On Sunday, the New York Times did something super clever in their crossword puzzle.
There is an 8-letter word paired with this clue: “The better of two sci-fi franchises.”
You might think that the times was taking a stance on the Star Wars vs Star Trek debate…but no, this is way better. Thanks to 4 incredibly clever other clues, you can write either “Wars” or “Trek” and still be correct! Check it out:
Just for fun, how would you answer this question? I enjoy and am entertained by both, but I connected hard with Star Wars as a teenager and never looked back.
If I were going through the down clues first I would have entered Trek as the words I would have guessed purely based on those clues would spell out Trek but if I worked through the across clues first I would have chosen Star Wars as I connect more with Star Wars more
Star Wars…though I do love that other one too.
Star Trek for sure. As an example for a possible future for humans, Star Trek is definitely our favourite science fiction series.
Star Wars all the way!
Star Trek all day. Plus, Star Wars isn’t sci-fi, it’s fantasy.
There was a similar crossword in 96. Day before the US election it basically asked “who will will tomorrow?”. You could answer with both “clinton elected” and “bobdole elected” and complete the puzzle