yes...i sometimes cheat at nyt xword puzzles...not to present myself as smarter than I am...but sometimes I need a clue or two to solve the theme. the themes are very often quite creative. once I know what the theme is I usually don't care whether I solve the entire puzzle. today's puzzle was ( as previous comment says) hard for a tuesday, but I might also add, it was not as interesting or creative as say the 'where's waldo' puzzle of a few weeks ago.
