Yesterday, today, tomorrow, this week, this year?

You can help me celebrate a modest goal achieved: i have just completed a 180-day streak of solving the daily New York Times crossword puzzle.

I set that goal after making and breaking a 60-day streak. Half a year seemed long enough. The pressure! Going to take a rest now.

Not to say I never had help; but when I got totally stuck, I avoided looking up answers directly if I could. For example, If a clue said “Dog breed developed to guard monasteries,” I would make a guess and look up “Lhasa apso” rather than searching the clue directly. But yeah, sometimes I just had to peek, especially in subjects like sports, where I knew nothing.

The stuff I learned that way did stick sometimes for later puzzles.

Anyway, I’m thrilled to have made it, and I’d love to cheer for you too. What have you done?

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