City Limits
This U.S. city is famous for Fenway Park, the Freedom Trail, and its baked beans.
What is Boston?
This city in Mississippi is known as the birthplace of Elvis Presley.
What is Tupelo?
This legendary coach led UK to four NCAA championships from 1946–1972 and has an arena named after him.
Who is Adolph Rupp?
This historic ballpark, home of the Red Sox since 1912, is famous for its left-field wall called the Green Monster.
What is Fenway Park?
This daily word puzzle challenges players to make as many words as possible using a set of seven letters, one of which must be used in every word.
What is Spelling Bee?
Known for Big Ben, the Tower of London, and the Thames River, this city is the capital of the United Kingdom.
What is London?
Elvis purchased this Memphis mansion in 1957, which became his famous home and tourist attraction.
What is Graceland?
UK won its eighth NCAA men’s basketball championship in 2012 under this coach.
Who is John Calipari?
In 2004, the Red Sox won this championship for the first time in 86 years, breaking the “Curse of the Bambino.”
What is the World Series?
NYT’s signature puzzle, first published in 1942, requires filling in a grid using clues for horizontal and vertical entries.
What is the Crossword?
This windy U.S. city is home to the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) and deep-dish pizza.
What is Chicago?
In 1956, Elvis made his first appearance on this TV program, hosted by Milton Berle, helping him rise to national fame.
What is The Milton Berle Show?
This UK player, the 2015 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, later became the #1 pick in the NBA Draft.
Who is Karl-Anthony Towns?
This Red Sox pitcher, nicknamed “The Rocket,” won three Cy Young Awards with Boston and helped lead them to the 2004 World Series title.
Who is Roger Clemens?
Introduced in 2014, this shorter, digital-only crossword can typically be solved in 5–10 minutes.
What is the Mini Crossword?
Boston, London, and Chicago each have a famous public transportation system. In London, it’s called this.
What is the Underground (or the Tube)?
Elvis starred in over 30 movies. This 1961 film, featuring the song Can’t Help Falling in Love, became one of his most famous.
What is Blue Hawaii?
This UK basketball player, nicknamed “The Human Highlight Film,” starred at Kentucky from 2006–2009 before becoming an NBA All-Star.
Who is Anthony Davis?
This Red Sox outfielder famously caught the final out in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS, helping Boston complete its historic comeback against the Yankees.
Who is Dave Roberts?
The New York Times Crossword is graded in difficulty by day. This day of the week is traditionally the hardest.
What is Saturday?
This 17th-century event in Boston, part of the build-up to the American Revolution, involved patriots dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Elvis served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in this European country from 1958 to 1960.
What is Germany?
UK holds the record for the most NCAA tournament appearances and this number of Final Four appearances as of 2024.
What is 17?
This Red Sox pitcher threw the first perfect game in franchise history on May 5, 2004.
Who is Derek Lowe?
This long-time crossword editor, who took over the NYT Crossword in 1993, is known for his witty and innovative puzzles.
Who is Will Shortz?