Okay, so today I wanna talk about this crossword puzzle I got into. The clue was “set of rounds,” and it got me thinking.
First off, I grabbed my phone and searched up “set of rounds NYT crossword clue” to see what popped up. I saw a bunch of results talking about recent puzzles, like from January 26th and 27th, 2024. Seemed like this clue was pretty fresh.
I dug into a few of these results. Some of them straight-up gave the answer away! Others were more about giving tips on how to solve these puzzles. They talked about how the puzzles get harder as the week goes on, and how sometimes you gotta put multiple letters in one square. There was even a bit about circled letters indicating a hidden theme.
Then I started thinking about the definition of “set of rounds.” The results mentioned that it could refer to stuff like a “bout,” which made sense. I mean, a boxing match has rounds, right? So that seemed to fit.
- Searching for clues: I started by searching for “set of rounds NYT crossword clue”.
- Checking dates: Noticed the clue was recent, from late January 2024.
- Reading solutions and tips: Some sites gave the answer directly, others offered solving strategies.
- Considering the definition: Thought about how “bout” relates to a set of rounds.
To figure out the publication date, I pressed “CTRL and F” on my keyboard to look for the date in question. As I found a few “gimmes” in these first circles, my brain quickly jumped to a conclusion and I was able to confirm my suspicions at the bottom of the grid.
Honestly, this whole crossword thing is kinda addictive. I was reading about this one person who spent, like, 14 days of their life doing these puzzles. That’s wild! But I guess once you get the hang of it, it’s hard to stop.
I read somewhere that the New York Times crossword puzzles are made by different people and edited by someone named Will Shortz since 1993. Seems like a pretty big deal.
Anyways, that was my little adventure with the “set of rounds” crossword clue. It was fun to dig into it and see what I could find.
Takeaways
- Crossword puzzles can be surprisingly addictive.
- There’s a whole community around solving these things.
- The “set of rounds” clue was a fun little challenge.
Maybe I’ll try another one of these puzzles soon. Who knows, maybe I’ll even become a crossword addict myself!
