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TechSpot: Firefox’s New Tab page is getting a daily crossword built from AI-summarized news. “Mozilla is adding new widgets to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an AI-powered crossword puzzle tied to current news. The feature is powered by Particle, an AI news reader that summarizes articles and uses that material to build a daily puzzle based on the day’s headlines.”

Evan Birnholz's July 19 Crossword Puzzle Solution and Boswords Tournament Details

📰 Original title: Solution to Evan Birnholz’s July 19 crossword, ‘Captain Obvious Goes to Outer Space’

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

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Suffers heavy blow? Cushion needed (7)

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Source: Quick Cryptic 712 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1639519.html

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Song Of The Puzzlesmith, With Ian Livengood

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Almost guarantee fellow is rebellious type (9)

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Source: Quick Cryptic 472 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1443467.html

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Purposeless commercial break (6)

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Source: Times 27585 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2288151.html

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Answer found in ordering afresh for banker (3,6)

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Source: Times 27267 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2086061.html

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Delay robbery (4-2)

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Source: Quick Cryptic 215 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1244568.html

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Garden hose problem Crossword Clue https://www.allforgardening.com/1328167/garden-hose-problem-crossword-clue/ #@exclude #automated #AutomatedContent #Autopilot #brainteasers #Clues #content #Crossword #CrosswordPuzzles #do #DoNotSyndicate #ExcludeFromHomeFront #ExcludeSocialAutopilot #from #front #games #gaming #GamingReferenceU0026Reviews #garden #GPI835: #GPI835:AutomatedCrosswordClues #home #mls #not #Overall #OverallPositive #positive #puzzles #PuzzlesU0026Brainteasers #Reference #reviews #Social #syndicate #u0026 #WordGames #word.

Genuine old Spanish coin (4)

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Source: Times 27727 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2379837.html

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Hate a tedious talker endlessly trapping husband (5)

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Source: Times Cryptic Jumbo No 1392 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2183263.html

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Big wave from bloke returning in new suit (7)

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Source: Times Quick Cryptic 770 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1689192.html

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Boy trapped back in concrete pillar (5)

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Source: Times Quick Cryptic No 1688 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2396950.html

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What police tailors might do is serve well (3,3,4)

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Source: Sunday Times 4804 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1967514.html

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Pipe outside grand garden building? (8)

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Source: Times 27265 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2084777.html

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Consult old patient about earth recording (5,8)

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Source: Times 27525 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2250125.html

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Nobleman entering New York? Just about (6)

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Source: Times Quick Cryptic No 1519 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2266302.html

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Then there's the clue to 37 Accross, "Scrub spots, for short". SPOILER... Stop reading if you don't want the answer. SPOILER... The answer is "ORS". Even knowing the answer, it took me a minute to figure out the connection to the clue. I guess it's fair, but I thought it was an extremely difficult clue.

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I tried the Wall Street Journal Feb 19, 2025 crossword. Got about 75%, but then stuck.

There's many clues where either you know the fact or you'll never get it (e.g. "Chief of the Iowa tribe until 1834"). I suppose this is fair for a challenging crossword.

There's many 2-word answers that aren't flagged in the clue. Is this fair or just lazy writing?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/case-by-case-wednesday-crossword-february-19-0dff8e91

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Bank on upset after mixture with no little Bass (6)

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Source: Mephisto 3113 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2332045.html

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First to return this container (3)

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Source: Times Quick Cryptic No 1579 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2311272.html

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Poles belonging to the workforce (6)

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Source: Times 27111 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1987930.html

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Weight by no means going up (3)

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Source: Times Cryptic No 26982 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1910402.html

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No point going back for old English preacher (6)

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Source: Times 27849 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2456980.html

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I thought I'd make a blog post about why #CrypticCrosswords are actually easier than regular ones.

Let me know what you think.

https://blog.negative12dollarbill.com/crosswords/2025/01/19/cryptic-clues-are-easier.html

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"I had long understood crosswords as an art form, but I began to appreciate them as serious records of culture and current affairs." —Abigail Popple for Maisonneuve

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Asian team finally breaks through the last batsmen (5)

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Source: Times Quick Cryptic No 1479 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2235928.html

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Job involved keeping ointment by for particular case (8,3)

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Source: Times Cryptic Jumbo 1477 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2473927.html

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Small chocolate perhaps unwrapped (3)

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Source: QC 1765 https://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/2455744.html

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