13 февр. 2024 г. · The gold star means you're on a streak of solving each puzzle. You can get them by solving M, T, W, etc or solving every specific day weekly.

23 сент. 2021 г. · What are the *asterisks for at the beginning of some NYT crossword clues? ... Shatterd Star Puzzle Problem (alliteration for fun and profit).

7 апр. 2017 г. · Gold stars are for completing without checks or reveals before the end of the day that the puzzle is released.

19 окт. 2024 г. · After getting enough letters from the down answers, I was able to get it. That happens all the time. Stick with it and keep grinding.

10 дек. 2018 г. · The gold and blue stars suddenly stopped appearing at all and I would get just a blue grid for all my finished puzzles regardless of timing.

25 мая 2024 г. · I have trouble completing a Wednesday puzzle on my own. But when my husband and I solve together we get 100+ gold star streaks without looking ...

5 авг. 2022 г. · Just in the last two days, gold stars have stopped showing up on puzzles that I've completed same day with no hints.

29 июл. 2022 г. · Both times I've gotten a blue star that retroactively becomes a gold star once I finish that day's actual crossword. ... (NYT-style) crossword ...

3 апр. 2018 г. · What's the cutoff time? I've definitely finished puzzles and still gotten the gold star after the next day's puzzle came out.

16 нояб. 2024 г. · Just finished Friday's puzzle at 10:50 AM on Saturday and got a gold star? Trying not to start a streak after getting a break during the strike ...