I S O B A Y S S E E T O S I T O N
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Hard
6:38
14% slower
  • 26% of users solved faster than their Monday average.
    8% solved much faster (>20%) than their Monday average.
  • 🐢74% of users solved slower than their Monday average.
    38% solved much slower (>20%) than their Monday average.