@php
$clueTxt = $idx[0]['clue'] ?? ($cw[0]['clue'] ?? ($mini[0]['clue'] ?? null));
$appCw=[];$seenD=[];
foreach($cw as $i=>$r){ $k=$r['date'] ?? ('x'.$i); if(isset($seenD[$k]))continue; $seenD[$k]=1; $appCw[]=$i; }
$appMini=[];$seenM=[];
foreach($mini as $i=>$r){ $k=$r['date'] ?? ('m'.$i); if(isset($seenM[$k]))continue; $seenM[$k]=1; $appMini[]=$i; }
$found = count($idx)+count($cw)+count($mini) > 0;
$rseen=[];$rlist=[];
foreach($recent as $i=>$r){ if(empty($r['clue_slug']))continue; $k=$r['clue']??$i; if(isset($rseen[$k]))continue; $rseen[$k]=1; $rlist[]=$i; if(count($rlist)>=8)break; }
@endphp
@if($found)
@if(count($appCw))
@endif
@if(count($appCw)==0 && count($appMini))
@endif
@endif
@if(!$found)
@endif
@if(count($rlist))
@foreach($rlist as $i){{ $recent[$i]['clue'] }}{{ ($recent[$i]['length'] ?? null) ?: strlen($recent[$i]['answer'] ?? '') }} letters@endforeach
@endif
“{{ $clueTxt ?: ucwords(str_replace('-',' ',$params['clue_slug'])) }}” — NYT Crossword Clue & Answer
THE CLUE
“{{ $clueTxt ?: ucwords(str_replace('-',' ',$params['clue_slug'])) }}”
THE ANSWER
@foreach(str_split(strtoupper(($cw[0]['answer'] ?? null) ?: (($mini[0]['answer'] ?? null) ?: ($idx[0]['answer'] ?? '')))) as $L)@endforeach
{{ strlen(($cw[0]['answer'] ?? null) ?: (($mini[0]['answer'] ?? null) ?: ($idx[0]['answer'] ?? ''))) }} LETTERS@if(count($cw)){{ $cw[0]['clue_number'] }} {{ ($cw[0]['direction'] ?? 1)==2 ? 'DOWN' : 'ACROSS' }}{{ strtoupper(date('M j Y', strtotime($cw[0]['date']))) }}@endif @if(count($cw)==0 && count($mini))NYT MINI{{ strtoupper(date('M j Y', strtotime($mini[0]['date']))) }}@endif
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@foreach($appCw as $i)NYT Crossword — {{ ucwords(str_replace('-',' ',$cw[$i]['date_slug'])) }}{{ strtoupper($cw[$i]['answer'] ?? '') }}Full puzzle ›@endforeach @foreach($appMini as $i)NYT Mini — {{ ucwords(str_replace('-',' ',$mini[$i]['date_slug'])) }}{{ strtoupper($mini[$i]['answer'] ?? '') }}Full puzzle ›@endforeachRecent usage in NYT puzzles
@foreach($appMini as $i)NYT Mini — {{ ucwords(str_replace('-',' ',$mini[$i]['date_slug'])) }}{{ strtoupper($mini[$i]['answer'] ?? '') }}Full puzzle ›@endforeachTHE CLUE
“{{ ucwords(str_replace('-',' ',$params['clue_slug'])) }}”
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