New York Times - May 8, 2026

A Friday puzzle by Rafael Musa and Geoffrey Schorkopf

H A T E S O N A T E A S E T H E R E N O W S W A N K Y T A X E X I L E S O R T I E P S T M O O R S S L I P S P A N S E A R A C S A W M A N S O R E S P O T C H E R U B N A S T M O P T E D T A L K N E A T E N S I N S L O O P T R A D E S I C E S T O R M T R Y S T N H L S K I A R E A K R O F T S E N O R K P H Y O O H O O S I N K H O L E I M L A T E T O D I E F O R V E S T E D C A T S I T S
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Very Hard
25:46
46% slower
  • 9% of users solved faster than their Friday average.
    4% solved much faster (>20%) than their Friday average.
  • 🐢91% of users solved slower than their Friday average.
    75% solved much slower (>20%) than their Friday average.