Today, I bumped into a crossword puzzle in the New York Times, which was pretty fun. The clue was about a “Thomas Hardy title character”. It got me thinking, who could it be? I mean, Thomas Hardy wrote a bunch of books, right? So, I started digging around a bit.
First, I did a quick search online. I just typed in “Thomas Hardy title character NYT” into the search bar. Boom! Loads of results popped up. Most of them pointed towards one answer: TESS. That seemed a bit short, only four letters, but it was consistent across the board.
But I wasn’t just gonna take the internet’s word for it. I wanted to be sure. So, I started looking into Thomas Hardy’s books. Turns out, he’s the guy behind classics like “Far from the Madding Crowd,” “The Mayor of Casterbridge,” and “Jude the Obscure.” And guess what? He also wrote a book called “Tess of the d’Urbervilles.” Bingo!
So, the Process Was Like This:
- See the crossword clue.
- Do a quick search for “Thomas Hardy title character NYT.”
- Find that most results suggest the answer is TESS.
- Look up Thomas Hardy’s famous works.
- Discover “Tess of the d’Urbervilles.”
- Confirm that TESS is indeed a title character in one of his novels.
Honestly, it was kind of a no-brainer once I saw the book title. I felt a bit silly for not remembering it right away. But hey, that’s what makes these puzzles fun, right? They jog your memory and sometimes you learn something new. In this case, I brushed up on my Thomas Hardy knowledge, which is always a good thing. It turns out that he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895).
Anyway, that was my little adventure for the day. Solved the clue, learned a bit more about an author, and had a bit of fun. Not a bad way to spend some time, if you ask me.
