Persian Enthusiast Say Crossword (2025)

FAQs

What is the group with the 2009 hit crossword? ›

I happened to pick up on 39-Across early in my solve: The “Group with the 2009 hit 'I Gotta Feeling'” is the Black Eyed Peas, no doubt about it whatsoever. I was so sure that I started entering the solution, ran out of spaces at the very end and thus revealed the puzzle's trick.

I thought this was very clever. “One getting into a cab, perhaps” — you have to watch for that “perhaps” — is not someone who just flagged down a taxi or called for a car. It's a WINE TASTER who is enjoying a lovely cabernet.

The clue “Takes in the paper” makes me think of the season-opening scenes from “The Sopranos,” in which Tony Soprano, in a bathrobe and slippers, picks up the newspaper from his driveway. The “takes” in this clue, however, are opinions, and the answer is OP-EDS.

Founded in 1978 by Will Shortz, who still directs the tournament, it is the oldest and largest crossword tournament held in the United States; the 2023 event set an attendance record with more than 750 competitors.

Lady Gaga's debut in the music world is an instant success: “Just Dance” is a happy and fun track prompting fans to start dancing their troubles away.

The crosswords are designed to increase in difficulty throughout the week, with the easiest on Monday and the most difficult on Saturday. The larger Sunday crossword, which appears in The New York Times Magazine, is an icon in American culture; it is typically intended to be a "Thursday-plus" in difficulty.

The most famous Schrödinger puzzle, and maybe the most famous crossword puzzle in American history, was published on the morning of Election Day in 1996.

The answer is dye.

noun. cru·​ci·​ver·​bal·​ist. ˌkrüsəˈvərbələ̇st. : a person skillful in creating or solving crossword puzzles.

What is the most used word in crossword puzzles? ›

However, many times the blank space can be filled in with two or more words. In easier crosswords, multiple words will be indicated with (2 words) or (2 wds.), but more often than not it will be up to the solver to determine how many words fill in the space. Another hint sometimes used in clues is (hyphenated).

Annoying bug

The answer is pest.

1. The New York Times Crossword. Renowned for its sophistication and wordplay, The New York Times Crossword is arguably the gold standard in the world of puzzles. Under the editorship of Will Shortz since 1993, these crosswords are known for their clever themes, challenging clues, and cultural relevance.

The daily Crossword puzzles are printed in the Arts section of the print edition of The New York Times Monday through Saturday. The Sunday Crossword puzzle is printed in the Sunday Magazine.

We believe the most likely solution is NONET with 5 letters.

Group of nine

The answer is nonet.

Perhaps the most famous is the November 5, 1996, puzzle by Jeremiah Farrell, published on the day of the U.S. presidential election, which has been featured in the movie Wordplay and the book The Crossword Obsession by Coral Amende, as well as discussed by Peter Jennings on ABC News, featured on CNN, and elsewhere.

It was invented by British journalist Arthur Wynne, who emigrated to the United States in the 1890's. His first crossword, or 'Word-Cross' as he called it, did not look like the present ones – it was diamond shaped with no black squares.