![Average word length for NYTimes Crossword answers, 1994-2017](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/47b59d6c836166ceb2eea618872d21d1/elements/313041df192dd4584964da2f20930105/xl/fc173325-d515-42fb-aa64-74a2c0d5664a_2x.png)
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The New York Times crossword puzzle formula is pretty well known. The puzzles get progressively harder throughout the weeks starting on Monday, with Sunday being a little easier that Saturday but a larger puzzle. Now you can quantify this formula through a great data visualization from Redditor rrreaderrr who plotted out the average word length of the puzzles per weekday from 1994 through 2017.
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