Levelling up my crossword game (Crosswords)

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  • @Dencyftw
    @Dencyftw 3 роки тому +227

    I used to be a child watching a bald man play binding of isaac and now I am an adult with a degree and I'm screaming puzzle words at the same bald man before going to work

  • @mitchellboyce9853
    @mitchellboyce9853 3 роки тому +249

    the puzzle trying to convince you that "neatnik" is a term anyone has ever used before is truly bizarre energy

  • @Angelbabykenzie
    @Angelbabykenzie 3 роки тому +414

    please never stop making these (': made my morning coffee just to see you posted an hour long crossword video, it's gonna be a good day.

  • @chasemelius2454
    @chasemelius2454 3 роки тому +59

    The tangent about the 'G' slayed me.

  • @moddedsoul677
    @moddedsoul677 3 роки тому +111

    I am absolutely a fan of this vod. A rant at the start, an hour of crossword and obviously the egg banter and hopefully anecdotes will just brighten me up.

  • @luscioushalustar
    @luscioushalustar 3 роки тому +203

    Funny how crossword is literally my first exposure to NL and then it slowly evolve to crab meta in SAP,
    Trully a world we live in

    • @TheMarkoSeke
      @TheMarkoSeke 3 роки тому +48

      Same lmao
      How it started: "wow it's really enjoyable and relaxing watching this man fill in all these clues with his vast trivia knowledge"
      How it's going: "JUICE ME SQUEEZE ME BUY ME FREEZE ME PILL ME GARLIC ME"

    • @ducky-iu2pu
      @ducky-iu2pu 3 роки тому +5

      welcome to the ride bald brother

    • @dnsoulx
      @dnsoulx 3 роки тому

      my exposure to NL was his binding of isacc like 10 years ago lmao, stopped watching 5 years ago, and then started again at the chess meta

    • @ryanwebb9551
      @ryanwebb9551 3 роки тому

      Same exact experience over here

  • @ChileanIggy
    @ChileanIggy 3 роки тому +143

    "Why are they putting that shit in soap, man!? I'm not bread"
    What a poet.

    • @No-cc1fq
      @No-cc1fq 3 роки тому +1

      Truly lifechanger

  • @demmidemmi
    @demmidemmi 3 роки тому +44

    I love that NL gets all these puns at the drop of a hat and then goes on a rant about what kind of poky thing 5 card stud is.

  • @Gorm169
    @Gorm169 3 роки тому +56

    "I feel like they're asking me what's Belgian for 'mine'."
    Sure, if Metz was in Belgium and Belgian was a language.

    • @rangertato
      @rangertato 3 роки тому

      Exactly my thoughts 🤣

    • @karthaz3637
      @karthaz3637 3 роки тому

      as a french person, that was hilarious

    • @kikialeaki1850
      @kikialeaki1850 3 роки тому +1

      Technically it would make sense if Metz were in Belgium

    • @rangertato
      @rangertato 3 роки тому +3

      @@kikialeaki1850 yeah and if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike

    • @kikialeaki1850
      @kikialeaki1850 3 роки тому

      @@rangertato not applicable. OP mentioned that 2 things needed to happen in order for the statement to be correct. I was just pointing out that really only 1 of them needed to happen.

  • @ertchin
    @ertchin 2 роки тому +6

    17:23 "Six-sided state ... ... ... Hexafornia?"
    As someone who has like 40 unsolved crosswords open on his phone at any given time, I hope you come back to doing these on stream one day.

  • @dao_jones
    @dao_jones 3 роки тому +34

    "Hmm, I need this crossword segment to fill an hour."
    "SPUD POKER"
    Love it.

  • @Jester_851
    @Jester_851 3 роки тому +15

    26:20 Mad respect for that Rushmore reference. As soon as he got "ORs" I thought of the exact same quote since I love that movie, so hearing it a second later from NL put a huge smile on my face.

  • @rice_frying_shrimp
    @rice_frying_shrimp 3 роки тому +27

    This is so much more fun when egg has no idea what he's doing and is genuinely uncomfortable at his lack of a seem. Also so much more rewarding when he eventually gets it.

  • @violetstarsign
    @violetstarsign 3 роки тому +18

    "Did you know in America, you like, elect district attorneys, and like, judges as well? That's the craziest shit I've like, ever heard in my entire life."
    FUCKING SAME. Why the hell is this a thing here? It's so stupid.

  • @DarnMyNameDoesntFi
    @DarnMyNameDoesntFi 3 роки тому +90

    an hour of crossword. im pogged. im logged. this is a great day.

  • @kamilbidzinski475
    @kamilbidzinski475 3 роки тому +9

    It's amazing that SQUEEZE was crossed with EGG

  • @samgatti3045
    @samgatti3045 3 роки тому +27

    He's finally Washington Postpilled, I've waited so long for this moment.

  • @AEaston
    @AEaston 3 роки тому +5

    NL not understanding that an abbreviation in the clue means an abbreviation in the answer even after being explicitly told is both hilarious and frustrating.

  • @willmacgowan465
    @willmacgowan465 3 роки тому +2

    I was screaming internally when he kept putting “Lod” for the fox and the hound question. Favourite childhood movie right there

  • @ToomanyFrancis
    @ToomanyFrancis 3 роки тому +3

    This is the most passive aggressive crossword puzzle solving I have ever seen.

  • @TRDWYF
    @TRDWYF 3 роки тому +3

    22:13
    "i thought it was just her family name, had no idea it was her alma mater"
    how is he so funny

  • @stinkybuttrat
    @stinkybuttrat 3 роки тому +4

    House of leaves shout out was unexpected, respect

  • @FuegoFish
    @FuegoFish 3 роки тому +4

    I want NL to try his hand at a cryptic crossword and watch, in realtime, his brain melt out through his ears.

  • @benjaminwilkin2960
    @benjaminwilkin2960 3 роки тому +15

    Actually, the Bible is cool and helps me complete my crosswords; I need those. Sorry, I don't know the actors on Mad Men

    • @benjaminwilkin2960
      @benjaminwilkin2960 3 роки тому +3

      Also, Lot's a dude

    • @yawn2274
      @yawn2274 2 роки тому +2

      well house of leaves will help you complete them faster

  • @kikialeaki1850
    @kikialeaki1850 3 роки тому

    23:17 “I thought it was just like her family name. I didn’t know it was her alma mater.”😂

  • @gigis_misery
    @gigis_misery 3 роки тому +9

    nice house of leaves shoutout, great book

  • @Anor3xorcist
    @Anor3xorcist 3 роки тому +3

    The undercover cops diaper bit killed me

  • @pianodan10
    @pianodan10 3 роки тому +3

    My man out here not knowing what stud is when he is one.

  • @TheFreeBro
    @TheFreeBro 3 роки тому +6

    Perfect Saturday morning. Love doing these before watching each solve to see how small brain I am compared to the big egg himself

  • @meatuchu2878
    @meatuchu2878 2 роки тому

    Man he feels like a boomer thanks to his difficulties but here I am, a young millennial, watching and loving every second of it. I have never even considered playing a crossword but these videos have aged me thirty years in like two days.

  • @CptVein
    @CptVein 3 роки тому +2

    He said farewell in so many languages but spanish lol.

  • @cryptooooooooo
    @cryptooooooooo 3 роки тому +6

    oh this is so pogged he's finally doing the washington post ones. can't wait for him to try an evan birnholz puzzle

  • @Kakodoyo111
    @Kakodoyo111 3 роки тому +8

    Cross me, down me, you piece.

  • @orange_doom_cat
    @orange_doom_cat 2 роки тому

    12:55 - “Like, if there’s gonna be one book in every hotel room, why does it gotta be the King James Bible?…”

  • @skuubs
    @skuubs 3 роки тому +4

    My godmother’s name is Vida, I’m putting on the miles Davis as we speak

  • @ryan_alexander
    @ryan_alexander 3 роки тому +1

    god your crossword playlist is the best ASMR. thanks NL :)

  • @SkrappyQ
    @SkrappyQ Рік тому

    "Your dad? Me when your Dad's around?"
    Big fan NL sprinting through his mind palace for a "ur mum" alt for that one

  • @SmolFry_
    @SmolFry_ 3 роки тому +1

    I kind of lost it when he didn't realize silly putty is stored in the egg

  • @likethewitherboss
    @likethewitherboss 3 роки тому

    NL’s commentary is truly something else; wish all the best him

  • @KipomoVideos
    @KipomoVideos 3 роки тому

    I saw that crossword video come up in my recommendation with 13 minutes ago, the pure dopamine injected into my cerebrum I couldn’t explain

  • @hans-reinerjauch5719
    @hans-reinerjauch5719 3 роки тому

    Oh but the one, that came after. The egg cracked under its mighty size.

  • @ToomanyFrancis
    @ToomanyFrancis 3 роки тому +1

    Somebody just posted in the HoL subreddit a few weeks ago that their AirBNB had a copy on the nightstand.

  • @blazingpelt
    @blazingpelt 3 роки тому +3

    aw shit, my dude finally moved onto the wapo crosswords, the real dark souls starts here

  • @RoraxPlays
    @RoraxPlays 3 роки тому

    The way he flies around the board hecks me up

  • @kahisawheel
    @kahisawheel 3 роки тому +1

    That last puzzle was wild.

  • @nathankellogg2640
    @nathankellogg2640 3 роки тому +1

    Today I learned that Hi-C is owned by Minute Maid which itself... is owned by Coca-Cola.

  • @quirkymaverick
    @quirkymaverick 3 роки тому +4

    I live for NL's crossword videos

  • @GregtheAwesomeNinja
    @GregtheAwesomeNinja 3 роки тому +1

    never thought I would be yelling adios at my monitor this saturday morning but here I am...

    • @defnotaiden846
      @defnotaiden846 3 роки тому +2

      It was smee and tod on the last one for me

  • @Umbra451
    @Umbra451 Рік тому

    The e-ticket rant definitely makes NL sound like George Costanza

  • @computer70
    @computer70 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks! I love seeing you destroy crosswords.

  • @wildercerrate7295
    @wildercerrate7295 3 роки тому +1

    anyone remember poison mushroom? oh how far hes gone. makes me feel like a proud dad

  • @philtru
    @philtru 3 роки тому +1

    Im addicted to these videos

  • @Newtination
    @Newtination 2 роки тому +2

    Need some more crossword content.

  • @sordanjutton
    @sordanjutton 3 роки тому +2

    Logged on and pogged on, a highly blessed video.

  • @Fuzzlepuzzle
    @Fuzzlepuzzle 3 роки тому

    I always solve the puzzle before I watch NL do it. That Wednesday puzzle took me an hour over the course of two days. Brutal.

  • @yajtubeteevee1677
    @yajtubeteevee1677 3 роки тому +1

    this took over my reccomendations

  • @robotsinmyhead
    @robotsinmyhead 3 роки тому

    eating some Italian Wedding Soup and watching this man do work.

  • @camelspiderattack4161
    @camelspiderattack4161 3 роки тому +12

    mehhh, i do the crossword in my local paper each day and apparently they just reprint the ones from the la times :p so i remember all these

  • @gakulon
    @gakulon 3 роки тому

    Expected NL to break into Rock the Casbah when he figured out the Raga clue

  • @freebs8918
    @freebs8918 2 роки тому +1

    I miss these :(

  • @geunyooknyuh
    @geunyooknyuh 3 роки тому

    Please do more!!! I’m missing this series man 🥺❤️

  • @loveshikashika4343
    @loveshikashika4343 2 роки тому

    northern!! i REALLY want more of these and sporacle whenever youve finished elden ring!! i LOVE these videos!!!

  • @justjaq2319
    @justjaq2319 3 роки тому

    The fox in Fox and the Hound is called Red in Italy so I spent the entire puzzle trying to fit clues around it and then I was wrong.

  • @mikintosh6111
    @mikintosh6111 3 роки тому +2

    Spud poker is just a fork

  • @mitchellcompton2711
    @mitchellcompton2711 3 роки тому

    This guy sounds like he could do a good Zoidberg impression

  • @TheThursty100
    @TheThursty100 3 роки тому +4

    That the absolute Isaac god didn't know the answer to "Son of Jacob" immediately.
    It's so sad

  • @Dodecahedonist
    @Dodecahedonist 2 роки тому

    48:36 "could be skirrrt"
    It was.

  • @ITGAlex
    @ITGAlex 3 роки тому +3

    check out wapo's sunday crosswords if you want a Big Challenge

  • @sock7896
    @sock7896 3 роки тому +1

    lmao borrowing a crossword book from the library

  • @Dunk0rz
    @Dunk0rz 3 роки тому +6

    I'd love to see NL do cryptics

    • @IWkris
      @IWkris 3 роки тому +1

      He would get so frustrated at first but with the help of online solvers showing him the meta (like cw genius) it would be fire

  • @222pmb
    @222pmb 2 роки тому

    NL! we need some more crosswords!

  • @mikailagray
    @mikailagray 3 роки тому

    I love cross words so much

  • @bobshnitzel2608
    @bobshnitzel2608 3 роки тому +1

    How long until I have to have a license to do simple necessities, like driving to the library to borrow a book of crosswords, smh my head

  • @silafim
    @silafim Рік тому

    31:06 anglophile unilingual bit

  • @Murkaeus
    @Murkaeus 2 роки тому

    1:02:36 Blacksmiths fashion horseshoes.

  • @megaslush9629
    @megaslush9629 3 роки тому

    It's all about the mets baby! It's all about the mets!

  • @HazardXXI
    @HazardXXI 3 роки тому +1

    ...I use STK for stock all the time. It is a drafting standard

  • @ananas_anna
    @ananas_anna 3 роки тому +2

    I don’t get the theme in the first puzzle, what does “chance encounter” have to do with the end of the other starred clues?

    • @walkerherndon01
      @walkerherndon01 3 роки тому +3

      I spent so long trying to understand before getting it. Combine the second word of each starred clue with "chance", so it's fighting chance, last chance, fat chance, off chance, and second chance.

  • @talenaultman2458
    @talenaultman2458 2 роки тому

    I just spent 5 minutes counting how many squares there were.
    185 squares

  • @TheAirConditioner69
    @TheAirConditioner69 3 роки тому

    Gotta try Wall Street journal crosswords for a real challenge, especially the Saturday ones

  • @mollym450
    @mollym450 3 роки тому

    These are my favorite videos

  • @TimDeRuyck
    @TimDeRuyck 3 роки тому

    5:01 Say what? Greetings from Belgium :)

  • @979259
    @979259 2 роки тому +1

    more crosswords

  • @DOROnoDORO
    @DOROnoDORO Рік тому

    23:06 brisket ⁉️

  • @mad_160realrealreal
    @mad_160realrealreal 3 роки тому

    Naura hurt my soul.

  • @Octoshark19
    @Octoshark19 3 роки тому +1

    would be nice if the screen was more zoomed in next time :)

  • @talalal-kuwari1243
    @talalal-kuwari1243 3 роки тому +1

    love watching these videos (UA-cam)

  • @shockwavemasta
    @shockwavemasta 3 роки тому +1

    CROSSWOROODS

  • @mkj161996
    @mkj161996 3 роки тому

    I would love for you to do cryptics

  • @Omega-vt8jj
    @Omega-vt8jj 3 роки тому

    usa today has pretty nice crosswords. you do need to subscribe to access ones from previous days though

  • @WinterMafia
    @WinterMafia 3 роки тому +3

    Holy shit... This was a close one.
    After some thorough investigation, I would still say his sight is still SLIGHTLY to the right. I had to send this one to the labs folks. He was staring straight into the camera but if you place the center of the snapshot, it's slight on the side of his face that would make the overall glancing be to his right.
    Still on a streak baby!

    • @alaskansalmon8666
      @alaskansalmon8666 3 роки тому

      Couldn’t this be his monitor placement

    • @WinterMafia
      @WinterMafia 3 роки тому

      @@alaskansalmon8666 completely. This is just for a jape.

  • @alexmillertommie13
    @alexmillertommie13 Рік тому

    Me when your dads around

  • @LukeArticTimberWolf
    @LukeArticTimberWolf 3 роки тому +1

    House of leaves, my maaaan 😎

  • @jonc8125
    @jonc8125 3 роки тому +4

    The Bible is the most influential book ever written lol... NL comments on the importance of the Bible, but as an atheist it is still very beneficial to read the Bible, given how much historical depth and influence in literature, pop culture, regular culture, and politics it has.

  • @kevingrant5418
    @kevingrant5418 3 роки тому

    wait you know that you do need an id for a library card right?

  • @Jack-dk7uu
    @Jack-dk7uu 3 роки тому

    Can someone explain ‘puckered up’?

    • @ertchin
      @ertchin 2 роки тому

      "Bussed" is an old-fashioned word for "kissed".

  • @snake_plant6719
    @snake_plant6719 3 роки тому

    @NL we elect the judges and prosecutors cause they hold prosecutorial discretion, if youre in a super liberal city they prob wouldnt want someone tough on drugs to choose which cases to pursue

  • @Hanatatami
    @Hanatatami 3 роки тому

    You don't really do that here, in Chile at least. In most forms as far as I know you won't write a tittle, you just write your full name lol

  • @Oomykins
    @Oomykins 3 роки тому

    Crossword day!

  • @TwenOalley
    @TwenOalley 3 роки тому +1

    Wow good video you got here bud.