Hey everyone, so I was messing around with the NYT Mini Crossword today, you know, the one for September 12, 2024. I usually find these puzzles pretty chill, but there was this one clue that got me thinking for a bit. It was “Looks behind couches and curtains, say”.
At first, I was like, what the heck does that even mean? I started by trying to recall if I’d ever looked behind couches or curtains for any specific reason. Then I moved on to thinking about what kind of words could fit that description. I scribbled down a few ideas on a piece of paper, just random words that came to mind. Nothing was really clicking, though.
After a few minutes of this, I decided to take a different approach. I listed out all the five-letter words I could think of that had anything to do with searching or looking. I wrote down words like “PEEKS”, “GLANCES”, and a couple of others. Still, none of them felt quite right.
- First try: PEEKS
- Second try: GLANCES
Then it hit me! What if it wasn’t about the act of looking but more about the intention behind it? Like, what are you doing when you look behind things? You’re trying to find something, right? You’re seeking something! And that’s when I got it – “SEEKS”. I quickly typed that into the crossword grid, and bam, it fit perfectly. That was it!
The Final Answer:
So yeah, the answer to “Looks behind couches and curtains, say” in today’s NYT Mini is “SEEKS”. It’s pretty straightforward when you think about it, but sometimes these clues can be a bit tricky. Anyways, that’s my little adventure with today’s crossword. Hope you guys found it as interesting as I did!
