02/19/2026: We did the crossies while hanging out on the couch and eating turkish delight. What greater pleasures are there in this world than this?
Also! This was the first Rebus puzzle we solved without the help of the Wordplay column that accompanies the crossword every day. Yay!
Wordle 1,706 6/6
Connections
Puzzle #984
Wordle No. 1706
4/6
im'feeling partciularly lazy today so its an image
very stinky word..
Wordle 1707 3/6
It really is a word
i was certain that i wasn't going to get the wordle today. "there's no way that's it, but i can't think of anything else. all of the other letters are greyed out," i thought.
Wordle 1,707 6/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
before i even get to the connections... look at this. look at how silly this is.
anyway!
Connections
Puzzle #985
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
03/20/2026: I don't think I've gotten proper mad at the newspaper games in ages @_@ first off! The connections was just the worst. Oh, so cheese is wrong, but GREEN cheese is right? That's some nonsense.
However I actively crashed out at the crossword having the word BRAVA with the hint "Well done!", which is only very technically correct in the most pedantic and minute way possible.
"The crossword was good except when it was not" - @Medusa
Wordle 1,707 5/6
Connections
Puzzle #985
oops i forgot to post this earlier
Wordle 1707 5/6*
Evil word
This one took forever
Wordle 1708 4/6
Felt very mean
02/21/2026: The crossword was tough today @_@ also! I remain a hater for double-letter Wordles.
Wordle 1,708 5/6
Connections
Puzzle #986
Daily Akari 
412
2026-02-21 (Sat)
Solved! 
0:49
Wordle 1708 4/6
Wordle 1709 5/6
Daily Akari 413
2026-02-22 (Sun)
Solved! 12:36
i had to pull out the wife for the akari- this was awful
Wordle 1709 6/6
I got real desperate at guess 5
02/22/2026: Today's crossword was brutal. One, it forced me to think about the bibble, two, it had a bunch of puns and references to books I'm not familiar with... Not great for a sunday puzzle.
Also! I think I hate it when the crossword's answer expects me to know random Ball Game players or actors or singers. Must really suck if you're not American and in tune with coworker-coded interests!
Anyways I got the wordle mostly because I like that word and because it's in the name of my last employer.
Wordle 1,709 5/6
Connections
Puzzle #987
it's been a rough couple days. i'm very tired. i missed a lot of wordles. 
Wordle 1,709 4/6
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
didn't know anything about either of the last two connections categories today
Connections
Puzzle #987
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟦🟦
🟪🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
no akari today either. i want to try it again tomorrow though!
Wordle 1710 4/6
Why so many double letter words
i got lucky with my starting word. there are only so many words that would have those two letters exactly right there.
Wordle 1,710 3/6
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
since when does "bolt" mean to eat?
Connections
Puzzle #988
🟩🟨🟦🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟨🟨🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
akari threw me a bone today.
Daily Akari 😊 414
2026-02-23 (Mon)
✅ Solved! 🕓 0:22
https://dailyakari.com/
02/23/2026: Nothing like a good old fashioned Monday Crossword. Easy, simple, clues that aren't meant to be overly specific trivia nor references to things you might not be familiar with. Sub 10 minutes! Always a good feeling with the daily crossies.
Grrr at today's wordle, though. Grr I say.
Wordle 1,710 3/6
Connections
Puzzle #988
wordle was pure luck on my part
Wordle 1,711 3/6
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
wife helped with connections in a Big Way (she did all of them)
Connections
Puzzle #989
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟩🟦🟨
🟩🟩🟦🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
i did akari so fast ;u;
Daily Akari 😊 415
2026-02-24 (Tue)
✅ Solved! 🕓 1:05
https://dailyakari.com/
Wordle 1712 5/6
02/25/2026: Double newspaper games surprise! First, they've added a "midi" crossword to the lineup - a sort of in-betweener for the mini and the full crossword. It feels rather redundant; it's too big to solve for speed like the mini, so it just feels like more crossword.
Wait, more crossword? yay!
Also, the regular crossword had... Something peculiar in it. See if you can spot it.
They put little dudes in my crossword!!! @Medusa was ecstatic when she saw that, while I was absolutely terrified.
Wordle 1,712 4/6
Connections
Puzzle #990
