The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 15 letter word USNATIONALPARKS , but the solution may also be NUMBERS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
This puzzle's theme crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
USNATIONALPARKS | 4 % | 15 |
SOAPS | 2 % | 5 |
ITZWORDS | 2 % | 8 |
TSHAPES | 2 % | 7 |
COINS | 2 % | 5 |
SITCOMS | 2 % | 7 |
ARMS | 1 % | 4 |
FAMOUSRABBITS | 1 % | 13 |
SCIFI | 1 % | 5 |
BLACK | 1 % | 5 |
MALEDEER | 1 % | 8 |
BOARDGAMES | 1 % | 10 |
PLAYWITHDOUBLES | 1 % | 15 |
SCALE | 1 % | 5 |
SST | 1 % | 3 |
ADDAP | 1 % | 5 |
NINE | 1 % | 4 |
HOLDTHEFORT | 1 % | 11 |
YESNO | 1 % | 5 |
REDS | 1 % | 4 |
AUPAIRS | 1 % | 7 |
COLOR | 1 % | 5 |
BLUES | 1 % | 5 |
LEADINGMEN | 1 % | 10 |
LATENIGHTHOST | 1 % | 13 |
COWBOYLINGO | 1 % | 11 |
ANAGRAMS | 1 % | 8 |
MAANDPA | 1 % | 7 |
OLDCARS | 1 % | 7 |
ART | 1 % | 3 |
AGESOFMANKIND | 1 % | 13 |
RANK | 1 % | 4 |
TABLECONDIMENTS | 1 % | 15 |
TRIO | 1 % | 4 |
SOS | 1 % | 3 |
DOG | 1 % | 3 |
PARKS | 1 % | 5 |
SOAP | 1 % | 4 |
FAMOUSLASTWORDS | 1 % | 15 |
GRADUATION | 1 % | 10 |
USESFORLEFTOVERTURKEY | 1 % | 21 |
WEATHER | 1 % | 7 |
GROUPSOFSIX | 1 % | 11 |
SOILS | 1 % | 5 |
YESES | 1 % | 5 |
KARATEMOVES | 1 % | 11 |
GEESE | 1 % | 5 |
BERRIES | 1 % | 7 |
FROMTOPTOBOTTOM | 1 % | 15 |
DETERGENTS | 1 % | 10 |
FRENCHMENUITEMS | 1 % | 15 |
MIXEDDRINKS | 1 % | 11 |
TEN | 1 % | 3 |
THESPICEGIRLS | 1 % | 13 |
POKER | 1 % | 5 |
CLUBS | 1 % | 5 |
MENNAMEDPATRICK | 1 % | 15 |
CAN | 1 % | 3 |
VALENTINESDAY | 1 % | 13 |
TWOINITIALNAMES | 1 % | 15 |
THERATPACK | 1 % | 10 |
BELLS | 1 % | 5 |
DARLINGCHILDREN | 1 % | 15 |
LAUNDRY | 1 % | 7 |
SEVENDEADLYSINS | 1 % | 15 |
DEER | 1 % | 4 |
MISBEHAVIOR | 1 % | 11 |
BASEBALLMASCOTS | 1 % | 15 |
ABODES | 1 % | 6 |
EARS | 1 % | 4 |
MONEY | 1 % | 5 |
HALLOWEEN | 1 % | 9 |
FOUREVANGELISTS | 1 % | 15 |
HIGHWAYSIGNS | 1 % | 12 |
CHESS | 1 % | 5 |
USA | 1 % | 3 |
THETHREEBEARS | 1 % | 13 |
NUMBERS | 1 % | 7 |
MUSICALNOTATION | 1 % | 15 |
SAWS | 1 % | 4 |
SILVERWARE | 1 % | 10 |
FILTERS | 1 % | 7 |
EGOS | 1 % | 4 |
BASICFREEDOMS | 1 % | 13 |
NHLTEAMS | 1 % | 8 |
POETS | 1 % | 5 |
DOGBREEDS | 1 % | 9 |
INFLATION | 1 % | 9 |
TABLETOP | 1 % | 8 |
ROADSIGNS | 1 % | 9 |
GOODBYE | 1 % | 7 |
DRS | 1 % | 3 |
FAMOUSPIRATES | 1 % | 13 |
READYSETGO | 1 % | 10 |
HITCHCOCKMOVIES | 1 % | 15 |
PORT | 1 % | 4 |
SELF | 1 % | 4 |
SCHOOLS | 1 % | 7 |
STARTOFANEWYEAR | 1 % | 15 |
TRA | 1 % | 3 |
FOURLBS | 1 % | 7 |
FRACTUREDFRENCH | 1 % | 15 |
DOUBLEH | 1 % | 7 |
THEMEANINGOFLIFE | 1 % | 16 |
STPATRICKSDAY | 1 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: This puzzle's theme
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- inflation
- arms
- blues
- port
- soap
- art
- black
- chess
- dog
- money
- rank
- scale
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result USNATIONALPARKS
- This puzzle's theme
- They're managed by an agency of the Dept. of the Interior
- They can be found in 18-, 24-, 53-, and 64-Across
More clues leading to the result SOAPS
- Lathers up
- Mid-afternoon fare
- Daytime dramas
- Shows to do laundry by?
- Overwrought dramas
- Afternoon TV fare
- Daytime TV fare
- Daytime TV dramas
- "Passions," et al.
- Television "operas"
More clues leading to the result ITZWORDS
More clues leading to the result TSHAPES
More clues leading to the result COINS
- Fountain throwaways?
- Nickel and copper, but not iron
- Dreams up
- Invents
- Nickel and dime
- Change
- Change makeup
- Change in a register
- Eagles and double eagles
- Nickels and dimes
More clues leading to the result SITCOMS
- Second-highest form of comedy?
- "Three's Company," et al.
- This puzzle's theme
- Funny fare
- "Must See TV" lineup
- Some primetime TV
- Light TV fare
- "2 Broke Girls" and "30 Rock"
- TV Land staple
- "Mom" and "Mama's Family"
More clues leading to the result ARMS
- At __ length
- Hand holders?
- Starfish parts
- With open ___
- "A Call to ___"
- Huggers?
- Jacket parts
- Venus de Milo's lack
- Club chair features
- They're always by your side
More clues leading to the result FAMOUSRABBITS
More clues leading to the result SCIFI
- Asimov's genre
- Bookstore aisle
- Bookstore section
- Futuristic genre
- Jules Verne's genre
- "Elysium" genre
- Movie genre
- Dick's field
- Hugo Award winner's genre
- Bradbury's genre
More clues leading to the result BLACK
- Chess choice
- Chess side
- Like some humor
- Roulette bet
- See 1-Across
- Sans cream
- Coffee order
- Even-money roulette play
- Served without milk or cream
- Enveloped in darkness
More clues leading to the result MALEDEER
More clues leading to the result BOARDGAMES
- This puzzle's theme
- Chess and Candy Land
- Monopoly and others
- What the answers to starred clues are
- Clue's category
- Family entertainment
- Cranium and the like
More clues leading to the result PLAYWITHDOUBLES
More clues leading to the result SCALE
- Excoriate
- One-to-ten, for one
- A run of notes
- Butcher-shop need
- Dieter's need
- Minimum wage
- Piano exercise
- Piece of asp?
- Bathroom item
- Dieter's bane
More clues leading to the result SST
- JFK sight
- Atl. crosser
- Droop-nosed flier
- Fast flier
- It will fly again
- It'll get you overseas PDQ
- Reflying flier
- The Concorde, e.g.
- Concorde
- Delta-winged craft
More clues leading to the result ADDAP
More clues leading to the result NINE
- Cloud ____ (elated state)
- Not exactly a ten
- Number of Muses
- Number on a diamond
- Sayers' "The __ Tailors"
- Sayers' "The __ Tailors"·
- Sayers' "The ____ Tailors"
- Three square
- 1/2 a round
- Baseball number
More clues leading to the result HOLDTHEFORT
- Take charge temporarily
- Make a defensive stand.
- Keep things going as usual
- This puzzle's theme
- Assume responsibility in another's absence
More clues leading to the result YESNO
- Type of answer
- Question type
- Easy-to-answer question
- Kind of quick question
- Like an easy-to-answer question
- ___ question
- True/False alternative
- Kind of question
- Straightforward type of question
- Quickly answerable, say
More clues leading to the result REDS
- 1981 Beatty film
- 1990 World Series champs
- Beatty's award winning film
- Film about John Reed
- Warren Beatty's Academy Award winner
- Beatty epic
- Cerise, carmine and carnelian
- Cincinnati baseball team
- Crimson, tomato and cinnamon
- Diane Keaton film
More clues leading to the result AUPAIRS
- This puzzle's theme
- Gold earrings?
- Live-in helpers from abroad
- They do housework for room and board
- Some nannies from abroad
- Nannies
- Some domestic workers
- Live-in nannies
- Sources of foreign aid?
- Some live-in employees
More clues leading to the result COLOR
- "The __ of Money"
- Crayola choice
- Magenta or mauve
- Car-registration datum
- Pass time waiting for the pediatrician, perhaps
- Use crayons
- Do salon work
- ___ commentary
- Flush
- Play with crayons
More clues leading to the result BLUES
- James Cotton forte
- Music genre
- Waters genre
- Birth of the __
- Robert Cray's bag
- W.C. Handy's realm
- W.C. Handy's genre
- The B in R&B
- Bessie Smith's genre
- Rhythm's partner
More clues leading to the result LEADINGMEN
More clues leading to the result LATENIGHTHOST
More clues leading to the result COWBOYLINGO
More clues leading to the result ANAGRAMS
- Word game
- Goes from prenatal to parental, e.g.
- Scrambled letter games
- Makes hikers shriek, e.g.
- Word-forming game
- Wordplays
- Ones for the answers to 1-, 25-, 37- and 50-Across are hidden in their clues
- Letter-rearranging game
- Lionel and O'Neill
- Lettter rearrangements
More clues leading to the result MAANDPA
- Rural folks
- 'Rents
- The 'rents
- Kents or Kettles
- The Kettles
- Rustic couple
- Kettles of note
- The folks
- Not in chains?
- Kettle pair
More clues leading to the result OLDCARS
More clues leading to the result ART
- Actor Carney
- Humorist Buchwald
- Part of MOMA
- Paul's ex-singing partner
- Pollack pieces
- Pollock's profession
- Prado display
- Show piece
- Singer Garfunkel
- Technique
More clues leading to the result AGESOFMANKIND
More clues leading to the result RANK
- File's partner
- Assign places to
- Awful-smelling
- Foul
- Rear admiral, e.g.
- Standing
- What a superior might pull
- Captain, for 28-Down
- Number in chess notation
- Super smelly
More clues leading to the result TABLECONDIMENTS
More clues leading to the result TRIO
- Kovacs' "The Nairobi __"
- A crowd, often
- Cream was one
- Crosby, Stills and Nash, e.g.
- Kovacs' "The Nairobi ____"
- Peter, Paul, and Mary, e.g.
- The Three Tenors, e.g.
- Charlie's Angels, e.g.
- The Bee Gees, e.g.
- The Supremes, e.g.
More clues leading to the result SOS
- "____ your old man!"
- ... --- ...
- 911 call
- Brillo alternative
- Call to the USCG
- Titanic's message
- "Mayday!"
- "Send help!"
- Kitchen pad
- Morse message
More clues leading to the result DOG
- Pug or boxer
- Fido, e.g.
- Go after
- Jack Russell, for one
- Odie
- Drug-sniffer, perhaps
- Frequent "Too Cute!" animal
- Pooch
- Follow closely
- Boxer, for one
More clues leading to the result PARKS
- Puts on the spot?
- Uses a spot?
- 1955 newsmaking passenger
- Places to picnic
- Uses a lot
- Bryce and Zion
- Bench sites
- Acadia and Denali
- City oases
- Bert or Rosa
More clues leading to the result SOAP
- Afternoon TV fare
- Cleaning agent
- Lava, for one
- Bath need
- Alternative to shaving cream, for retro types
- It's bought in bars
- Car-wash supply
- Shower cake
- Laundry need
- Foul mouthwash?
More clues leading to the result FAMOUSLASTWORDS
- Joe DiMaggio's "I'll finally get to see Marilyn," e.g.
- "Et tu, Brute," e.g.
- Nelson's "I have done my duty," e.g.
- Richard III's "My kingdom for a horse," e.g.
- Noteworthy closing
- "Et tu, Brute?" for example
- "The check is in the mail," e.g.
- Theme of this puzzle
- Precalamity pronouncement
- 16-, 37- and 38-Across, e.g.
More clues leading to the result GRADUATION
- Party for gown wearers
- Sheepskin presentation
- High school finale
- Event at which "Pomp and Circumstance" is played
- Important June event.
- Commencement.
- Marks on a chemist's vessel.
- This puzzle's theme
- When Harry Highschool becomes Joe College
- When one becomes eligible for college
More clues leading to the result USESFORLEFTOVERTURKEY
More clues leading to the result WEATHER
- Endure
- Ride out, as a storm
- It's good when it's fair
- Rain and snow
- Local news segment
- TV news segment
- Make it through
- Get through
- Censored subject.
- Year-round front-page news.
More clues leading to the result GROUPSOFSIX
More clues leading to the result SOILS
- Disgraces
- Potting needs
- Garden varieties?
- Greenhouse stuff
- Ruins, as a reputation
- Renders unclean
- Potting mixtures
- Dirties
- Agronomists' concerns
- Besmirches
More clues leading to the result YESES
- "Twenty questions" replies
- Bootlickers' responses, often
- Give the OK
- Signs of approval
- Toadies' words, often
- Affirmative votes
- Sounds of assent
- Answers followed by kisses and family phone calls, say
- 50-Across, formally
- Toadies' replies
More clues leading to the result KARATEMOVES
More clues leading to the result GEESE
- Brants
- Canadian ___
- Flock members
- Gaggle members
- Simpletons
- Gaggle group
- Silly ones
- V-formation fliers
- A "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift
- Flying wedge
More clues leading to the result BERRIES
- Fruits sold by the quart
- Fruits sold by the pint
- Jam fruits
- This puzzle's theme
- Smoothie sweeteners
- Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 26-, 50- and 58-Across
- Black and blue?
- Tomatoes.
- Huckle and straw
- Juicy fruits
More clues leading to the result FROMTOPTOBOTTOM
- Thoroughly
- Where this answer runs
- Completely
- Completely, as in a search
- Completely, as in a building
- Span
- How this entry runs
- Elevator route, at times
- Possible title for this puzzle
- Cap-a-pie
More clues leading to the result DETERGENTS
- End words of 17- and 39-Across and 11- and 29-Down
- This puzzle's theme
- Tide and Surf
- All and others
- Modern cleansers.
- Soap rivals.
- Laundry needs.
- Discourage blokes?
- Dash and others
- *Dissuade polite guys?
More clues leading to the result FRENCHMENUITEMS
More clues leading to the result MIXEDDRINKS
- Pub purchases, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
- This puzzle's theme
- What 17-, 28-, 40- and 55-Across literally contain
More clues leading to the result TEN
- A real knockout, perhaps
- Decade
- Gymnast's goal
- Letterman list count
- Number of toes on a chimpanzee
- Perfect score
- Sawbuck
- Where Hamilton is
- Famous Downing Street address
- Five's partner
More clues leading to the result THESPICEGIRLS
More clues leading to the result POKER
- Kind of face
- Pai Gow is a form of this
- Lady Gaga's "___ Face"
- Stud, e.g.
- The Odd Couple pastime
- Oft-televised game
- Stud or draw
- Stripper's game?
- "The Outcasts of ___ Flat"
- Game with "tells"
More clues leading to the result CLUBS
- Elks and Lions
- Black suit
- 13-piece suit
- Lions and Tigers and Bears
- Nightspots and nightsticks
- Dark suit?
- Dark suit
- Clover-shaped suit
- Certain pro's selections
- See 54-Across
More clues leading to the result MENNAMEDPATRICK
More clues leading to the result CAN
- Food holder
- Lay off
- Fire
- Pantry item
- Preserve
- Dismiss
- Issue walking papers to
- Recyclable item
- Recycled item
- Soup unit
More clues leading to the result VALENTINESDAY
- February event
- Historic time in 1929 Chicago
- Central theme of this puzzle
- This puzzle's theme
- This puzzle's theme—each of seven answers is a 77-Down of it
- Romantic date
- When 17 across celebrate
- February 14
- Now's the time for . . .
- Big sales time for 59-Across
More clues leading to the result TWOINITIALNAMES
More clues leading to the result THERATPACK
- This puzzle's theme
- Group with members hidden in 17-, 24- and 46-Across
- Sinatra's cronies
- Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter and Joey
More clues leading to the result BELLS
- Word Poe used 62 times in one poem
- Poe poem subject
- Sailor's half-hours
- They go with whistles
- Partners of whistles
- Chimes
- Quasimodo rang them
- Slot machine symbols
- Ringers
- Church ringers
More clues leading to the result DARLINGCHILDREN
More clues leading to the result LAUNDRY
- Wash room
- What tabloids are after, after "dirty"
- Weekend chore, for some
- All purpose?
- Cleaning site
- Hamper filler
- Weekly job.
- Mechanized chore.
- Wash.
- Monday's job.
More clues leading to the result SEVENDEADLYSINS
- Lust, envy, etc.
- Puzzle theme
- Impediments to spiritual progress.
- From pride to sloth.
- Pride, lust, etc.
- Theological list
- Lust, envy, sloth, etc.
- Pride et al.
- This puzzle's theme
- Ballet to Weill's music (with "The"), by George
More clues leading to the result DEER
- Bambi was one
- Forest flitter
- Forest ruminant
- Hoofed ruminants
- Roebuck, for one
- Stag party?
- Venison
- Whitetail or roebuck
- A couple of bucks?
- Bambi and family
More clues leading to the result MISBEHAVIOR
More clues leading to the result BASEBALLMASCOTS
More clues leading to the result ABODES
- Homes
- Residences
- Dwellings
- Time shares, e.g.
- Domiciles
- Dwelling places
- Places to call home
- White House and 10 Downing Street, e.g.
- Cabins and chalets
- Humble homes
More clues leading to the result EARS
- "I'm all __"
- Corn units
- Donkeys have big ones
- Head appendage
- Huskers' units
- Places for plugs
- All __ (attentive)
- Dumbo's wings
- Hare feature
- Pitcher features
More clues leading to the result MONEY
- Put it where your mouth is
- Legal tender
- Funds
- Sister of Fortune?
- Kale or cabbage or lettuce
- Jack
- Do-re-mi
- Wherewithal
- "A poor man's credit card": Marshall McLuhan
- "No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for ___": Samuel Johnson
More clues leading to the result HALLOWEEN
- Time to get "booed"
- Spooky time
- Time for boos
- Witching time
- When 25-Down expects 12-Across to appear
- Amateur night, à la 4 Down.
- Night out for small fry.
- Frightening time
- John Carpenter horror classic
- Perennial horror film
More clues leading to the result FOUREVANGELISTS
More clues leading to the result HIGHWAYSIGNS
More clues leading to the result CHESS
- Game of kings and queens?
- Kasparov's game
- Game in which mating may occur
- Board game
- Bishop's millieu
- It has four bishops
- Short game?
- Rank-and-file game
- The mating game?
- Capablanca's game
More clues leading to the result USA
- "Born in the __"
- Cable network
- Dream Team letters
- Springsteen's "Born in the __"
- The Beach Boys' "Surfin' __"
- John Dos Passos book
- John Gunther topic
- NAFTA signatory
- Olympics chant
- What to see in your Chevrolet
More clues leading to the result THETHREEBEARS
More clues leading to the result NUMBERS
- Leviticus follower
- Book covering the Hebrews' 40-year wilderness exile
- Old Testament book
- Part of the Pentateuch
- Book of Old Testament.
- Fourth book of the Bible.
- Illicit gambling game.
- After Leviticus.
- Book of the Bible.
- 5, 3/4, pi, square root of -1 ... or a word that follows the starts of 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across
More clues leading to the result MUSICALNOTATION
More clues leading to the result SAWS
- Buzz and chain
- Buzz and crosscut
- Cutting tools
- Cuts up
- Familiar sayings
- Does some lumbering
- Old adages
- Bases for some long crossword answers
- Tired adages
- Tools with teeth
More clues leading to the result SILVERWARE
- Eating utensils
- Dinner service
- Forks, spoons and such
- What to eat with
- Gift for a bride-to-be.
- Appropriate wedding gift.
- Table setting.
- Kitchen items.
- Articles stashed by vacationers
- Theme of this puzzle
More clues leading to the result FILTERS
- This puzzle's theme
- Features of many cigarettes
- Weeds out
- Instagram overlays
- Swimming-pool gear
- Water purifiers
- Subjects of current controversy.
- Auto shop supplies
- Coffee maker supplies
- Some cigarettes have them
More clues leading to the result EGOS
- Freudian concerns
- Freudian topics
- Head swellers
- Inflatable items, perhaps
- Many stars have big ones
- Much-bruised items
- Psyches
- They're often inflated
- Braggarts have big ones
- Central parts of the psyche
More clues leading to the result BASICFREEDOMS
More clues leading to the result NHLTEAMS
More clues leading to the result POETS
- Browning and Blake
- Frost and Angelou
- Frost and Burns
- Sexton and Plath, e.g.
- Thomas and Hardy
- Rhymesters
- Maya Angelou and Rita Dove, for two
- Some open mic performers
- 97 Across's ilk
- Masters of meters
More clues leading to the result DOGBREEDS
More clues leading to the result INFLATION
- The blow-up doll was having trouble with ___
- Greenspan's bugaboo
- Economic specter.
- Threat to post-war economy.
- What the O. P. S. is fighting.
- Economic phenomenon.
- Economic bugbear.
- National concern
- Economic problem
- This puzzle's theme
More clues leading to the result TABLETOP
- Operation setting?
- Desk surface
- Gaming surface, perhaps
- Place for a centerpiece
- <
> - Place setting setting
- Games category
- Place for card games
- Lazy Susan locale
- Ping-Pong surface
More clues leading to the result ROADSIGNS
- Messages for drivers
- Advertising format used by Burma Shave
- Medium in which this puzzle's ad appeared
- This puzzle's theme
- They often start with "No"
- Stop, Yield or No U Turn
More clues leading to the result GOODBYE
- Peoria farewell!
- Parting word
- So long
- Word to Mr. Chips
- "___ Yellow Brick Road" (Elton John tune)
- "See you later"
- Splitting word?
- "Farewell!"
- 14 Across, at times
- Tosti's well-known song.
More clues leading to the result DRS
- ER workers
- HMO staffers
- J. and Dre
- Med. school grads
- OR figures
- AMA members
- Professors, often: Abbr.
- Med. people
- JAMA readers
- Residents, e.g. (abbr.)
More clues leading to the result FAMOUSPIRATES
More clues leading to the result READYSETGO
- Opening call
- Race-starting phrase
- Starter's command.
- Starter's call
- Words before a race
- Starting line
- Running start?
- Buildup to a race
- This puzzle's theme
- Key phrase in this crossword
More clues leading to the result HITCHCOCKMOVIES
More clues leading to the result PORT
- Rich wine
- New York or San Francisco
- Chianti cousin
- What's left?
- __ of Spain, Trinidad
- Cruise stop
- Printer plug-in spot
- Dessert wine
- Vino choice
- Kind of wine
More clues leading to the result SELF
- Kind of control
- Magazine debuting in 1978
- A person's nature
- Magazine launched in 1978
- Starter for starter
- The ego
- ___ starter
- Ego
- Solipsist's preoccupation
- Subject of many a modern photograph
More clues leading to the result SCHOOLS
- Trains
- Educates
- Crash blossom, part 2
- Swimming classes?
- Elementary institutions
- Prom sites, often
- This puzzle's theme
- Groups of groupers
- Home buyer's concern
- Groups of fish
More clues leading to the result STARTOFANEWYEAR
More clues leading to the result TRA
- "____ La La La Suzy"
- La-la leader
- La-la prelude
- Singer's syllable
- Chorus syllable
- Refrain syllable
- Scatter's syllable
- Singing syllable
- La opener
- La-la lead in
More clues leading to the result FOURLBS
More clues leading to the result FRACTUREDFRENCH
More clues leading to the result DOUBLEH
More clues leading to the result THEMEANINGOFLIFE
- What the computer Deep Thought was programmed to figure out in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
- This puzzle's theme