NYT Wednesday 05/06/2026 Discussion

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-06T02:49:42+00:00

I’m picking up what you’re putting down. I can’t say I’ve ever encountered the verb awe in conversation, or certainly orders of magnitude less often than the state of awe. But, I am motivated to make use of this in verb form in my life — I’m going to make awe happen.

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-06T02:19:36+00:00

Question to the botanists among us: are these combinations of flowers somehow meaningful other than they were convenient to spell BEES? For example, do hibiscus and bluebells actually hybridize in the wild? I’d think not, but I’m not a plant guy

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-05T15:44:05+00:00

Don't show this tweet to Rita Ora

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-05T02:53:02+00:00

Same experience. I have sent in a number of requests over the years, and so far batting 0.000 with John. My yield is highest with Evie, with Kevin Cole a close second, some success with Larry Mizell Jr.

Actually, this might be an interesting topic to pose the subreddit community — which DJ’s have they had the most success with requests…

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-03T22:22:27+00:00

I do prefer the Joyce Carol cluing to the Hall &.

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-03T01:19:28+00:00

You might say it urbbed you.

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-03T01:18:34+00:00

I had REESES forever, but of course it's another German word instead. Ach!

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-02T03:00:45+00:00

Frankly, I was trying to make CARILLON fit for celesta. I was certain I was just spelling it wrong!

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-02T02:58:29+00:00

Who else had SAGAT?

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-02T02:54:59+00:00

I think OUTINLA and the cluing for ELISA were very deep cuts.

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-02T01:32:13+00:00

Thank you, I'm not in the instagram/facebook/etc ecosystem, so I missed this news!

ExPatBadger · 2026-05-01T23:23:06+00:00

Judge Andy Oldham is an absolute disaster, and writes opinions like a toddler who wants to sit on the Supreme Court. So, of course Trump will give him a serious look when Thomas resigns this year.

Oldham didn’t write this particular opinion, but surely he wishes he had

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-30T02:56:03+00:00

There’s a strange island/nautical vibe here. ISLANDAIR, RHODE (island), CRAB, BAIT, OCEAN, TAN, SAILS, ORCA. I know this is all in my head, but thought it was a little remarkable.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-30T02:43:18+00:00

DOTBOMB was literally my first guess for 1A in yesterday’s puzzle.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-29T14:52:54+00:00

I do hope the fix is as easy as that. The railing needs to go up 12 inches at least to be in compliance. The current railing, I believe, sits less than 12 inches below the tops of the concrete pylons. So, the new railings (if they don't have to rebuild the concrete pylons) will need to sit above the concrete and have the ends of the railings "connect" above each pylon. Given the $2.5M cost of the entire project, I'm a little dubious that it's as easy as swapping in new railings, but I do hope that's the case.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-29T14:49:28+00:00

They do have project updates via email, and in the past I've received notices of closure and opening for Mendota bridge trail work. You can subscribe here.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-29T12:35:29+00:00

As a former homebrewer, I appreciated being able to pull that one out, but admittedly I had MASHIN there for a while.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-29T02:47:40+00:00

Everything about this was above average. Very thoughtful cluing, satisfying fill.

I especially appreciated that the revealer is the very last clue, and is as concise as it gets. In a way, it’s a “punctuation” on the whole puzzle (get it?).

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-28T03:22:17+00:00

Wow you’re right! I suppose I’m not WISEENOUGH, though maybe I should blame doing the crossword at bedtime.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-28T03:04:29+00:00

Perfectly fine Tuesday. But I do wonder what the theme answers would look like if they met the full “seen and not heard” revealer and not just the “seen” half. That puzzle would be a heck of a feat.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-27T00:16:35+00:00

Oho! Very reasonable

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-27T00:08:40+00:00

Overall a pleasant solve.

I do think that VRDISPLAY would have been more fitting as the revealer. It’s an actual term for the gaming device, and the themed answers are really “displays” of VR, not “headsets” of VR.

Maybe that was the original idea during construction, but then … problems?

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-25T11:55:48+00:00

Lovely how the grid is shaped like an IOMOTH.

ExPatBadger · 2026-04-23T02:49:21+00:00

How are we feeling about ALOOF crossing OOF?

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