Analysis

There are 15 rows and 15 columns, with 27 circles, 0 rebus squares, and 6 cheater squares (marked with “+” within the colorized grid beneath.)

The grid makes use of 21 of 26 letters, lacking FJQVZ.

It has regular rotational symmetry.

Average phrase size: 4.74, Scrabble rating: 274, Scrabble common: 1.48.

Puzzle has 6 fill-in-the-blank clues and 0 cross-reference clues.

This puzzle has 1 distinctive reply phrase.

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

These phrases are distinctive to the Shortz Era however have appeared in pre-Shortz puzzles:

These 30 reply phrases usually are not authorized Scrabble™ entries, which generally means they’re fascinating:

Day of week comparisons

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

Distribution of reply phrases by size

Letter distribution

Thumbnails

Various thumbnail views are proven:

• Standard 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 shade key as above
• Freshness view reveals distinctive solutions in pink (see colorized grid beneath)

With solutions

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Unusual or lengthy phrases that seem elsewhere:

Identical grids

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Topologically related grids

Other crosswords with precisely 40 blocks, 78 phrases, 72 open squares, and a median phrase size of 4.74:

Colorized grid for Wed Jan 4, 2023

The subsequent two sections try to indicate how contemporary the grid entries are.

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

Unique solutions are in pink, pink overwrites orange which overwrites yellow, and so on.

Cheater squares are indicated with a + signal.

Freshness Factor

FF: 37.9 – 68.0 percentile, 90.8 Wednesday percentile

Freshness Factor is a calculation that compares the variety of instances phrases on this puzzle have appeared
in different Shortz Era puzzles.
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The chart beneath reveals what number of instances every phrase has been used throughout all NYT puzzles, outdated and trendy together with Variety.