I solved the 1/17/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:37!

Strands #685 “That's putting it mildly!” 🟡💡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 The hint was accidental (Says Harry)

Connections Puzzle #951 🟪🟩🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟨🟪🟪 🟨🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,673 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I solved the 1/16/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:26!

Strands #684 “DC crusader” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #950 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,672 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The Left’s toxic empathy = THE LEFT NEEDS TO STOP MAKING ME FEEL BAD ABOUT DOING FUCKING AWFUL THINGS TO PEOPLE

Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward

I solved the 1/15/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:55!

Strands #683 “The ears have it!” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #949 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,671 3/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.

I really don’t understand Harriet’s play there. What was the point of all that? #TheTraitors

Wow, 8.5 years is really sending a message. I was expecting 4. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So someone with no posts and no followers and just reposting anti-ICE/anti-trump stuff for the last few hours, has followed me? Yeah, seems legit…

I solved the 1/14/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:54!

Strands #682 “"Oh boy!"” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #948 🟦🟨🟩🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟪🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wordle 1,670 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #681 “You need to chill” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #947 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,669 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I solved the 1/12/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:26!

Strands #680 “Appeal to a hire power” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵

Connections Puzzle #946 🟪🟩🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 The error was because there was a tiny i in one of the words and I didn’t see it.

Wordle 1,668 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nurse Crane saying that there’s no point in bra burning or marching and in her day they had a motto of deeds not words is a touch contradictory. Bra burning and marching *are* deeds and not words. #CallTheMidwife

The #SundayPixLight shining through my wedding dress

I solved the 1/11/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:54!

Strands #679 “Yay!!!” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #945 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,667 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

If American, fascist, murderers could not have the same name as British tv personalities, it would really help me parse my newsfeed, please and thank you.

Breaking out the massive tin of Quality Street like it’s the olden days

I solved the 1/10/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 2:36!

Strands #678 “If not now, when?” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵

Connections Puzzle #944 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wordle 1,666 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I solved the 1/09/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:39!

Strands #677 “For cubs fans” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵

Watching Tenet and this has to be amongst the stupidest films I have ever seen.

Connections Puzzle #943 🟪🟨🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Oof. Scraped in.

Wordle 1,665 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ffs, invading sovereign nations, murder, kidnap, torture, multiple other crimes & the gearing up to WW3 are not being committed to “distract” anybody from anything. Insofar as “the files” exist, releasing them will have no impact. People already either believe he’s involved or they don’t care.

I solved the 1/08/2026 New York Times Mini Crossword in 0:54!

Connections Puzzle #942 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Strands #676 “That's just reality (TV)” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵