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Clues with Pictures

Now that NYT supports only their own apps for displaying and playing crosswords, they can experiment with innovative designs.

Here are the 28 picture clues from the 5 recent crosswords that have them:

Sunday, January 26, 2025   by Rich Proulx

19 DownR + CANEARCANE
29 DownE + roadERODE
46 DownB + trayBETRAY
67 DownU + knitUNIT
82 DownS + capeESCAPE
101 DownE + mittEMIT
107 DownE + spyESPY

Wednesday, July 17, 2024   by Alex Eaton-Salners

18 AcrossYou’re welcomeYOUREWELCOME
25 AcrossI love youILOVEYOU
27 AcrossPleasePLEASE
52 AcrossThanksTHANKS
23 DownHelloHELLO
40 DownSorrySORRY

Thursday, February 29, 2024   by Esha Datta

18 AcrossAsymmetrical crustaceanFIDDLERCRAB
24 AcrossCreature whose scientific name translates to "ice-lover from Greenland"HARPSEAL
34 AcrossNorth America's heaviest flying birdTRUMPETERSWAN
51 AcrossDepiction of HORNBILL

Thursday, September 28, 2023   by Ricky Cruz

17 AcrossSome energy drinks, having zero sharps or flatsMONSTERSINC
30 AcrossCourt athlete, slangily, having three sharpsBALLERINA
45 AcrossMost wan, having four sharpsPALESTINE
61 AcrossLeaf-raking time, having six flatsFALLINGFLAT

Sunday, July 9, 2023   by Christina Iverson

23 AcrossNihao in simplified ChineseCHARACTERSKETCHES
38 AcrossA person going Ptui!SPITTINGIMAGE
49 AcrossA laptopCOMPUTERICON
66 AcrossA gavel and scalesLEGALREPRESENTATION
82 AcrossA device that randomly selects numbered ballsLOTTODRAWING
95 AcrossPerson carrying a box into a vanMOVINGPICTURE
114 AcrossA person with a tennis racket and a person with a golf clubSPORTSILLUSTRATED

Older picture clues

There are older puzzles with picture clues, some even from the pre-Shortz era. Here are some examples:

DateAuthorTitle
Sunday, June 6, 2004Patrick MerrellTHE SUNDAY FUNNIESPDF
Sunday, August 27, 1995Martin SchneiderGo FigurePDF
Sunday, July 26, 1981Maura B. JacobsonTYPOGRAPHICS
Sunday, May 22, 1977Maura B. JacobsonNOT SO SYMBOL AS πPDF
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