“It” in “It comes to light” sounds like we are looking for something that is uncovered, but in this puzzle “it” is a MOTH, because MOTHs are attracted to light.Ĥ5A. In this puzzle, a “Country album?” is not a collection of country music songs, but a WORLD ATLAS.Ĥ3A. According to, THEODICY is the theological and philosophical explanation of “why a perfectly good, almighty, and all-knowing God permits evil.”Ģ6A.
TIL the word THEODICY, which appeared in the New York Times Crossword only once, in 1973. There is a category called TRENDS, which groups the “trending” hashtags, though.ġ8A. I wanted TRENDING for this one, because that is what users see most often on Twitter on top hashtags. Ezersky confesses is a coincidence, but I don’t believe him. Ezersky, who is associate puzzles editor for The Times and the editor of some of our other games, like Spelling Bee and Letter Boxed, gives us a gift today: a challenging and well-made puzzle that includes a fun Easter egg at the very end at 52D, which Mr. Today is Sam Ezersky’s birthday and, according to tradition, we should be giving him gifts. I’ve found that there are many such things - a heartfelt “thank you,” for instance, to all of the people on the front lines of the pandemic, who are showing us all what dedication and bravery truly are - but within the scope of this column, it’s the little kindnesses that count. Sometimes, internalizing the good things is what keeps us going. FRIDAY PUZZLE - At a time when the world is upside down and people are struggling, I think it is especially important to look around for good, positive things that are being done and blessings that can be counted, no matter how small they are.
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