You know how the @nytimes.com locked the Mini behind a paywall? Well, if you haven't already, see if your library has a digital subscription to the Times. Mine does. Login every three days and keep playing. Also support you local library.
#nytimes #library #crosswordmini #mini
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Emoji Game for Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The puzzle section shows various emoji combinations on a yellow background, with a large white checkmark indicating completion. Text states "Solved in 6 moves." Below is the scoreboard with the following stats: Current Streak - 46 days, Longest Streak - 46 days, Solve Rate - 100%, Total Solved - 57 puzzles, Best Score - 6, and Average Score - 6.6. The interface has a dark background with navigation options for Today, News, Sports, and Puzzles at the top. The battery icon shows 79% charge.
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Quartiles puzzle for Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The puzzle grid contains 20 blue tiles with letter groups: "eli," "liv," "vin," "re," "pla," "hoo," "iiliz," "al," "ed," "ob," "sk," "fi," "exo," "ds," "imm," "ele," "ci," "pro," "ces," and "ton." A large checkmark indicates the puzzle is solved. Below, the scoreboard shows: Current Streak – 415 days, Longest Streak – 415 days, Total Expert – 442 puzzles, and Expert Rate – 100%. The top navigation bar features "Today," "News+," "Sports," and "Puzzles," with a notification badge showing 7 new items under "News+."
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Crossword Mini app showing recently completed puzzles. The latest puzzles are for Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (solved in 54 seconds), Monday, July 28, 2025 (solved in 1 minute 31 seconds), and Sunday, July 27, 2025 (solved in 1 minute 17 seconds), all created by David Steinberg. Each puzzle has an orange grid with a checkmark indicating completion. Below, the scoreboard displays the user’s time of 54 seconds, ranking #1 out of 2 friends, ahead of "ProfessERR" by 1 minute 16 seconds. Stats include a current and longest streak of 46 days, 104 total puzzles solved, and a 95% solve rate.
Glad to see my Emoji score average creeping down. I do think they are making the game a little bit easier as more people start to play it.
#MorningPuzzles
#Apple
#News
#Quartiles
#CrosswordMini
#EmojiGame
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Emoji Game interface for Friday, July 25, 2025. The puzzle section shows various emojis grouped together, with a large checkmark indicating the puzzle was solved in 6 moves. Below is the scoreboard displaying stats: Current Streak of 42 days, Longest Streak of 42 days, Total Solved 53 puzzles, Solve Rate 100%, Best Score 6, and Average Score 6.7. The top navigation bar includes tabs for Today, News+, Sports, and Puzzles, with the Puzzles tab highlighted. The battery icon shows 100% charge.
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Quartiles puzzle interface dated Friday, July 25, 2025. The puzzle grid displays 20 blue tiles with letter combinations, such as "erk," "ca," "sau," "red," "ter," "ita," "apo," "by," "sit," "utr," "ry," "the," "lth," "st," "ble," "ie," "wea," "disc," "ra," and "ba." A large white checkmark inside a blue circle overlays the grid, indicating a completed selection. Below the puzzle, the scoreboard shows a current streak of 411 days, the longest streak also at 411 days, a total of 438 expert puzzles solved, and an expert rate of 100%. The interface has a dark background with navigation tabs for Today, News+, Sports, and Puzzles at the top. The battery icon in the top right corner indicates 100% charge, and the time displayed is 3:59 AM.
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Crossword Mini app showing recent puzzle completions and a scoreboard. The latest puzzles are displayed at the top: 1. **Friday, July 25, 2025** - Solved in 1 minute 25 seconds 2. **Thursday, July 24, 2025** - Solved in 3 minutes 21 seconds 3. **Wednesday, July 23, 2025** - Solved in 1 minute 56 seconds 4. **Tuesday, July 22, 2025** - Solved in 1 minute 3 seconds (partially visible) Each puzzle is marked with a large checkmark, indicating completion. Below the puzzles, the **Scoreboard** section shows: - **Current Streak:** 42 days - **Longest Streak:** 42 days - **Total Solved:** 100 puzzles - **Solve Rate:** 95% - **Fastest Time:** 24 seconds - **Average Time:** 1 minute 51 seconds The app interface has dark mode enabled, with bold white text on a black background. The "Puzzles" tab at the top is highlighted in red.
#MorningPuzzles
#Apple
#News
#Quartiles
#CrosswordMini
#EmojiGame
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Quartiles puzzle for Thursday, July 24, 2025. The puzzle grid contains 20 blue tiles with letter groups: "nt," "eb," "siv," "ed," "all," "na," "ey," "per," "omi," "len," "ava" (with a checkmark), "den," "ess," "lin," "ely," "sai," "se," "tor," "wi," "gth." The scoreboard shows the user with 107 points, ranked #1 out of 2 friends, ahead of "Cyborgsusan" by 94 points. Stats display a 410-day current and longest streak, 437 total expert puzzles, and a 100% expert rate.
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Crossword Mini app showing the "Latest Puzzles" section. Four completed crossword puzzles are displayed, each with an orange grid and a white checkmark indicating completion. The puzzles are dated Thursday, July 24, 2025 (solved in 3m 21s), Wednesday, July 23, 2025 (solved in 1m 56s), Tuesday, July 22, 2025 (solved in 10m 20s), and Monday, July 21, 2025 (solved in 1m 14s). The author of each puzzle is Amie Walker. The app interface has a dark background with navigation tabs for "Today," "News+," "Sports," and "Puzzles" at the top. The device shows it is 3:54 AM with 100% battery.
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Emoji Game puzzle for Thursday, July 24, 2025. The puzzle is shown as solved in 6 moves with a large checkmark in the center. Below is the scoreboard displaying: Current Streak - 41 days, Longest Streak - 41 days, Solve Rate - 100%, Total Solved - 52 puzzles, Best Score - 6, and Average Score - 6.7. The interface has a dark background with yellow and white text, and navigation tabs for Today, News+, Sports, and Puzzles at the top.
#MorningPuzzles
#Apple
#News
#Quartiles
#CrosswordMini
#EmojiGame
#MorningPuzzles
#Apple
#News
#Quartiles
#CrosswordMini
#EmojiGame
The speed and effectiveness of doing these kinds of puzzles depends entirely on my headspace, which in turn depends on time of day and avaibility of coffee in abundance.
Screenshot of an Apple News+ Quartiles puzzle dated Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Expert mode. The puzzle grid contains 20 blue tiles with letter groups: "ropr," "hor," "li," "ze," "sh," "dup," "ted," "chi," "ca," "ni," "ym," "ext," "act," "oe," "ned," "ali," "es," "pho," "or," and "ern." A large blue checkmark indicates puzzle completion. Below, the scoreboard shows a current and longest streak of 408 days, total expert puzzles solved as 435, and a 100% expert rate. The archive section displays past puzzles.
Screenshot of a puzzle completion screen with the heading "Brilliant Work! You solved the puzzle." Below, it shows the date "Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025" and the name "Amie Walker." The puzzle was solved in "10m 20s," and the current streak is "39 days." There’s a "Leaderboard" button, an orange "Done" button, and two brown buttons labeled "More" and a share icon. The time at the top left corner is 4:04 AM, and the battery is at 100%.
Screenshot of the Apple News+ Emoji Game for Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The puzzle is marked as solved with a checkmark, completed in 6 moves. The scoreboard below shows: Current Streak - 39 days, Longest Streak - 39 days, Solve Rate - 100%, Total Solved - 50 puzzles, Best Score - 6, and Average Score - 6.7. The interface has a dark background with yellow and white highlights.
My morning coffee routine puzzles were rather easy this morning. If I were a superstitious man, I would say that it's a good omen that something is going to go wrong today.
#Apple
#News
#Quartiles
#CrosswordMini
#EmojiGame
#Wordle 1,280 4/6
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Damn almost got 2 3s in a row
#Connections
Puzzle #558
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#Strands #292
“Morning morsel”
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#crosswordmini in 1:04
Two great days of nyt in a row!!! And tomorrow is my last work day of the year!!!
#Wordle 1,279 3/6
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Not the 1 I promised yesterday, but still feels great
#Connections
Puzzle #557
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WOOO AND PURPLE SECOND!!
#Strands #291
“Roll with it”
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I SAID I WAS GONNA ACE EVERYTHING I DIDNT MEAN IT
#crosswordmini in 1:25
Just speechless
#Wordle 1,278 5/6
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Not great but I got it!
#Connections
Puzzle #556
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Lol is that all 4 in one guess? Was NEVER getting this one.
#Strands #290
“You say you want a revolution”
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Man just not my day
#crosswordmini in 1:09
#Wordle 1,276 3/6
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Hell yeah got it in 3 :3
#Connections
Puzzle #554
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Fell for a lot of red herrings v.v
#Strands #288
“Crossed words”
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Honestly just ashamed v.v
#CrosswordMini in 32 seconds!! Big finish!
Overall disappointing 😢
#Wordle 1,274 3/6
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Woah I even did it #hardle
#Connections
Puzzle #552
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Can't win em all
#Strands #286
“Nothing can stop me!”
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WOOO
And #crosswordmini in 4:07.
Overall pretty good scores 💜
