CRUCIVERB.COM

User

Welcome, Guest.
Please login or register.
 
 
 
Forgot your password?

Navigate

Resources

Donations


You can help support this site by making a small donation using either a PayPal account:

or with a major credit card such as:

 

 

Click here for details.
« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Duplicate verb in themed puzzle OK?  (Read 13079 times)

cranberry44

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 151
Duplicate verb in themed puzzle OK?
« on: August 20, 2026, 12:17:17 PM »
I'm working on a 21X21 themed puzzle. All the theme entries start with a verb. Because of the nature of the entries, I have to start 2 of them  with the word "has." Is that OK? Have you seen any NYT puzzles with similar duplication?
Logged

NorrisFByrd

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 11
Re: Duplicate verb in themed puzzle OK?
« Reply #1 on: Today at 09:33:14 AM »
Honestly I would not worry about it. If the two HAS entries are doing different jobs in the theme, most solvers will not even notice. I had a similar thing in a puzzle I was tinkering with last year, two answers starting with the same word, and my test solver did not flag it at all. Keep the stronger wording and move on.
Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »
 


Powered by EzPortal