The Thursday crossword, easing off the gas.

The New Yorker · 15×15 · ■■□□ Chewy · ~15 min

Mid-week mercy from The New Yorker: the grid loosens up, the cluing warms up, and you get to feel fast again. A clean, satisfying solve.

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Today's feed

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The New York TimesThe Daily Crossword · By Zachary David Levy 15×15 · ~16 min■■■□ThornySolve ↗Answers

Los Angeles TimesDaily Crossword · By Rebecca Goldstein & Matthew Stock 15×15 · ~10 min■□□□GentleSolve ↗Answers

The Washington PostThe Daily Crossword 15×15 · ~11 min■□□□GentleSolve ↗Answers

The GuardianCryptic No. 30,096 · By Tramp 15×15 · ~25 min■■■■DiabolicalSolve ↗Answers

USA TodayDaily Crossword 15×15 · ~8 min■□□□GentleSolve ↗Answers

The Wall Street JournalDaily Crossword 15×15 · ~14 min■■□□ChewySolve ↗Answers

UniversalDaily Crossword 15×15 · ~9 min■□□□GentleSolve ↗Answers

Newsday“Four-finger Exercise” · By Zachary Edward-Brown, edited by Stanley Newman 15×15 · ~12 min■■□□ChewySolve ↗Answers

the daily side quests

WordleThe New York Times · Edited by Tracy Bennett Guess the word in six · ~3 minPlay ↗Answers

ConnectionsThe New York Times · Edited by Wyna Liu Four groups of four · ~4 minPlay ↗Answers

StrandsThe New York Times · Edited by Tracy Bennett Find the theme words · ~4 minPlay ↗Answers

Spelling BeeThe New York Times · Edited by Sam Ezersky Pangram or bust · open-endedPlay ↗Answers

Letter BoxedThe New York Times · Edited by Sam Ezersky Loop the square · ~10 minPlay ↗Answers

7 Little WordsBlue Ox Family Games Seven clues, seven answers · ~5 minPlay ↗Answers