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For those of you that do them, what are your solving times like generally? (best, worst, average) For me personally, it ranges from 15sec to about a minute-thirty.
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My PR is 12 seconds for sure, possibly less but that's what I have proof of.
They vary in size a lot, but I'm usually under 30 seconds ... though was it last weekend that had that huge one? That one took me 2 minutes. My goal is always just to beat my sister =)
I love them so hard. They are an instant boost of joy. Especially compared to the Bee, which is usually an all day annoyance.
I know this is 1 year old but I got it in 6 seconds today and had to share with someone! haha
Nice!
I got it in 6:52 today. New pr!
Me too!
Damn dude
Thanks i has an out of body experience. I remember getting the first two while reading and solving the third hint and it all just came together perfectly lol
Never again
And here I was thinking 32 was good 😂
PR of 9 seconds. Usually average around 30. I'm happy with a 1 minute midi on Saturdays.
If you want a shot at super fast times I recommend computer and keyboard. IMO the key to fast times is looking at multiple clues at once which isn't possible on mobile.
Same here. PR of :09 and I'm usually happy if I get under :20 and disappointed if I come in over :30.
On a Saturday I've only broken :30 once (:28) and I usually finish those in :45-1:00
On my phone, my pr is 15 seconds, but I’m usually in the neighborhood of 40 seconds. On a computer, my pr is 12 seconds (I think) and my average is probably around 30 seconds. I commonly make typing errors on my phone.
got my best today at like 16 sec, i would say avg 30 seconds ish.
varies but I think 20 seconds is average.
I thought I was fast at 38 on my phone lol I’m still excited
My best is 7 seconds, got 8s the other day doing an archive one. I average 15-30 seconds though
Yeah just got PR of 3 seconds no proof though :/
Average seems to be 20-30 seconds most days except for Saturdays.
Tied my PR of 8 seconds this Monday
Assuming you use a keyboard?
Nope, that would probably be easier than doing them on the phone
My personal best is 11 seconds. I solved it first (3 minutes), then wrote all the answers down. Then I reset the puzzle and tried typing it in as fast as I could a bunch of times, and finally got to 11 seconds! It was HARD!
I appreciate your honesty. Seems like you're the only honest one in the comments.
Exactly.
My PR is 0.05 seconds. - Bot.
11 seconds is my personal best
My real pr is nine seconds, but I have a trick which once got me to zero seconds.
How do you get 11 seconds ?? I can’t even read all the clues in that time 🤓 am I just old ???? I can solve them in 1.5-2 mins usually (if I get lucky)
My PR is 5 seconds. My longest one was 6 minutes.
My best is 4 seconds. But my technique may be considered cheating. As soon as the puzzle loads, I switch to the view where you can see all the prompts on one screen. I then quickly exit the app which stops the timer. After that I swipe up so that I can see all my open apps. This way you can read all the prompts and take your time reading everything and coming up with answers. Lastly, I tap on the screen to go back to the questions and resume the timer. I type out each word and then quickly exit the app. I do this for all the words in order and try not to skip around bc that loses precious fractions of a second. I don’t thing it cheating.
This is how I run marathons. I start the race, then as soon as everyone starts running, I get in a car and drive to the finish line. Once I'm within a few feet of the end, I get out of the car and start running again. My best time is 8 seconds. I don't think it's cheating.
I got it to zero seconds. I exit the app after every letter so that way it keeps it at zero.
what a lame way to spend your time. hope you feel better soon dummy
My PR is 10 from this past Monday. Median I would say is around 23 seconds. I’ll only get under 18 if I get all of the acrosses first try.
Saturdays are quite a bit slower, of course. Those usually take me 45-55 seconds.
My all time record was 9 seconds. I got super lucky and solved all the across clues in succession. Usually around 15-20 seconds is an average
I usually get 25-35 seconds. Best is 13s and worst was last Saturday 3m2s.
I got 13 today, which is pretty quick. https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/leaderboards/invite/9795eb6c-e2cc-4858-b05a-4074cb5ecbb9 Edit: quick for me
I do them on my iphone and I have big fingers so it's harder to go faster. But, for me it's anywhere between 45-60 second. I'm always trying to lower my time though.
My average is 30-40 seconds and my PR is 15.
They're just too easy. I'd rather they be more of a mental challenge than a speed challenge. I'm doing this and Wordle first thing in the morning. Not interested in racing at that hour.
You are all liars!
I have been averaging 30-35sec but working on taking that to 25-30😉. Weekends I shoot for under a min💝
pr of five seconds
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