New York Times - October 22, 2026

A Thursday puzzle by David J. Kahn

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Difficulty

Very Hard

Median Solve Time

23:03

Median Solver

47% slower

⚡8% of users solved faster than their Thursday average.
2% solved much faster (>20%) than their Thursday average.
🐢92% of users solved slower than their Thursday average.
77% solved much slower (>20%) than their Thursday average.

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