It’s All Greek
The New York Times••entertainment
Key Points:
- Dylan Schiff, a middle school science teacher from Millsboro, Delaware, created a Sunday crossword puzzle for The New York Times featuring unique "grid art" in the form of a large Greek letter phi (Φ) integrated into the puzzle's black square pattern.
- The puzzle’s theme revolves around the Greek letter phi, visually represented by a circle with a vertical line through it, occupying over a third of the grid and serving as a key hint for solvers.
- The puzzle includes a rebus element where the letters "PHI" or the symbol Φ appear within answers, such as in SAPPHIRE, DELΦ (Delphi), and SOΦA (Sofia Loren), adding complexity and requiring solvers to interpret clues creatively.
