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NYT Daily • August 31, 2025
“Is that a certainty?”
Answer:
YOU SURE?
Hint:
Think of a casual way to double-check someone’s confidence, often said with a slight rise in tone at the end.
Explanation:
The clue plays on the phrase "you sure?"—a casual way to ask if something is certain. The quotation marks signal that the answer is a spoken expression rather than a literal definition. It’s a direct lift of the question itself, turning the clue into a self-referential pun where the answer mirrors the doubt implied in the question.