Jeff Chen and John Guzzetta create crossword where answers clarify clues
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Updated · The New York Times · May 7
Jeff Chen and John Guzzetta create crossword where answers clarify clues
10 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 7
The New York Times published the Thursday puzzle on 7 May 2026, marking Chen’s 167th Times crossword and Guzzetta’s 42nd.
The theme reverses normal solving logic, asking players to use entries such as ENDLESS STRUGGLE and WINLESS SEASON to decode incomplete all-caps clues.
The collaboration follows an earlier joint puzzle with phonetic theme flips, and Guzzetta is among 89 constructors to have published on every weekday.
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