New York Times - February 25, 2026

A Wednesday puzzle by Brad Lively

H I T M E C L E F S E M O O N E A L T A R O T C M D C R E D I T S C O R E H A D K E N O I C E S P O O F S N A D A M I L L I V I N C E N T V A N G O G H H I H A T R E Z A C H E U S A S C O O T E R A T A S U D S U R L A S T E R H A N N I B A L L E C T E R L O O T S I K E A W A I T S N E N E N A Y S H I D B R E A K D A N C E S A D E A B O V E R E R U N T S A D I N E D E D E N S
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    64% solved much faster (>20%) than their Wednesday average.
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