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The New York Crossword: ‘Categorically Speaking’

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Like a Bike Without Wheels

49A. The clue [Collect over and over, as resources in a video game] solves to FARM, a common gaming term. Nongamers out there can remember it by thinking of the cyclical nature of planting crops: When you farm in a video game, you repeat the same task again and again for a reward.
The New Yorker

Frequently Asked Questions: Puzzles & Games

Where can I find New Yorker puzzles and games? Our full slate of puzzles can be accessed at the Puzzles & Games hub, or by selecting “Puzzles & Games” from the navigation bar of the newyorker.com home page. In the New Yorker app for iOS and Android ...
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The New York Times Mini Crossword Is Behind a Paywall: Here's a Way to Play

Sure, the Mini Crossword only takes 1 or 2 minutes to solve, but the game matters to lots of people, including me.

Still in Bed

15A. Since crossword entries don’t use spaces or dashes, the use of a word or phrase that normally takes one can be hard to parse. If something is [Just peachy], it’s A-OKAY. (See also the spelling A-OK, which has appeared in Times puzzles nearly 10 times as often.)