Neil Patrick Harris Crossword in NY Times

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Matthew Field
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Neil Patrick Harris Crossword in NY Times

Postby Matthew Field » August 24th, 2017, 9:08 am

Ingrid Spangler, a photographer who was a dear friend of my late buddy Prof. Bobby Baxter, writes to tell me that there's a crossword puzzle by Neil Patrick Harris in today's (Aug 24) New York Times. Has anyone seen it?

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Re: Neil Patrick Harris Crossword in NY Times

Postby erdnasephile » August 24th, 2017, 1:21 pm

I wouldn't look at this site: http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/
until after you have done the puzzle yourself (to avoid spoilers)

However, the referenced site does contain a bit of a commentary on NPH & Steinberg's work, including noting an extremely cool feature Re: 58 Across.

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Re: Neil Patrick Harris Crossword in NY Times

Postby erdnasephile » August 24th, 2017, 10:51 pm

Here is another interesting analysis of the puzzle. It includes a list of the clues and answers, as well as the filled-out grid. There are some very clever features in the puzzle.

https://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=8/24/2017


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