Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this crossword thing from the New York Times, right? And there’s this clue that’s been bugging me: “Thomas Hardy title character.” I’m not really a big literature guy, so I was totally stumped. First thing I did was hit up the internet, just like I always do when I don’t know something. I typed in “Thomas Hardy title character nyt” into the search bar, hoping to get lucky.
And boom, I started seeing a bunch of results about this crossword clue. Turns out, it’s been in the NYT crossword a few times, like on June 29, 2023, June 7, and March 24, 2023. You know, I’m starting to feel like I’m not the only one who got stuck on this one. It feels like it is a common question that many people don’t know.
So, I started digging through these search results. Most of them were from these crossword clue websites. They all had the same answer: TESS. Four letters, simple enough. I mean, once you see the answer, it seems kind of obvious, but I guess if you’re not into Thomas Hardy, you wouldn’t know.
Then I decided to read some things about this “Thomas Hardy” guy. Seems like he was a big shot in Victorian times. Wrote poems, novels, all that stuff. This TESS character, must be from one of his books. The internet says he was into writing about stuff like marriage, education, and religion in his time. Also I found that he didn’t have any kids, which is interesting I guess. These things probably don’t help with the crossword, but it’s something.
Anyway, I finally figured out the answer, thanks to the internet. It’s crazy how much stuff you can find online. Like, who would have thought there would be so much info about a crossword clue? It’s like a whole community of people helping each other with these puzzles.
- Searched “Thomas Hardy title character nyt” online.
- Found that the clue appeared in multiple NYT crosswords.
- Discovered the answer is TESS from crossword clue sites.
- Read a bit about Thomas Hardy and his writing themes.
- Learned that Thomas Hardy didn’t have any kids.
Here are steps I did:
I’m still not sure which Thomas Hardy book TESS is from, but at least I solved the clue. Maybe I’ll try to read one of his books sometime, just to see what the deal is. Or maybe I’ll just stick to crosswords. Who knows?
