Today’s NYT Crossword is a funny one. Actually, besides being funny, it is really smart in a way: there is a subtle wordplay within the questions as parts of “wordplay” (read crossword). In fact, you have to read between the lines in order to solve the riddles. If you are ready for an interesting journey through words, NYT Crossword in Jan 6 is your sole hobby today.
The most hilarious hint of this pun game is split between 17A and 59A section. Let me give the answers for these two answers to make a straight jump into the wordplay: 17A is THERESNOTWO and 59A is WAYSABOUTIT.
If you look at them separately, they are meaningless; however, as a whole, it is a simple sentence which can be read as follows: THERE (I)S NOT WO WAYS ABOUT IT. To me, it is really clever.
A subtle wordplay is in the 2D section which challenges your English proficiency (I know it is easy). What is the answer for pronoun pair? It may seem hard, but just think of it as Five-letter expression. You have the answer, HEHIM.
Today’s crossword shows a devotion to three-letter answers; there is a bunch of these types of words which are a true tune for wordplay lovers. For instance, Just check the section 30D, 36D, 56A and 34A. This time, I won’t provide the answers. Ok, I was kidding. The answers for mentioned questions are PSI, EON, BLM and RYE respectively.
The last question of Down section (62D) is a great example of wordplay. First, let’s review the question: “Srsly?!”. Read it aloud, SERIOUSLY. What comes to mind as an alternative for this expression of surprise? Seriously, I was thinking of OMG. Oh, I give you the answer.
To me, Jan. 6 NYT Crossword is a clever and funny one; at the same time, it serves as a routine hobby and also engages your cognitive functions by wordplays.
