New York Times - February 16, 2026

A Monday puzzle by Ian Livengood

C L A S P B O D A M E N L I L L E D E V O V A M P O G L E D R A I D O D O R T H E W I Z A R D O F I D S T Y G O T H B A D A S S B R O U N I X S H E A D F E E I G O R C H I C B O I S E I D I D T H E F T H U N T N E A R R U S T S O L E S C A N M A G R A W B A R T I E D D E M I D G O E I T H E R W A Y A N N A W A G E G E E S E O B E Y D R U M A D L E R L A S S S P A P O L L S
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Hard
6:32
12% slower
  • 26% of users solved faster than their Monday average.
    7% solved much faster (>20%) than their Monday average.
  • 🐢74% of users solved slower than their Monday average.
    37% solved much slower (>20%) than their Monday average.