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New York Times Crossword Stats and Observations

XWord Info contains data about NYT puzzles dating back to November, 1993, covering the entire time that Will Shortz has been Puzzle Editor. The links below will be of most interest to constructors and serious solvers but occasional dabblers will be entertained too. Have fun exploring and you'll start seeing crosswords in a whole new light.

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About the Database

The database has 5,705 puzzles from Sunday, November 21, 1993 to Saturday, July 04, 2009.
Puzzles come from 579 different authors and include 84,746 unique answer words.

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XWord Info © 2007-2009, Jim Horne. Crossword puzzles © 1993-2009, The New York Times