Okay, so today I tried to solve the NYT crossword puzzle, and the clue was “barely run.” Let me tell you, it was a bit of a journey.
First, I grabbed my phone and opened the NYT Games app, you know, the usual routine. I tapped on the crossword section, and there it was, today’s puzzle waiting for me. I usually do pretty well, but today had this one clue that stumped me: “barely run.” Two words, huh? Interesting.
I started filling in the other clues, hoping something would click. I scribbled down a few words here and there, erased some, rewrote others. You know how it is. Some were easy, others not so much. But that “barely run” clue kept bugging me.
So, I decided to dig a little deeper. I googled “barely run crossword” to see what the internet had to say. I scrolled through a bunch of crossword solver sites – the usual suspects. They listed tons of possibilities, from three-letter words to a whole seventeen!
Here’s a tiny glimpse of what I found:
- EKE
- GETBY
- SCRIMP
- SCRAPEBY
I saw a bunch of other suggestions like “streak,” with notes saying it can mean “run naked” or “run out of gear.” That made me chuckle. This “streak” one seemed off-topic, but who knows, maybe it’s some kind of slang I’m not familiar with.
I spent a good chunk of time looking at all these options, cross-referencing them with the other clues I had already solved. It was like a little investigation. This “barely run” thing had a lot of interpretations. The websites mentioned that this clue has shown up in the NYT puzzle before, back in 2020 and maybe even earlier, and sometimes it had different answers.
Finally, after going back and forth, I managed to narrow it down. Based on the letters I already had from other clues, I figured out the answer that fit perfectly was “EKE OUT”.
Man, it felt good to finally crack it! It wasn’t easy, and I definitely needed a little help from the internet, but that’s part of the fun, right? Sometimes you just need to poke around and see what you can find. Today’s crossword was definitely a bit more challenging than usual, but I conquered it in the end. Now, onto tomorrow’s puzzle!
