Okay, so yesterday I was staring at the New York Times crossword, and I got totally stumped by this one clue: “Cultured dessert option.” I mean, what the heck is that even supposed to mean? I sat there for a good while, scratching my head, trying to come up with something.
First, I tried to think of fancy desserts, but nothing seemed to fit the “cultured” part. Tiramisu? Nah. Crème brûlée? Nope. My mind was blank. Then, I started looking at the letters I already had filled in. Nothing was clicking, it felt like my brain had turned into mush.
So, I decided to take a different approach. I grabbed my phone and started Googling like a madman. I typed in “Cultured dessert option NYT crossword” and hoped for the best. And guess what? A bunch of crossword solver websites popped up, all with answers to that clue from different dates. It was like hitting the jackpot!
Turns out, this clue has been used before, like on February 1st and 2nd of this year. And some sites even listed multiple answers, like, seriously, up to 30 or 40 possibilities! It was wild. But the one that kept showing up, the one that seemed to be the most common answer, was TCBY.
- Struggled with the clue “Cultured dessert option” in the NYT crossword.
- Brainstormed fancy desserts but couldn’t find a match.
- Googled the clue and found crossword solver websites.
- Discovered that the clue had appeared on different dates in the past.
- Found multiple possible answers, with up to 30 or 40 variations.
- Identified TCBY as the most common and likely answer.
Here are what I did:
TCBY, The Country’s Best Yogurt! I totally forgot about that place. It all made sense now. “Cultured” as in yogurt cultures, and “dessert option” because, well, it’s frozen yogurt. It was a real “aha!” moment. I felt a bit silly for not getting it sooner, but hey, that’s crosswords for you. They really make you think outside the box. I finally filled in the answer and finished the rest of the puzzle with a newfound sense of accomplishment.
From now on, I’m adding TCBY to my mental list of crossword answers. You never know when it might pop up again!
