Evaluation

There are 15 rows and 15 columns, with 11 shaded squares, 0 rebus squares, and a couple of cheater squares (marked with “+” within the colorized grid under.)

The grid makes use of 23 of 26 letters, lacking JQZ.

It has regular 180-degree rotational crossword symmetry.

Common phrase size: 4.92, Scrabble rating: 306, Scrabble common: 1.64.

Puzzle has 10 fill-in-the-blank clues and 1 cross-reference clue.

This puzzle has 1 distinctive reply phrase.

It has 0 phrases that debuted on this puzzle and
have been later reused:

These 35 reply phrases usually are not authorized Scrabble™ entries, which generally means they’re fascinating:

Day of week comparisons

The inexperienced highlighted squares present which day by day puzzle common is closest to this puzzle for every statistical class.

Distribution of reply phrases by size

Letter distribution

Thumbnails

Numerous thumbnail views are proven:

• Customary view reveals the grid sample most clearly
• Open Squares (these which do not contact any block, even diagonally) are blue
• Vowel distribution
• Scrabble rating makes use of the identical coloration key as above
• Freshness view reveals distinctive solutions in pink (see colorized grid under)

With solutions

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Uncommon or lengthy phrases that seem elsewhere:

Equivalent grids

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Topologically related grids

Different crosswords with precisely 38 blocks, 76 phrases, 62 open squares, and a median phrase size of 4.92:

Colorized grid for Mon Aug 1, 2022

The following two sections try to point out how contemporary the grid entries are.

On this view, uncommon solutions are coloured relying on how typically they’ve appeared in different puzzles.

Distinctive solutions are in pink, pink overwrites orange which overwrites yellow, and so forth.

Cheater squares are indicated with a + signal.

Freshness Issue

FF: 14.8 – 19.0 percentile, 49.5 Monday percentile

Freshness Issue is a calculation that compares the variety of occasions phrases on this puzzle have appeared
in different Shortz Period puzzles.
Click on right here for an evidence.

The chart under reveals what number of occasions every phrase has been used throughout all NYT puzzles, outdated and trendy together with Selection.