Analysis

There are 15 rows and 15 columns, with 35 shaded squares, 0 rebus squares, and 6 cheater squares (marked with “+” within the colorized grid under.)

The grid makes use of 22 of 26 letters, lacking JQXZ.

It has regular rotational symmetry.

Average phrase size: 4.74, Scrabble rating: 293, Scrabble common: 1.58.

Puzzle has 4 fill-in-the-blank clues and 1 cross-reference clue.

This puzzle has 2 distinctive reply phrases.

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

These 28 reply phrases are usually not authorized Scrabble™ entries, which typically means they’re attention-grabbing:

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 exhibits 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 exhibits distinctive solutions in pink (see colorized grid under)

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, 60 open squares, and a median phrase size of 4.74:

Colorized grid for Wed Dec 14, 2022

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

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

Unique solutions are in pink, pink overwrites orange which overwrites yellow, and many others.

Cheater squares are indicated with a + signal.

Freshness Factor

FF: 27.5 – 45.9 percentile, 70.3 Wednesday percentile

Freshness Factor is a calculation that compares the variety of instances phrases on this puzzle have appeared
in different Shortz Era puzzles.
Click right here for a proof.

The chart under exhibits what number of instances every phrase has been used throughout all NYT puzzles, outdated and fashionable together with Variety.