Did you solve it? R y clvr ngh t rd ths sntnc?
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What to know about Did you solve it? R y clvr ngh t rd ths sntnc?
Earlier today I set you the following puzzles.
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Earlier today I set you the following puzzles.
Why it matters
Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the English language, five of which are found in Shakespeare.
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Each letter is replaced by a box the same width and height as the letter.
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Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/30/did-you-solve-it-r-y-clvr-ngh-t-…
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “Five of the listed phrases are found in Shakespeare.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about Shakespeare phrases.
Claim 2: “Tom likes to come up with words that look the same when upside down.”
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Wikipedia entries about Dean Cain, WWII, and a wrestler contain no information about Tom Tanaka creating 180-degree symmetric words.
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— Dean George Cain (né Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor best known for portraying Superman in the 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Cain was also the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Cain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Cain
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— World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
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— Yuki Ishikawa (石川雄規, Ishikawa Yūki; born February 8, 1967) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist and promoter. Beginning his career with shoot style promotion Pro Wrestling …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Ishikawa_(wrestler)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Ishikawa_(wrestler)
Claim 3: “Puzzles have been set on alternate Mondays since 2015.”
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Wikipedia entries about crosswords, Futoshiki, and NYT puzzles describe formats but provide no evidence of alternate Monday publication schedules since 2015.
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— A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword
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— Futoshiki (不等式, futōshiki), or More or Less, is a logic puzzle game from Japan. Its name means "inequality". It is also spelled hutosiki (using Kunrei-shiki romanization). Futoshiki was developed by T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futoshiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futoshiki
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— The New York Times crossword is a daily American-style crossword puzzle published in The New York Times, syndicated to more than 300 other newspapers and journals, and released online on the newspaper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_crossword
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_crossword
Claim 4: “Tom Tanaka is an IP attorney in California and can be found on Instagram.”
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Wikipedia entries for unrelated topics (MLB, voice actor, baseball player) do not mention Tom Tanaka as an IP attorney or Instagram presence.
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— Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously p…
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— The 2024 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 20–21 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres held in Seoul, South Korea, before the regular season p…
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— Erika Mari Ishii (born March 7, 1987) is an American voice actor and host. They are best known as the voice of video game characters such as Valkyrie in Apex Legends (2019) and Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_Ishii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_Ishii
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