New York Times - January 16, 2026

A Friday puzzle by Kyle Dolan

B A B Y S H O W E R W R A P A N Y O N E H O M E A A V E S I N K O R S W I M G N A T I T O O D U S T S E A L S C A W F I R G A S C A N J A N E G R E Y R N A J A D I N G L E T S R O C K O P E N C H O P S A S H E B O O K F A I R A M U S E S O L D A T S Y M B O L F L O T U S E A T M O P F O R E X N E E D F I V E E V A N C A R T R A I L E R R I N D A N I M A L F A R M S I T S F A K E P L A N T S
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Very Hard
20:44
17% slower
  • 30% of users solved faster than their Friday average.
    12% solved much faster (>20%) than their Friday average.
  • 🐢70% of users solved slower than their Friday average.
    47% solved much slower (>20%) than their Friday average.