New York Times - October 7, 2026

A Wednesday puzzle by Ben Zimmer

S R O T H E M E I N S T A H E H R E C U R R O T I S A P B E A R L S S T U B S T R U E B L U E A R I A T O T A L S S A T U R D A Y E V I T E D I N Y E S R E D S T R I E D I T D O A D O U B L E T A K E T R I M M E D M E A T G R R A L B A R E S O R A I N G E A R S L O P E S A C N E A T L A N T I S B E G A T A V I A N A N O L I E T O M E R C I B T U E N R O N T R E K S S O T
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Very Hard
13:58
44% slower
  • ⚡9% of users solved faster than their Wednesday average.
    2% solved much faster (>20%) than their Wednesday average.
  • 🐢91% of users solved slower than their Wednesday average.
    74% solved much slower (>20%) than their Wednesday average.