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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSection 33-Across riddle is hilarious like the previous one: Prepare for a mechanic\u2019s certification exam? What comes to your mind when someone is talking about mechanic or car? Yes, engine. What do most mechanics do while checking a car? Once again, you gave the correct answer: they will review the engine. Oh, I gave you the answer too: REVIEWTHEENGINE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This riddle (section 58-Across) is a pop-culture pun. The answer is a play on the famous board game Settlers of Catan. The question is: Original people to move into Canc\u00fan\u2019s peninsula? To put it bluntly, the answer is: THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Section 79-Across presents a riddle which can be considered as the funniest one. The question is: Gets married while wearing protective gear? The answer made me laugh really hard since despite its length, it is really humorous: UNITESINSHININGARMOR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 103-Across took its riddle from a sitcom named \u201cTwo and a Half Men\u201d. The question is: List of restaurant offerings for kids not yet three years old? As a witty answer, TWOANDAHALFMENU<\/strong> shows the theme of the puzzle which will be discussed later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 118-Across is the last subtle riddle of the grid. The question is: Wedding planner\u2019s aid? Let me give you the answer and then review the clue. The correct answer is VENUEDIAGRAM<\/strong> which is somehow similar to a Venn Diagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may wonder what is the theme of NYT Crossword of Jan 18. Let\u2019s take a look at section 67-Across: \u201cDon\u2019t look at me for help\u201d \u2026 or a phonetic hint to this puzzle\u2019s theme. Keep the \u201cPhonetic\u201d part in your mind; we will need it later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The answer for this question is: SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM<\/strong>. Actually, we have common U-element in all of the riddles (remember yu-catan), but it is prominent in sections 33A, 103A and 118A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For 33-Across, the known term is Rev the Engine. However, there is \u201ciew\u201d in the answer sounds like U. Moreover, section 103-Across\u2019s answer is Two and a Half Men with a U. Finally, Venue Diagram replaces Venn with Venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The theme works by taking a standard phrase and \u201cpun-ifying\u201d it by adding or substituting a \u201cU\u201d sound; often spelled phonetically as \u201cUE\u201d or \u201cIEW\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From “Venue Diagrams” to “Unites in Shining Armor,” today was full of laughs. Which riddle was your favorite, and which one left you stumped? Let\u2019s chat in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you need the answers for daily crossword puzzles like the\u00a0NYT Crossword<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0NYT Mini<\/a>, make sure to check\u00a0Daze Puzzle<\/a>\u00a0every day to find the solutions you need in record time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday version of NYT Crossword is not as difficult as Saturday ones. However, Sunday\u2019s crossword is larger than previous days\u2019 puzzles and it takes a lot of effort to solve it. Therefore, you have to put more time and energy for today\u2019s puzzle. If you are a riddle lover, I have great news for you. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crossword-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dazepuzzle.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Theme of NYT Crossword (Jan. 18, 2026): \u201cU\u201d Problem!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n