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This tax is placed onto imports of foreign goods
Tariffs
Measuring about 63 million square miles, this is the biggest and deepest world ocean
Pacific Ocean
The official language of Brazil
Portuguese
Plural form of the word deer
Deer
In the sitcom “Friends,” this is the coffee shop where the characters frequently hang out
Central Perk
The NYT acquired this word game for a price reported in the low seven figures in 2022
Wordle
Established on November 11, 1926 and stretching 2,448 miles across the United States, this famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway
Route 66
The most commonly used letter in the English language
This is the fastest bird on foot
Ostrich
The coffee-based dessert made of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream topped with a shot of hot espresso
Affogato
This American professional tennis player became a two-time Grand Slam champion this past weekend
Coco Gauff
This transcontinental country spans 11 time zones
Russia
This term describes words that read the same backward and forward
Palindrome
The event that occurs when the moon blocks the sun
Solar Eclipse
This country is the largest exporter of coffee
Brazil
Known as "The Puzzlemaster", he has been the editor of the NYT crossword puzzle since 1993
Will Shortz
Although the vast majority of the Amazon River is located in Brazil, the headwaters of the waterway are found in this South American country
Peru
This word describes the distinct sound that words have based on their regional pronunciation
Accent
The capital city of Australia
Canberra
This sweetened dairy product is commonly used to make Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Condensed milk
The NYT was one of the last US newspapers to start doing this in 1993
Printing in colour
This British territory off the east coast of North America doesn’t actually have its own natural source of fresh water and instead relies on rainwater collection
Bermuda
The Japanese word "Sudoku" translates to this in English
Single number
The sum of the three angles of any triangle equals this
180 degrees
High-quality Arabica coffee cultivation starts at this altitude (in feet)
2,000 ft